How much do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers make in New Orleans-Metairie, LA?

Percentile spread

For Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, the published 10th percentile is $71,670 and the 90th percentile is $101,660. The difference is $29,990, which is 36.5% 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 $76,690 to the 75th at $95,700, covers $19,010.

The mean annual wage is $85,410, which sits above the median of $82,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is 15% lower than the national median of $96,590 for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $88,631, which is 8.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.7% higher than the Louisiana median of $80,710.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 92.597, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $82,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Diagnostic Medical Sonographers at $88,631 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. New Orleans-Metairie, LA ranks 2nd of 11 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).).

• Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is 76 miles away, with a median of $80,570 and employment of 30. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,674, against $88,631 here.
• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 81 miles away, with a median of $82,600 and employment of 80. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,080, against $88,631 here.
• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 90 miles away, with a median of $71,770 and employment of 60. That median is 12.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,739, against $88,631 here.