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

How much do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers make in Jackson, MS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Jackson, MS is $80,550. The 10th percentile is $63,080 and the 90th percentile is $98,810. Employment is 170.

Median annual wage

$80,550

10th percentile
$63,080
25th percentile
$72,800
Median
$80,550
75th percentile
$93,600
90th percentile
$98,810
Mean
$82,060

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, the published 10th percentile is $63,080 and the 90th percentile is $98,810. The difference is $35,730, which is 44.4% 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 $72,800 to the 75th at $93,600, covers $20,800.

The mean annual wage is $82,060, which sits above the median of $80,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, MS median is 16.6% lower than the national median of $96,590 for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $90,457, which is 6.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.3% higher than the Mississippi median of $76,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, MS is 89.048, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Diagnostic Medical Sonographers at $90,457 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. Jackson, MS ranks 5th of 12 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).).

  • Hattiesburg, MS is 101 miles away, with a median of $76,880 and employment of 60. That median is 4.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,730, against $90,457 here.
  • Monroe, LA is 113 miles away, with a median of $84,920 and employment of 60. That median is 5.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,583, against $90,457 here.
  • Hammond, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $77,430 and employment of 50. That median is 3.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,677, against $90,457 here.

Employment share

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, MS (170 of 270,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (90,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.08 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 Jackson, MS · 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 Jackson, MS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Jackson, MS is $80,550. The 10th percentile is $63,080 and the 90th percentile is $98,810. Employment is 170.

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

The local median is 16.6% lower than the national median of $96,590.

What is Diagnostic Medical Sonographers pay in Jackson, MS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, MS is 89.048, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $80,550 is $90,457. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Jackson, MS compare with nearby metros for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers?

Hattiesburg, MS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 101 miles away, at $76,880. Jackson, MS ranks 5th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.