Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Salary by City

Top 15 cities for diagnostic medical sonographers by average salary

San Jose, CA	$166,230
Vallejo, CA	$158,930
Santa Rosa, CA	$152,780
Sacramento, CA	$151,900
San Francisco, CA	$151,740
Modesto, CA	$138,590
Santa Cruz, CA	$138,150
Stockton, CA	$130,640
Santa Maria, CA	$129,680
Redding, CA	$128,100
Chico, CA	$124,210
San Diego, CA	$122,960
Oxnard, CA	$120,530
Seattle, WA	$120,440
Portland, OR	$119,540

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Diagnostic Medical Sonographers salary by state

California pays diagnostic medical sonographers the most statewide, $126,610 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
California	$126,610	$128,530	10,110	19	$166,230	$100,320
Hawaii	$118,090	$124,430	210	2	$119,300	$118,010
Oregon	$115,390	$120,220	1,210	5	$119,540	$107,260
Washington	$115,060	$121,340	2,190	9	$120,440	$90,200
Washington, D.C.	$114,040	$112,020	160	1	$106,040	$106,040
Massachusetts	$113,410	$107,480	2,190	4	$116,360	$97,710
Colorado	$108,310	$108,410	1,430	6	$114,780	$92,160
New Hampshire	$107,460	$103,760	400	1	$106,510	$106,510
Vermont	$106,860	$104,100	140	0	n/a	n/a
Alaska	$106,180	$105,670	140	1	$106,720	$106,720
New York	$104,990	$103,920	6,880	11	$109,210	$87,320
Connecticut	$104,380	$103,230	990	5	$116,360	$91,550
New Jersey	$103,800	$103,150	3,370	3	$103,960	$89,140
Wisconsin	$103,150	$102,090	1,530	9	$108,840	$99,700
Minnesota	$102,540	$102,850	1,710	4	$104,690	$95,370
Wyoming	$101,160	$100,650	90	0	n/a	n/a
Montana	$99,350	$101,000	230	2	$114,450	$101,520
Arizona	$99,050	$100,040	2,070	4	$100,450	$94,400
Illinois	$98,730	$100,660	3,270	6	$102,670	$90,980
Rhode Island	$98,390	$92,820	380	1	$100,920	$100,920
Nevada	$98,350	$95,980	640	2	$111,190	$93,890
Delaware	$98,240	$98,530	220	0	n/a	n/a
Maryland	$97,230	$99,210	1,760	4	$94,060	$88,820
Utah	$96,590	$100,100	740	3	$103,530	$93,210
Idaho	$95,630	$99,920	510	3	$96,820	$87,970
Maine	$95,370	$95,230	380	2	$101,210	$90,660
Virginia	$95,220	$95,660	2,160	6	$101,560	$86,070
Missouri	$94,550	$100,130	1,930	7	$98,220	$81,370
Kansas	$92,970	$96,310	670	1	$85,990	$85,990
New Mexico	$89,390	$87,210	410	2	$88,780	$81,290
Texas	$88,940	$92,580	6,960	20	$96,010	$73,610
Kentucky	$88,940	$91,230	940	4	$97,460	$84,100
Iowa	$87,840	$86,480	740	7	$90,570	$81,540
North Carolina	$87,500	$86,010	2,970	11	$93,240	$75,590
North Dakota	$87,020	$84,340	240	2	$87,180	$86,920
Nebraska	$86,220	$82,670	780	2	$87,640	$83,310
Pennsylvania	$86,130	$82,710	2,980	9	$95,120	$78,810
Indiana	$86,070	$85,040	1,380	7	$90,830	$79,410
Florida	$85,990	$82,940	6,670	20	$90,640	$74,320
South Carolina	$85,540	$83,290	1,340	6	$91,810	$78,970
Ohio	$85,290	$82,870	3,160	9	$89,410	$82,940
Georgia	$84,910	$83,250	2,700	12	$90,680	$70,000
Oklahoma	$84,880	$83,670	1,060	2	$87,610	$83,390
Arkansas	$83,360	$81,500	640	4	$91,590	$82,200
Michigan	$83,010	$82,490	3,100	6	$88,720	$77,750
Tennessee	$81,730	$80,640	1,880	7	$89,200	$75,850
Louisiana	$80,500	$80,710	1,150	9	$85,410	$75,610
West Virginia	$80,040	$76,820	780	4	$81,400	$70,910
South Dakota	$77,220	$80,820	370	1	$74,440	$74,440
Mississippi	$74,770	$76,520	700	3	$82,060	$74,130
Alabama	$69,160	$68,180	1,510	9	$71,890	$64,630
Puerto Rico	$53,680	$38,090	330	2	$60,890	$52,200

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
San Jose, CA	$166,230	$173,150	$79.92	500
Vallejo, CA	$158,930	$171,170	$76.41	140
Santa Rosa, CA	$152,780	$161,570	$73.45	90
Sacramento, CA	$151,900	$163,220	$73.03	610
San Francisco, CA	$151,740	$160,270	$72.95	1,300
Modesto, CA	$138,590	$141,210	$66.63	200
Santa Cruz, CA	$138,150	$142,150	$66.42	40
Stockton, CA	$130,640	$130,210	$62.81	140
Santa Maria, CA	$129,680	$132,490	$62.34	100
Redding, CA	$128,100	$133,340	$61.59	40
Chico, CA	$124,210	$123,880	$59.72	80
San Diego, CA	$122,960	$129,630	$59.11	720
Oxnard, CA	$120,530	$125,750	$57.95	140
Seattle, WA	$120,440	$129,960	$57.91	1,190
Portland, OR	$119,540	$128,420	$57.47	690
Kahului, HI	$119,300	$125,670	$57.36	30
Honolulu, HI	$118,010	$123,070	$56.73	160
Salem, OR	$117,960	$127,680	$56.71	110
Boston, MA	$116,360	$109,200	$55.94	1,590
Bridgeport, CT	$116,360	$112,980	$55.94	200
Bellingham, WA	$115,600	$110,240	$55.58	60
Fresno, CA	$115,390	$107,750	$55.48	390
Bend, OR	$114,810	$114,460	$55.20	90
Boulder, CO	$114,780	$114,620	$55.18	160
Los Angeles, CA	$114,640	$119,430	$55.12	3,550
Bozeman, MT	$114,450	$121,260	$55.03	30
Bremerton, WA	$111,750	$121,340	$53.73	50
Bakersfield, CA	$111,260	$108,990	$53.49	180
Reno, NV	$111,190	$107,980	$53.46	140
Riverside, CA	$110,490	$105,860	$53.12	960
Denver, CO	$110,280	$108,410	$53.02	750
Worcester, MA	$109,410	$104,150	$52.60	290
Barnstable, MA	$109,320	$108,020	$52.56	100
New York, NY	$109,210	$107,250	$52.50	7,020
San Luis Obispo, CA	$109,060	$125,090	$52.43	40
Olympia, WA	$108,850	$111,300	$52.33	70
Racine, WI	$108,840	$109,910	$52.33	30
Eugene, OR	$108,240	$110,120	$52.04	90
Wenatchee, WA	$107,540	$107,760	$51.70	40
Medford, OR	$107,260	$103,060	$51.57	90
New Haven, CT	$106,970	$106,060	$51.43	160
Anchorage, AK	$106,720	$108,750	$51.31	80
Manchester, NH	$106,510	$103,510	$51.21	170
Kingston, NY	$106,320	$105,580	$51.12	40
Kennewick, WA	$106,070	$103,990	$51.00	80
Washington, DC	$106,040	$105,290	$50.98	1,550
Fort Collins, CO	$105,370	$105,930	$50.66	n/a
Madison, WI	$105,310	$101,960	$50.63	210
Waterbury, CT	$104,970	$102,630	$50.47	110
Oshkosh, WI	$104,900	$105,540	$50.44	50
Yakima, WA	$104,780	$107,300	$50.38	50
Minneapolis, MN	$104,690	$103,570	$50.33	1,060
Colorado Springs, CO	$104,680	$110,850	$50.33	160
Milwaukee, WI	$104,640	$105,490	$50.31	530
Vineland, NJ	$103,960	$113,140	$49.98	80
Ogden, UT	$103,530	$104,650	$49.77	130
Spokane, WA	$103,510	$105,230	$49.76	260
Sheboygan, WI	$103,390	$103,680	$49.71	40
Chicago, IL	$102,670	$103,080	$49.36	2,280
Rochester, MN	$102,530	$100,770	$49.29	240
Pueblo, CO	$101,670	$100,970	$48.88	40
Charlottesville, VA	$101,560	$88,700	$48.83	100
Billings, MT	$101,520	$107,340	$48.81	50
Green Bay, WI	$101,500	$102,530	$48.80	130
Kenosha, WI	$101,370	$103,540	$48.74	n/a
Portland, ME	$101,210	$101,260	$48.66	180
Providence, RI	$100,920	$93,940	$48.52	510
Ithaca, NY	$100,740	$102,660	$48.43	50
Phoenix, AZ	$100,450	$102,810	$48.29	1,600
Visalia, CA	$100,320	$99,010	$48.23	90
Hartford, CT	$100,120	$98,620	$48.14	390
Kiryas Joel, NY	$99,970	$98,160	$48.06	200
Janesville, WI	$99,960	$99,830	$48.06	50
Appleton, WI	$99,700	$101,700	$47.93	80
Kansas City, MO	$98,220	$100,450	$47.22	660
Springfield, MA	$97,710	$99,060	$46.98	120
Louisville, KY	$97,460	$97,700	$46.85	370
Duluth, MN	$96,950	$94,850	$46.61	90
Boise, ID	$96,820	$100,210	$46.55	240
Provo, UT	$96,620	$98,440	$46.45	160
Albany, NY	$96,390	$97,040	$46.34	290
Lake Havasu City, AZ	$96,150	$103,420	$46.23	30
Dallas, TX	$96,010	$98,810	$46.16	2,160
Syracuse, NY	$95,720	$97,910	$46.02	210
Trenton, NJ	$95,540	$97,300	$45.93	160
St. Cloud, MN	$95,370	$88,150	$45.85	70
Binghamton, NY	$95,310	$97,390	$45.82	60
Philadelphia, PA	$95,120	$94,640	$45.73	1,660
Tucson, AZ	$95,020	$96,910	$45.68	230
Glens Falls, NY	$94,590	$96,890	$45.48	40
Champaign, IL	$94,400	$100,420	$45.39	100
Prescott Valley, AZ	$94,400	$95,220	$45.39	70
St. Louis, MO	$94,210	$98,990	$45.29	730
Lexington Park, MD	$94,060	$97,530	$45.22	30
Springfield, IL	$93,940	$98,470	$45.16	120
Las Vegas, NV	$93,890	$84,390	$45.14	450
Baltimore, MD	$93,690	$98,890	$45.04	910
Odessa, TX	$93,360	$104,280	$44.88	30
Buffalo, NY	$93,250	$97,310	$44.83	360
Charlotte, NC	$93,240	$98,650	$44.83	730
Salt Lake City, UT	$93,210	$91,920	$44.81	330
Reading, PA	$92,890	$86,740	$44.66	70
Utica, NY	$92,770	$97,720	$44.60	80
Idaho Falls, ID	$92,730	$92,840	$44.58	40
Rockford, IL	$92,310	$95,020	$44.38	110
Grand Junction, CO	$92,160	$99,980	$44.31	50
Salisbury, MD	$91,990	$98,230	$44.22	50
Peoria, IL	$91,840	$92,090	$44.15	170
Richmond, VA	$91,820	$95,660	$44.14	440
Charleston, SC	$91,810	$88,080	$44.14	210
Austin, TX	$91,600	$98,010	$44.04	500
Fort Smith, AR	$91,590	$100,140	$44.04	80
Norwich, CT	$91,550	$97,760	$44.02	80
St. Joseph, MO	$91,440	$96,240	$43.96	40
Greensboro, NC	$91,330	$98,890	$43.91	150
Pinehurst, NC	$91,240	$84,520	$43.87	40
Bloomington, IL	$90,980	$93,860	$43.74	50
Evansville, IN	$90,830	$85,220	$43.67	80
Atlanta, GA	$90,680	$88,940	$43.60	1,380
Bangor, ME	$90,660	$95,230	$43.59	50
Houston, TX	$90,640	$95,100	$43.58	1,670
Sarasota, FL	$90,640	$86,940	$43.58	230
Cedar Rapids, IA	$90,570	$86,480	$43.54	70
Mount Vernon, WA	$90,200	$107,340	$43.37	70
Gainesville, GA	$89,940	$86,940	$43.24	110
Miami, FL	$89,590	$86,250	$43.07	1,910
Cincinnati, OH	$89,410	$84,950	$42.98	540
Roanoke, VA	$89,400	$83,140	$42.98	110
Winston-Salem, NC	$89,270	$87,220	$42.92	250
Nashville, TN	$89,200	$89,710	$42.89	500
Atlantic City, NJ	$89,140	$87,200	$42.86	210
Jonesboro, AR	$89,130	$81,880	$42.85	50
Des Moines, IA	$89,090	$87,080	$42.83	170
Allentown, PA	$89,020	$82,140	$42.80	260
Virginia Beach, VA	$88,890	$86,630	$42.73	370
Hagerstown, MD	$88,820	$86,480	$42.70	70
Albuquerque, NM	$88,780	$86,320	$42.68	260
Ann Arbor, MI	$88,720	$85,120	$42.66	200
Naples, FL	$88,600	$86,540	$42.59	110
Lynchburg, VA	$88,180	$95,130	$42.39	60
Raleigh, NC	$88,110	$86,130	$42.36	430
Fayetteville, AR	$88,050	$84,820	$42.33	120
Twin Falls, ID	$87,970	$99,420	$42.30	60
Greenville, SC	$87,730	$84,530	$42.18	320
Omaha, NE	$87,640	$82,920	$42.13	530
Indianapolis, IN	$87,630	$87,550	$42.13	420
Ames, IA	$87,630	$82,110	$42.13	30
Oklahoma City, OK	$87,610	$86,080	$42.12	530
Iowa City, IA	$87,570	$86,940	$42.10	90
Rochester, NY	$87,320	$82,070	$41.98	400
Bismarck, ND	$87,180	$82,610	$41.92	50
Fort Myers, FL	$86,960	$80,790	$41.81	210
Sherman, TX	$86,920	$84,740	$41.79	40
Fargo, ND	$86,920	$87,170	$41.79	110
Akron, OH	$86,910	$89,460	$41.78	230
Davenport, IA	$86,750	$82,870	$41.71	100
Youngstown, OH	$86,680	$85,310	$41.67	130
Columbus, OH	$86,480	$84,200	$41.58	530
Bowling Green, KY	$86,360	$90,310	$41.52	40
Jacksonville, FL	$86,330	$84,470	$41.50	530
Winchester, VA	$86,070	$83,470	$41.38	40
Dayton, OH	$86,010	$84,020	$41.35	280
Lexington, KY	$86,000	$83,930	$41.35	120
Wichita, KS	$85,990	$81,210	$41.34	170
Port St. Lucie, FL	$85,950	$82,140	$41.32	110
Springfield, MO	$85,920	$81,490	$41.31	130
Lakeland, FL	$85,690	$84,120	$41.20	210
Orlando, FL	$85,680	$83,310	$41.19	930
New Orleans, LA	$85,410	$82,070	$41.06	n/a
Columbia, MO	$85,330	$88,540	$41.03	50
Waco, TX	$85,210	$80,090	$40.97	30
Palm Bay, FL	$85,110	$82,940	$40.92	320
Cleveland, OH	$85,010	$82,540	$40.87	710
Lancaster, PA	$84,980	$80,530	$40.86	130
York, PA	$84,980	$81,700	$40.86	100
San Antonio, TX	$84,950	$84,340	$40.84	480
Wilmington, NC	$84,900	$81,480	$40.82	170
Toledo, OH	$84,890	$82,560	$40.81	180
College Station, TX	$84,880	$80,790	$40.81	60
Fort Wayne, IN	$84,640	$83,500	$40.69	110
Midland, TX	$84,540	$95,490	$40.65	n/a
Joplin, MO	$84,110	$81,990	$40.44	70
Detroit, MI	$84,100	$83,280	$40.43	1,490
Paducah, KY	$84,100	$80,480	$40.44	30
Canton, OH	$83,990	$79,500	$40.38	90
Slidell, LA	$83,760	$82,600	$40.27	80
Macon, GA	$83,710	$79,140	$40.24	100
Lubbock, TX	$83,700	$83,900	$40.24	110
Tampa, FL	$83,550	$82,120	$40.17	1,090
Harrisburg, PA	$83,540	$79,330	$40.16	230
Tulsa, OK	$83,390	$82,820	$40.09	260
Waterloo, IA	$83,390	$80,620	$40.09	40
Hickory, NC	$83,360	$83,510	$40.08	50
Lincoln, NE	$83,310	$81,500	$40.05	100
Asheville, NC	$83,220	$81,920	$40.01	120
Killeen, TX	$82,970	$82,470	$39.89	150
Lima, OH	$82,940	$82,430	$39.87	40
Myrtle Beach, SC	$82,730	$83,030	$39.78	100
Monroe, LA	$82,580	$84,920	$39.70	60
Grand Rapids, MI	$82,250	$82,890	$39.55	350
Little Rock, AR	$82,200	$82,200	$39.52	190
Fayetteville, NC	$82,180	$78,860	$39.51	70
Shreveport, LA	$82,120	$81,550	$39.48	60
Rocky Mount, NC	$82,080	$82,530	$39.46	30
Jackson, MS	$82,060	$80,550	$39.45	170
Homosassa Springs, FL	$82,030	$76,580	$39.44	30
Sebastian, FL	$81,930	$81,860	$39.39	40
Deltona, FL	$81,870	$81,620	$39.36	140
Johnson City, TN	$81,840	$78,970	$39.35	90
Spartanburg, SC	$81,810	$82,400	$39.33	90
Bloomington, IN	$81,690	$82,750	$39.27	40
Memphis, TN	$81,590	$82,930	$39.22	390
Sioux City, IA	$81,540	$81,450	$39.20	40
Columbia, SC	$81,500	$84,440	$39.18	320
Savannah, GA	$81,480	$83,720	$39.18	130
Texarkana, TX	$81,430	$83,340	$39.15	30
Huntington, WV	$81,400	$78,830	$39.13	160
Cape Girardeau, MO	$81,370	$81,430	$39.12	40
Longview, TX	$81,300	$82,730	$39.09	n/a
Las Cruces, NM	$81,290	$80,010	$39.08	40
Augusta, GA	$81,280	$80,340	$39.08	160
Niles, MI	$81,270	$81,330	$39.07	40
Terre Haute, IN	$81,190	$78,820	$39.03	30
Punta Gorda, FL	$81,180	$82,810	$39.03	40
Corpus Christi, TX	$81,120	$79,370	$39.00	160
Gainesville, FL	$81,100	$77,290	$38.99	160
Ocala, FL	$80,980	$79,740	$38.94	60
Pittsburgh, PA	$80,830	$78,740	$38.86	490
Lansing, MI	$80,510	$79,320	$38.71	140
Tallahassee, FL	$80,230	$78,170	$38.57	140
Hammond, LA	$80,140	$77,430	$38.53	50
Albany, GA	$80,010	$78,330	$38.47	40
Jackson, TN	$79,660	$82,000	$38.30	90
Beaumont, TX	$79,640	$76,080	$38.29	80
South Bend, IN	$79,550	$82,840	$38.25	70
Lafayette, LA	$79,530	$82,010	$38.24	120
Elkhart, IN	$79,410	$83,550	$38.18	50
Pensacola, FL	$79,150	$78,620	$38.06	140
Erie, PA	$79,020	$76,510	$37.99	60
Florence, SC	$78,970	$85,900	$37.97	80
Scranton, PA	$78,810	$77,680	$37.89	120
Wheeling, WV	$78,740	$78,880	$37.86	60
El Paso, TX	$78,620	$81,020	$37.80	150
Rome, GA	$78,580	$79,310	$37.78	40
Crestview, FL	$78,230	$79,970	$37.61	50
Charleston, WV	$78,150	$75,900	$37.57	160
Chattanooga, TN	$77,970	$78,670	$37.48	190
Baton Rouge, LA	$77,880	$78,130	$37.44	250
McAllen, TX	$77,840	$78,160	$37.42	180
Flint, MI	$77,750	$79,230	$37.38	100
Athens, GA	$77,560	$75,720	$37.29	90
Tyler, TX	$76,890	$82,110	$36.97	150
Alexandria, LA	$76,850	$82,320	$36.95	50
Knoxville, TN	$76,710	$79,360	$36.88	280
Amarillo, TX	$76,110	$70,030	$36.59	110
Kingsport, TN	$75,850	$75,440	$36.47	110
Columbus, GA	$75,680	$80,310	$36.39	90
Houma, LA	$75,610	$80,570	$36.35	30
Greenville, NC	$75,590	$76,380	$36.34	120
Warner Robins, GA	$74,980	$77,230	$36.05	40
Sioux Falls, SD	$74,440	$80,600	$35.79	250
Panama City, FL	$74,320	$77,540	$35.73	40
Hattiesburg, MS	$74,190	$76,880	$35.67	60
Gulfport, MS	$74,130	$71,770	$35.64	60
Brownsville, TX	$73,610	$75,400	$35.39	70
Montgomery, AL	$71,890	$68,180	$34.56	120
Auburn, AL	$71,710	$67,870	$34.48	40
Birmingham, AL	$71,660	$69,890	$34.45	450
Dalton, GA	$71,300	$75,600	$34.28	40
Tuscaloosa, AL	$70,920	$69,040	$34.09	80
Beckley, WV	$70,910	$67,210	$34.09	50
Valdosta, GA	$70,000	$67,100	$33.66	40
Mobile, AL	$69,930	$68,090	$33.62	220
Huntsville, AL	$69,820	$68,100	$33.57	150
Florence, AL	$65,350	$68,030	$31.42	50
Daphne, AL	$65,100	$66,270	$31.30	60
Dothan, AL	$64,630	$62,620	$31.07	70
Mayaguez, PR	$60,890	$69,990	$29.27	50
San Juan, PR	$52,200	$38,120	$25.10	210

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Diagnostic Medical Sonographers salary: questions

Where do diagnostic medical sonographers make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $166,230 a year, among the 279 metro areas we cover.

What is the average diagnostic medical sonographers salary in the U.S.?

$97,240 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $96,590, so half of diagnostic medical sonographers earn more than that and half less.

What salary should diagnostic medical sonographers ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of diagnostic medical sonographers nationwide earn between $80,430 (25th percentile) and $106,930 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays diagnostic medical sonographers the most?

California, with a statewide average of $126,610 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is diagnostic medical sonographers pay the lowest?

San Juan, PR, at $52,200 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-2032.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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