How much do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers make in Lincoln, NE?

Percentile spread

For Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, the published 10th percentile is $62,810 and the 90th percentile is $102,370. The difference is $39,560, which is 48.5% 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 $77,060 to the 75th at $90,690, covers $13,630.

The mean annual wage is $83,310, which sits above the median of $81,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lincoln, NE median is 15.6% lower than the national median of $96,590 for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $88,992, which is 7.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.4% lower than the Nebraska median of $82,670.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lincoln, NE is 91.581, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $81,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Diagnostic Medical Sonographers at $88,992 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. Lincoln, NE ranks 6th of 8 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).).

• Omaha, NE-IA is 56 miles away, with a median of $82,920 and employment of 530. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,218, against $88,992 here.
• Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 120 miles away, with a median of $81,450 and employment of 40. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,212, against $88,992 here.
• St. Joseph, MO-KS is 129 miles away, with a median of $96,240 and employment of 40. That median is 18.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,412, against $88,992 here.

Employment share

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Lincoln, NE (100 of 182,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (90,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.94 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.