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

How much do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers make in Salisbury, MD?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Salisbury, MD is $98,230. The 10th percentile is $78,970 and the 90th percentile is $106,830. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$98,230

10th percentile
$78,970
25th percentile
$81,960
Median
$98,230
75th percentile
$98,230
90th percentile
$106,830
Mean
$91,990

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, the published 10th percentile is $78,970 and the 90th percentile is $106,830. The difference is $27,860, which is 28.4% 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 $81,960 to the 75th at $98,230, covers $16,270.

The mean annual wage is $91,990, which sits below the median of $98,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salisbury, MD median is 1.7% higher than the national median of $96,590 for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $102,733, which is 6.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1% lower than the Maryland median of $99,210.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salisbury, MD is 95.617, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Diagnostic Medical Sonographers at $102,733 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. Salisbury, MD ranks 4th of 20 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).).

  • Lexington Park, MD is 42 miles away, with a median of $97,530 and employment of 30. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,794, against $102,733 here.
  • Vineland, NJ is 86 miles away, with a median of $113,140 and employment of 80. That median is 15.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,893, against $102,733 here.
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 87 miles away, with a median of $98,890 and employment of 910. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,643, against $102,733 here.

Employment share

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Salisbury, MD (50 of 53,770). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (90,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.60 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 Salisbury, MD?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Salisbury, MD is $98,230. The 10th percentile is $78,970 and the 90th percentile is $106,830. Employment is 50.

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

The local median is 1.7% higher than the national median of $96,590.

What is Diagnostic Medical Sonographers pay in Salisbury, MD after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salisbury, MD is 95.617, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $98,230 is $102,733. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Salisbury, MD compare with nearby metros for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers?

Lexington Park, MD is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 42 miles away, at $97,530. Salisbury, MD ranks 4th of 20 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.