The highest-paying states for diagnostic medical sonographers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of diagnostic medical sonographers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $108,630, Hawaii is the highest paying state for diagnostic medical sonographers. It is followed by California (average annual salary $107,270). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of diagnostic medical sonographers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $108,630 |
$88,510 | 310 |
| 2 | California | $107,270 |
$77,400 | 8,100 |
| 3 | Washington | $104,810 |
$82,060 | 1,430 |
| 4 | Oregon | $100,800 |
$84,250 | 1,160 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $100,800 |
$78,740 | 300 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | $95,680 |
$77,540 | 1,310 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $95,220 |
$75,660 | 1,810 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $94,570 |
$74,590 | 1,000 |
| 9 | Arizona | $91,320 |
$69,100 | 1,630 |
| 10 | District of Columbia | $90,140 |
$77,780 | 350 |
| 11 | Alaska | $90,120 |
$46,980 | 250 |
| 12 | Colorado | $90,020 |
$77,740 | 1,330 |
| 13 | Minnesota | $87,750 |
$77,410 | 1,570 |
| 14 | Vermont | $86,170 |
$73,140 | 110 |
| 15 | New York | $85,970 |
$65,890 | 5,910 |
| 16 | New Jersey | $85,650 |
$63,840 | 3,440 |
| 17 | Utah | $85,650 |
$65,480 | 610 |
| 18 | Nevada | $85,610 |
$72,800 | 490 |
| 19 | Maryland | $85,400 |
$71,650 | 1,430 |
| 20 | Illinois | $83,570 |
$66,280 | 2,800 |
| 21 | Montana | $83,150 |
$66,210 | 170 |
| 22 | Idaho | $82,950 |
$58,870 | 420 |
| 23 | New Mexico | $82,480 |
$62,960 | 250 |
| 24 | Maine | $82,010 |
$62,980 | 360 |
| 25 | New Hampshire | $81,720 |
$64,960 | 330 |
| 26 | Wyoming | $81,660 |
$24,980 | 80 |
| 27 | Kansas | $80,690 |
$64,450 | 650 |
| 28 | Nebraska | $80,270 |
$62,780 | 350 |
| 29 | Virginia | $80,250 |
$63,010 | 2,010 |
| 30 | Texas | $79,740 |
$57,840 | 6,590 |
| 31 | Missouri | $78,830 |
$62,720 | 1,250 |
| 32 | Ohio | $78,760 |
$62,740 | 3,650 |
| 33 | Georgia | $78,230 |
$58,380 | 2,490 |
| 34 | Delaware | $77,820 |
$63,380 | 250 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $77,490 |
$62,870 | 950 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $77,480 |
$59,110 | 3,300 |
| 37 | North Dakota | $77,310 |
$62,650 | 240 |
| 38 | Indiana | $77,300 |
$58,340 | 1,300 |
| 39 | Iowa | $77,150 |
$62,700 | 660 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | $76,690 |
$58,600 | 880 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | $76,440 |
$60,330 | 3,050 |
| 42 | Florida | $75,080 |
$60,130 | 6,470 |
| 43 | Tennessee | $74,040 |
$51,120 | 1,710 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $72,910 |
$47,820 | 880 |
| 45 | Michigan | $67,900 |
$57,950 | 2,910 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $67,270 |
$57,380 | 440 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $66,170 |
$50,610 | 540 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $65,300 |
$49,540 | 310 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $63,860 |
$50,370 | 1,440 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $63,200 |
$56,400 | 590 |
| 51 | Alabama | $62,400 |
$40,700 | 1,220 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $27,340 |
$20,250 | 360 |