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

How much do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers make in Gainesville, GA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Gainesville, GA is $86,940. The 10th percentile is $69,450 and the 90th percentile is $105,350. Employment is 110.

Median annual wage

$86,940

10th percentile
$69,450
25th percentile
$83,810
Median
$86,940
75th percentile
$105,350
90th percentile
$105,350
Mean
$89,940

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, the published 10th percentile is $69,450 and the 90th percentile is $105,350. The difference is $35,900, which is 41.3% 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 $83,810 to the 75th at $105,350, covers $21,540.

The mean annual wage is $89,940, which sits above the median of $86,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Gainesville, GA median is 10% lower than the national median of $96,590 for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $89,846, which is 7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.4% higher than the Georgia median of $83,250.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Gainesville, GA is 96.766, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $86,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Diagnostic Medical Sonographers at $89,846 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. Gainesville, GA ranks 3rd of 23 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).).

  • Athens-Clarke County, GA is 43 miles away, with a median of $75,720 and employment of 90. That median is 12.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,120, against $89,846 here.
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 52 miles away, with a median of $88,940 and employment of 1,380. That median is 2.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,888, against $89,846 here.
  • Dalton, GA is 68 miles away, with a median of $75,600 and employment of 40. That median is 13% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,146, against $89,846 here.

Employment share

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Gainesville, GA (110 of 103,870). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (90,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.83 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Gainesville, GA · 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 Gainesville, GA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Gainesville, GA is $86,940. The 10th percentile is $69,450 and the 90th percentile is $105,350. Employment is 110.

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

The local median is 10% lower than the national median of $96,590.

What is Diagnostic Medical Sonographers pay in Gainesville, GA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Gainesville, GA is 96.766, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $86,940 is $89,846. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Gainesville, GA compare with nearby metros for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers?

Athens-Clarke County, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $75,720. Gainesville, GA ranks 3rd of 23 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.