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

How much do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers make in Winchester, VA-WV?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Winchester, VA-WV is $83,470. The 10th percentile is $72,570 and the 90th percentile is $101,630. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$83,470

10th percentile
$72,570
25th percentile
$81,320
Median
$83,470
75th percentile
$96,670
90th percentile
$101,630
Mean
$86,070

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, the published 10th percentile is $72,570 and the 90th percentile is $101,630. The difference is $29,060, which is 34.8% 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 $81,320 to the 75th at $96,670, covers $15,350.

The mean annual wage is $86,070, which sits above the median of $83,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Winchester, VA-WV median is 13.6% lower than the national median of $96,590 for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $86,542, which is 10.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.7% lower than the Virginia median of $95,660.

Winchester, VA-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Winchester, VA-WV is 96.450, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $83,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Diagnostic Medical Sonographers at $86,542 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. Winchester, VA-WV ranks 15th 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).).

  • Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is 32 miles away, with a median of $86,480 and employment of 70. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,833, against $86,542 here.
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 61 miles away, with a median of $105,290 and employment of 1,550. That median is 26.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,699, against $86,542 here.
  • Charlottesville, VA is 92 miles away, with a median of $88,700 and employment of 100. That median is 6.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,464, against $86,542 here.

Employment share

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Winchester, VA-WV (40 of 67,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (90,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.02 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 Winchester, VA-WV · 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 Winchester, VA-WV?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Winchester, VA-WV is $83,470. The 10th percentile is $72,570 and the 90th percentile is $101,630. Employment is 40.

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

The local median is 13.6% lower than the national median of $96,590.

What is Diagnostic Medical Sonographers pay in Winchester, VA-WV after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Winchester, VA-WV is 96.450, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $83,470 is $86,542. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Winchester, VA-WV compare with nearby metros for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers?

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 32 miles away, at $86,480. Winchester, VA-WV ranks 15th of 26 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.