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

How much do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is $84,390. The 10th percentile is $74,960 and the 90th percentile is $125,210. Employment is 450.

Median annual wage

$84,390

10th percentile
$74,960
25th percentile
$75,840
Median
$84,390
75th percentile
$103,130
90th percentile
$125,210
Mean
$93,890

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Paramedics seated in an ambulance
Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, the published 10th percentile is $74,960 and the 90th percentile is $125,210. The difference is $50,250, which is 59.5% 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 $75,840 to the 75th at $103,130, covers $27,290.

The mean annual wage is $93,890, which sits above the median of $84,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV median is 12.6% lower than the national median of $96,590 for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,209, which is 12.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.1% lower than the Nevada median of $95,980.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 100.215, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $84,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Diagnostic Medical Sonographers at $84,209 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 4th of 4 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).).

  • Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 79 miles away, with a median of $103,420 and employment of 30. That median is 22.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,907, against $84,209 here.
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 132 miles away, with a median of $105,860 and employment of 960. That median is 25.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,453, against $84,209 here.
  • Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 175 miles away, with a median of $95,220 and employment of 70. That median is 12.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,911, against $84,209 here.

Employment share

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (450 of 1,136,960). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (90,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.68 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 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · 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 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is $84,390. The 10th percentile is $74,960 and the 90th percentile is $125,210. Employment is 450.

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

The local median is 12.6% lower than the national median of $96,590.

What is Diagnostic Medical Sonographers pay in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 100.215, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $84,390 is $84,209. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV compare with nearby metros for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers?

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 79 miles away, at $103,420. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.