How much do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers make in Columbia, MO?

Percentile spread

For Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, the published 10th percentile is $64,590 and the 90th percentile is $97,960. The difference is $33,370, which is 37.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $76,720 to the 75th at $94,100, covers $17,380.

The mean annual wage is $85,330, which sits below the median of $88,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, MO median is 8.3% lower than the national median of $96,590 for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,996, which is 2.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.6% lower than the Missouri median of $100,130.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbia, MO is 89.438, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $88,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Diagnostic Medical Sonographers at $98,996 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. Columbia, MO ranks 5th of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Kansas City, MO-KS is 100 miles away, with a median of $100,450 and employment of 660. That median is 13.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,544, against $98,996 here.
• Springfield, MO is 117 miles away, with a median of $81,490 and employment of 130. That median is 8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,991, against $98,996 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 122 miles away, with a median of $98,990 and employment of 730. That median is 11.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,104, against $98,996 here.

Employment share

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, MO (50 of 107,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (90,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.80 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.