Diagnostic medical sonographer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level diagnostic medical sonographer earnings begin at:

$49.02 per hour

$101,970 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level diagnostic medical sonographer earnings begin at:

$46.91 per hour

$97,570 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level diagnostic medical sonographer earnings begin at:

$41.58 per hour

$86,480 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level diagnostic medical sonographer earnings begin at:

$38.70 per hour

$80,490 per year

10th percentile

Starting level diagnostic medical sonographer earnings begin at:

$34.85 per hour

$72,480 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Diagnostic medical sonographer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Idaho $99,920
Maryland $99,210
Delaware $98,530
Kansas $96,310
Nevada $95,980
Virginia $95,660
Maine $95,230
Rhode Island $92,820
Texas $92,580
Kentucky $91,230
New Mexico $87,210
Iowa $86,480
North Carolina $86,010
Indiana $85,040
North Dakota $84,340
Oklahoma $83,670
South Carolina $83,290
Georgia $83,250
Florida $82,940
Ohio $82,870
Pennsylvania $82,710
Nebraska $82,670
Michigan $82,490
Arkansas $81,500
South Dakota $80,820
Louisiana $80,710
Tennessee $80,640
West Virginia $76,820
Mississippi $76,520
Alabama $68,180
Puerto Rico $28,600
California $128,530
Hawaii $124,430
Washington $121,340
Oregon $120,220
District of Columbia $112,020
Colorado $108,410
Massachusetts $107,480
Alaska $105,670
Vermont $104,100
New York $103,920
New Hampshire $103,760
Connecticut $103,230
New Jersey $103,150
Minnesota $102,850
Wisconsin $102,090
Montana $101,000
Illinois $100,660
Wyoming $100,650
Missouri $100,130
Utah $100,100
Arizona $100,040

How do diagnostic medical sonographer salaries compare to similar careers?

Diagnostic medical sonographers earn about the same as related careers in Iowa. On average, they make less than counseling psychologists but more than acute care nurse practitioners.

Career Median Salary
Counseling psychologist salary $92K
Informatics nurse specialist salary $96K
Audiologist salary $97K
Biomedical engineer salary $82K
Nuclear medicine technologist salary $93K
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $86K
Radiation therapist salary $82K
Orthotist salary $87K
MRI technologist salary $81K
Acute care nurse practitioner salary $79K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)