Diagnostic medical sonographer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level diagnostic medical sonographer earnings begin at:

$46.15 per hour

$96,000 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level diagnostic medical sonographer earnings begin at:

$37.49 per hour

$77,980 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level diagnostic medical sonographer earnings begin at:

$35.99 per hour

$74,870 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level diagnostic medical sonographer earnings begin at:

$29.39 per hour

$61,140 per year

10th percentile

Starting level diagnostic medical sonographer earnings begin at:

$28.80 per hour

$59,910 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Diagnostic medical sonographer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Hawaii $99,410
Washington $98,470
Alaska $98,140
Oregon $98,030
Rhode Island $95,360
Massachusetts $95,220
Wisconsin $94,690
Colorado $91,760
Connecticut $82,880
New Hampshire $80,640
Arizona $80,330
Illinois $79,810
Maryland $79,810
Minnesota $79,810
New Jersey $79,810
New York $79,810
Vermont $79,360
Montana $78,670
Utah $78,670
Wyoming $78,670
Nevada $78,610
Idaho $78,480
New Mexico $78,340
Maine $77,630
Delaware $77,450
Virginia $77,450
Kansas $77,280
Texas $77,030
Oklahoma $76,730
Nebraska $76,710
Iowa $76,590
Florida $75,040
Georgia $75,040
Missouri $75,040
Kentucky $75,000
North Carolina $75,000
Ohio $75,000
South Carolina $74,930
North Dakota $74,870
Indiana $74,340
Pennsylvania $73,850
Tennessee $65,840
Michigan $62,620
West Virginia $62,160
Arkansas $61,840
Louisiana $61,790
South Dakota $61,790
Mississippi $61,530
Alabama $60,550
Puerto Rico $28,600
District of Columbia $101,650
California $101,230

How do diagnostic medical sonographer salaries compare to similar careers?

Diagnostic medical sonographers earn about the same as related careers in North Dakota. On average, they make less than nuclear medicine technologists but more than cardiovascular technologists.

Career Median Salary
Nuclear medicine technologist salary $78K
Nurse educator salary $77K
Clinical nurse specialist salary $73K
Registered nurse salary $73K
Acute care nurse practitioner salary $73K
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $75K
MRI technologist salary $61K
Respiratory therapist salary $61K
Radiologic technologist salary $61K
Cardiovascular technologist salary $48K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)