Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 51 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median diagnostic medical sonographers in the US earns $96,590 per year (90,160 employed). Gross pay is highest in California ($128,530) and lowest in Alabama ($68,180) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers pay by stategross median vs take-home

State	Median wage	After taxes	Monthly net	Kept	Employed
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in California	$128,530	$91,393	$7,616	71.1%	10,110
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Hawaii	$124,430	$88,388	$7,366	71%	210
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Washington	$121,340	$94,193	$7,849	77.6%	2,190
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Oregon	$120,220	$83,715	$6,976	69.6%	1,210
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Washington DC	$112,020	$81,083	$6,757	72.4%	160
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Colorado	$108,410	$81,035	$6,753	74.7%	1,430
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Massachusetts	$107,480	$79,288	$6,607	73.8%	2,190
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Alaska	$105,670	$83,169	$6,931	78.7%	140
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Vermont	$104,100	$77,654	$6,471	74.6%	140
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in New York	$103,920	$76,847	$6,404	73.9%	6,880
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in New Hampshire	$103,760	$81,825	$6,819	78.9%	400
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Connecticut	$103,230	$77,350	$6,446	74.9%	990
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in New Jersey	$103,150	$77,014	$6,418	74.7%	3,370
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Minnesota	$102,850	$75,715	$6,310	73.6%	1,710
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Wisconsin	$102,090	$76,620	$6,385	75.1%	1,530
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Montana	$101,000	$75,538	$6,295	74.8%	230
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Illinois	$100,660	$74,807	$6,234	74.3%	3,270
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Wyoming	$100,650	$79,637	$6,636	79.1%	90
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Missouri	$100,130	$75,503	$6,292	75.4%	1,930
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Utah	$100,100	$74,746	$6,229	74.7%	740
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Arizona	$100,040	$76,916	$6,410	76.9%	2,070
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Idaho	$99,920	$74,936	$6,245	75%	510
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Maryland	$99,210	$74,276	$6,190	74.9%	1,760
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Delaware	$98,530	$72,984	$6,082	74.1%	220
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Kansas	$96,310	$72,010	$6,001	74.8%	670
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Nevada	$95,980	$76,352	$6,363	79.5%	640
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Virginia	$95,660	$71,441	$5,953	74.7%	2,160
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Maine	$95,230	$70,511	$5,876	74%	380
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Rhode Island	$92,820	$71,265	$5,939	76.8%	380
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Texas	$92,580	$73,960	$6,163	79.9%	6,960
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Kentucky	$91,230	$69,935	$5,828	76.7%	940
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in New Mexico	$87,210	$67,240	$5,603	77.1%	410
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Iowa	$86,480	$67,034	$5,586	77.5%	740
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in North Carolina	$86,010	$66,415	$5,535	77.2%	2,970
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Indiana	$85,040	$66,177	$5,515	77.8%	1,380
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in North Dakota	$84,340	$67,778	$5,648	80.4%	240
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Oklahoma	$83,670	$64,472	$5,373	77.1%	1,060
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in South Carolina	$83,290	$63,584	$5,299	76.3%	1,340
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Georgia	$83,250	$63,699	$5,308	76.5%	2,700
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Florida	$82,940	$67,178	$5,598	81%	6,670
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Ohio	$82,870	$65,633	$5,469	79.2%	3,160
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Pennsylvania	$82,710	$64,477	$5,373	78%	2,980
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Nebraska	$82,670	$64,107	$5,342	77.5%	780
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Michigan	$82,490	$63,607	$5,301	77.1%	3,100
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Arkansas	$81,500	$63,200	$5,267	77.5%	640
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in South Dakota	$80,820	$65,687	$5,474	81.3%	370
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Louisiana	$80,710	$63,575	$5,298	78.8%	1,150
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Tennessee	$80,640	$65,560	$5,463	81.3%	1,880
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in West Virginia	$76,820	$60,105	$5,009	78.2%	780
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Mississippi	$76,520	$60,333	$5,028	78.8%	700
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Alabama	$68,180	$53,651	$4,471	78.7%	1,510

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