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

How much do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers make in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is $98,160. The 10th percentile is $80,760 and the 90th percentile is $124,350. Employment is 200.

Median annual wage

$98,160

10th percentile
$80,760
25th percentile
$91,040
Median
$98,160
75th percentile
$107,730
90th percentile
$124,350
Mean
$99,970

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, the published 10th percentile is $80,760 and the 90th percentile is $124,350. The difference is $43,590, 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 $91,040 to the 75th at $107,730, covers $16,690.

The mean annual wage is $99,970, which sits above the median of $98,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY median is 1.6% higher than the national median of $96,590 for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $89,708, which is 7.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.5% lower than the New York median of $103,920.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 109.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Diagnostic Medical Sonographers at $89,708 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

29 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY ranks 14th of 30 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).).

  • Kingston, NY is 28 miles away, with a median of $105,580 and employment of 40. That median is 7.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,837, against $89,708 here.
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 40 miles away, with a median of $112,980 and employment of 200. That median is 15.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,723, against $89,708 here.
  • Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 49 miles away, with a median of $102,630 and employment of 110. That median is 4.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,858, against $89,708 here.

Employment share

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY (200 of 268,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (90,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.28 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers make in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is $98,160. The 10th percentile is $80,760 and the 90th percentile is $124,350. Employment is 200.

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

The local median is 1.6% higher than the national median of $96,590.

What is Diagnostic Medical Sonographers pay in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 109.422, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $98,160 is $89,708. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY compare with nearby metros for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers?

Kingston, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 28 miles away, at $105,580. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY ranks 14th of 30 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.