How much do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers make in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI?

Percentile spread

For Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, the published 10th percentile is $58,820 and the 90th percentile is $98,320. The difference is $39,500, which is 47.7% 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 $68,260 to the 75th at $86,720, covers $18,460.

The mean annual wage is $79,550, which sits below the median of $82,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI median is 14.2% lower than the national median of $96,590 for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $89,211, which is 7.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% lower than the Indiana median of $85,040.

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Indiana, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 92.858, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $82,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Diagnostic Medical Sonographers at $89,211 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI ranks 19th of 26 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).).

• Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 18 miles away, with a median of $83,550 and employment of 50. That median is 0.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,499, against $89,211 here.
• Niles, MI is 32 miles away, with a median of $81,330 and employment of 40. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,048, against $89,211 here.
• Fort Wayne, IN is 71 miles away, with a median of $83,500 and employment of 110. That median is 0.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,200, against $89,211 here.

Employment share

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI (70 of 131,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (90,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.92 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.