SOC 29-2032 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers make in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is $105,930. The 10th percentile is $85,820 and the 90th percentile is $123,810. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$105,930

10th percentile
$85,820
25th percentile
$95,150
Median
$105,930
75th percentile
$111,920
90th percentile
$123,810
Mean
$105,370

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, the published 10th percentile is $85,820 and the 90th percentile is $123,810. The difference is $37,990, which is 35.9% 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 $95,150 to the 75th at $111,920, covers $16,770.

The mean annual wage is $105,370, which sits below the median of $105,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Collins-Loveland, CO median is 9.7% higher than the national median of $96,590 for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $104,748, which is 8.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% lower than the Colorado median of $108,410.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 101.128, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $105,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Diagnostic Medical Sonographers at $104,748 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ranks 4th of 6 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).).

  • Boulder, CO is 39 miles away, with a median of $114,620 and employment of 160. That median is 8.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,952, against $104,748 here.
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 90 miles away, with a median of $108,410 and employment of 750. That median is 2.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,484, against $104,748 here.
  • Colorado Springs, CO is 133 miles away, with a median of $110,850 and employment of 160. That median is 4.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,072, against $104,748 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO · Diagnostic Medical Sonographers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers make in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is $105,930. The 10th percentile is $85,820 and the 90th percentile is $123,810.

How does that compare with the national median for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers?

The local median is 9.7% higher than the national median of $96,590.

What is Diagnostic Medical Sonographers pay in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 101.128, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $105,930 is $104,748. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fort Collins-Loveland, CO compare with nearby metros for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers?

Boulder, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $114,620. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ranks 4th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.