Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Salary in the US
A diagnostic medical sonographers earns a national median of $96,590 a year (mean $97,240) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #158 of 825.
How much does a diagnostic medical sonographers earn in the US?
A diagnostic medical sonographers in the United States earns a median of $96,590 a year (mean $97,240), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 89% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 90,160 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-2032), ranked #158 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$96,590
per year
Mean
$97,240
per year
Employment
90,160
US workers
National rank
#158
of 825 by median
What a diagnostic medical sonographers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a diagnostic medical sonographers (SOC 29-2032) earns a median annual wage of $96,590 and a mean (average) of $97,240. The median is the midpoint — half of diagnostic medical sonographers earn more and half earn less — and is 89% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a diagnostic medical sonographers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for diagnostic medical sonographers is $96,590, and the mean (average) is $97,240. The median is the midpoint — half of diagnostic medical sonographers earn more and half earn less.
- How does diagnostic medical sonographers pay compare to the US average?
- At $96,590, a diagnostic medical sonographers earns 89% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many diagnostic medical sonographers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 90,160 diagnostic medical sonographers employed nationally (SOC 29-2032), across all industries.
- Where does this diagnostic medical sonographers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-2032. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-2032 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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