Highest-paying Cities for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

The top 100 highest paying cities 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 cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $149,240, Vallejo-Fairfield, California is the highest paying city for diagnostic medical sonographers. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $143,900). 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 city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$149,240	$83,870	100
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$143,900	$92,970	920
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$136,710	$98,480	470
4	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$135,930	$77,680	50
5	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$133,620	$82,110	570
6	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$127,670	$69,050	80
7	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$115,800	$56,600	390
8	Stockton, California	$112,320	$71,450	130
9	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$111,020	$79,960	620
10	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$110,660	$84,000	80
11	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$110,370	$80,300	40
12	Danbury, Connecticut	$109,020	$78,550	40
13	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$108,870	$76,810	40
14	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$108,630	$89,220	250
15	Modesto, California	$108,030	$71,760	130
16	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$108,000	$86,890	660
17	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$107,850	$64,250	40
18	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$107,610	$82,970	40
19	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$107,520	$81,330	130
20	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$106,640	$87,360	40
21	Merced, California	$106,100	$97,300	30
22	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$105,920	$80,190	80
23	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$105,400	$79,160	2,890
24	Salem, Oregon	$105,040	$84,940	80
25	Salinas, California	$104,000	$81,520	60
26	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$103,030	$78,100	40
27	Boulder, Colorado	$102,680	$84,510	100
28	Olympia, Washington	$102,460	$80,680	70
29	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$102,120	$87,720	730
30	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$101,960	$75,980	440
31	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$101,370	$50,460	70
32	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$100,350	$77,110	30
33	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$100,270	$69,820	50
34	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$100,230	$51,500	40
35	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$100,160	$79,020	50
36	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$99,920	$73,620	340
37	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$99,540	$76,080	70
38	Medford, Oregon	$99,400	$79,810	100
39	Visalia-Porterville, California	$99,350	$70,180	70
40	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$99,260	$65,130	720
41	Bend, Oregon	$99,180	$81,620	70
42	Spokane, Washington	$99,170	$81,010	110
43	Fresno, California	$98,910	$67,290	250
44	Chico, California	$98,580	$76,470	60
45	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$98,410	$90,730	30
46	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$98,360	$61,210	700
47	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$97,980	$78,680	1,330
48	Madison, Wisconsin	$97,240	$81,610	190
49	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$96,510	$78,900	260
50	Redding, California	$96,150	$77,300	40
51	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$95,810	$80,880	120
52	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$95,490	$67,650	6,840
53	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$94,770	$75,030	60
54	New Haven, Connecticut	$94,760	$77,160	210
55	Appleton, Wisconsin	$94,600	$81,120	50
56	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$94,500	$61,940	170
57	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$94,290	$78,780	1,510
58	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$93,870	$64,480	80
59	Dayton, Ohio	$93,870	$64,430	450
60	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$93,470	$77,950	80
61	Rochester, Minnesota	$93,090	$80,350	260
62	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$92,920	$78,200	110
63	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$92,530	$58,830	60
64	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$91,820	$72,590	300
65	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$91,660	$80,330	960
66	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$91,420	$75,690	1,290
67	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$90,370	$70,480	520
68	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$90,310	$68,670	30
69	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$90,020	$77,940	710
70	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$89,320	$64,010	140
71	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$89,230	$29,270	40
72	Worcester, Massachusetts	$88,740	$77,150	130
73	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$88,530	$66,530	130
74	Prescott, Arizona	$88,520	$70,680	30
75	Waterbury, Connecticut	$88,140	$67,410	60
76	Fairbanks, Alaska	$87,930	$49,530	n/a
77	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$87,310	$84,280	40
78	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$87,250	$76,050	40
79	Tacoma, Washington	$87,090	$64,010	170
80	Burlington, North Carolina	$87,010	$53,050	40
81	Glens Falls, New York	$86,870	$64,330	40
82	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$86,580	$84,400	30
83	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$86,350	$72,650	2,000
84	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$86,140	$75,960	90
85	Anchorage, Alaska	$86,110	$46,980	180
86	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$86,020	$65,760	n/a
87	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$85,950	$66,530	100
88	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$85,920	$65,530	60
89	Bellingham, Washington	$85,710	$66,240	50
90	Salt Lake City, Utah	$85,650	$76,220	270
91	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$85,620	$69,050	330
92	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$85,080	$64,660	60
93	Yakima, Washington	$85,050	$80,050	40
94	Odessa, Texas	$85,000	$64,660	30
95	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$84,990	$60,070	730
96	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$84,950	$64,610	40
97	Idaho Falls, Idaho	$84,930	$49,590	40
98	Manchester, New Hampshire	$84,670	$68,710	70
99	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$84,650	$78,280	40
100	Yuba City, California	$84,560	$48,470	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for diagnostic medical sonographers.