Sonographer salary

Open sonographer jobs post a median of $49.25 an hour, with the middle half paying $44.50–$56.75: about $102,400 a year full time. Measured from 970 jobs at 202 employers that state their pay, read from each employer's own job board.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median /hr

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Sonographer jobs

What sonographers are paid

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint). The middle half of employers' rates is in the darker color.

Posted hourly rates of 970 open jobs. The chart spans the 2nd to the 98th percentile; the lowest rate posted is $15, the highest $116.40.

Posted on open jobs

$44.50–$56.75/hr

Middle half of 606 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $49.25. 33% of the 2,951 open sonographer jobs state an hourly rate. 362 more state an "up to" ceiling, a weekly travel rate, a per-visit fee, or a rate far from the rest (a differential read as pay), left out.

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Sonographer pay by employer

What each employer posts for sonographers, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first. An employer with at least 5 such jobs has a page of its own with every range it posts.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Kaiser Permanente	$66.75	$44.57–$95.32	31
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions	$55.75	$45.14–$69.30	30
Atlantic Health	$48	$33.33–$73.56	29
Providence	$59.75	$35.61–$93.37	26
Advocate Health	$44.50	$33.05–$66.25	26
Northwestern Medicine	$50.50	$17.50–$60.09	25
CommonSpirit Health	$52.50	$30.10–$90.35	24
Beth Israel Lahey Health	$58	$41.53–$80.85	23
UMass Memorial Health	$47.50	$32.76–$69.24	22
AdventHealth	$45.50	$19.07–$64.12	20
Mass General Brigham	$52.75	$29.81–$77.72	19
Ascension	$49.75	$36.65–$63.88	19
UnitedHealth Group	$40.50	$28.94–$63	18
MultiCare Health System	$61.25	$41.06–$91.27	17
Sutter Health	$82	$61.89–$116.40	12
Brown University Health	$52.50	$39.56–$65.28	12
Sentara Health	$52.50	$40.80–$73.51	12
Riverside Health	$45.25	$34.40–$56.38	12
UPMC	$41	$32.83–$56.83	11
Northwell Health	$65	$45–$85	10
RWJBarnabas Health	$59	$42.34–$65.68	10
Mary Washington Healthcare	$50.50	$39.44–$62.11	10
Baptist Health South Florida	$42.25	$32.12–$54.51	10
Cedars-Sinai	$62	$25–$84.08	9
Mount Sinai Health System	$57.75	$55.31–$62.73	9
HealthPartners	$51.25	$36.37–$63.23	9
Tufts Medicine	$50.25	$40.53–$61.96	9
Summit Health and CityMD	$47.50	$33.99–$52.69	9
Rochester Regional Health	$46.25	$35–$60	9
Ellis Medicine	$45	$36.07–$57.89	9
RadNet	$41.50	$25–$75	9
Inova	$56.50	$38.42–$79.07	8
Mercy	$45	$45	8
VCU Health	$44.75	$34–$54.55	8
Valley Health (Virginia)	$44.25	$33.64–$55.84	8
Avera Health	$39.50	$26.75–$56.02	8
UAB Medicine	$38.50	$15–$70	8
Valley Children's Healthcare	$64.50	$47.82–$87.90	7
Fairview Health Services	$56	$41.22–$68.13	7
UChicago Medicine	$51.25	$45.25–$60.63	7

Median of each employer's own jobs (a range at its midpoint), and the lowest and highest rate it posts. Jobs stating pay link to the employer's open jobs.

Sonographer pay by state

States where at least 8 open jobs from 3 employers state an hourly rate, highest median first. Each opens the state's own page, with its towns and employers.

State	Median posted	Middle half	BLS median	Jobs
California	$66	$55–$79.25	$61.79 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	96
Washington	$63.25	$60.25–$71	$58.34 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	61
Oregon	$59.25	$56.75–$60.25	$57.80 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	16
Massachusetts	$52.25	$46.25–$57	$51.67 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	104
Minnesota	$49.75	$47.25–$52.75	$49.45 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	34
Colorado	$49.25	$46.75–$51	$52.12 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	23
Tennessee	$49.25	$47.50–$53.75	$38.77 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	12
Illinois	$48.50	$45–$50.50	$48.40 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	93
Wisconsin	$48.25	$45–$50	$49.08 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	25
New Jersey	$47.25	$43.50–$53.25	$49.59 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	75
Virginia	$47	$44.25–$52.50	$45.99 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	75
Maryland	$46.50	$42.75–$52.75	$47.70 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	28
New York	$46.25	$42.50–$50.75	$49.96 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	92
Texas	$45.50	$43.25–$51	$44.51 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	25
Vermont	$45	$42–$48	$50.05 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	8
Florida	$44.25	$42–$47.50	$39.88 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	52
Missouri	$44	$40.75–$46.75	$48.14 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	24
Pennsylvania	$44	$41–$47.50	$39.77 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	11
Georgia	$43.75	$37.75–$51	$40.02 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	9
North Dakota	$42.25	$40.50–$45.75	$40.55 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	11
North Carolina	$42	$39.75–$47.75	$41.35 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	21
South Dakota	$40.25	$39–$41.25	$38.85 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	13

Median and middle half of employers' rates in the state. BLS medians are for the occupation's main SOC code in the state (May 2025).

Night shift sonographer pay

Where one employer posts both night and other sonographer jobs in the same state (14 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $0.50 an hour more than the rest. Many employers state a night differential apart from the base pay, which this does not count.

Employer, state	Night jobs, median	Other jobs, median
Northwestern Medicine, IL	$50.50 (3)	$49.50 (22)
Mary Washington Healthcare, VA	$51.75 (2)	$49.25 (8)
Ellis Medicine, NY	$45 (1)	$45 (8)
Mount Sinai Health System, NY	$57.75 (1)	$57.75 (8)
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, FL	$49.25 (1)	$50.75 (7)
Endeavor Health, IL	$49.75 (1)	$46.50 (6)
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, TN	$57.50 (1)	$57.50 (6)
MU Health Care, MO	$46.50 (1)	$43.25 (6)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Sonographer jobs that state a yearly salary

Some jobs state a salary for the year instead of an hourly rate. They are measured on their own here, never converted.

11 open jobs from 7 employers state a yearly salary: a median of $98,300, the middle half $92,400 to $116,200, from $54,080 to $166,339 posted.

Sonographer specialties

What each specialty posts. A specialty's jobs also count in the sonographer figures above.

Best-paid open sonographer jobs

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Ultrasound Technologist II - RVT - CMC Ultrasound - Per Diem - 8 Hour - Variable Shift - Local 6
John Muir Health · Concord, CA· 1w ago
$81.60–$112.98/hr
MFM Sonographer II, Limited Term
Sutter Health · San Francisco and Oakland, CA· 4d ago
$79.18–$110.85/hr
Senior Sonographer - 0.90 FTE, Nights (12HR)
Stanford Health Care · Palo Alto, CA· 5d ago
$88.95–$100.16/hr
Sonographer II
Sutter Health · San Mateo and Burlingame, CA· 1mo ago
$75.58–$105.81/hr
Senior Cardiac Sonographer
Stanford Medicine Children's Health · Palo Alto, CA· 2w ago
$84.70–$96.04/hr
Relief Perinatal Sonographer
Stanford Medicine Children's Health · Palo Alto, CA· 9mo ago
$84.84–$95.79/hr
Cardiac Sonographer OP, 2 Bon Air Outpatient Services, Full-Time, Days
MarinHealth · Larkspur, CA· 3d ago
$77.00–$101.54/hr
Dedicated Specialty Sonographer Echo - 20 hours
Kaiser Permanente · Daly City, CA· 2mo ago
$83.94–$94.51/hr
Dedicated Specialty Sonographer II - 20 hours
Kaiser Permanente · Daly City, CA· 1mo ago
$83.94–$94.51/hr
Ultrasound Technician II, Ultrasound Scans, Per Diem, Variable Shift
MarinHealth · Greenbrae, CA· 2mo ago
$74.88–$98.73/hr
Cardiac Sonographer / Echocardiographer - Harborview's Echo Lab (Per-Diem)
UW Medicine · Seattle, WA· 3mo ago
$79.77/hr
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (Per Diem)
UW Medicine · Seattle, WA· 3mo ago
$79.77/hr

Every open job: Sonographer jobs

What BLS measures

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys what people employed in the occupation earn, at every level of experience. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered, so the two measure different things.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (29-2032)	$32.60 (source: BLS OEWS, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, opens in a new tab)	$38.67 (source: BLS OEWS, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, opens in a new tab)	$46.44 (source: BLS OEWS, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, opens in a new tab)	$51.41 (source: BLS OEWS, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, opens in a new tab)	$62.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, opens in a new tab)	90,160 (source: BLS OEWS, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, opens in a new tab)

The posted median ($49.25) is $2.81 above the BLS median ($46.44 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, opens in a new tab)). Posted ranges run from a new hire's rate to an experienced one's, and their midpoint is counted here.

Sonographer salary: common questions

How much does a sonographer make an hour?

Open sonographer jobs on CareJobs.Now that state an hourly rate post a median of $49.25, with the middle half between $44.50–$56.75 (970 jobs from 202 employers, each employer's advertised range counted once). Postings advertise a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics measured a median of $46.44/hr ($96,590 a year) for diagnostic medical sonographers in May 2025.

How much does a sonographer make a year?

At the posted median of $49.25 an hour, full time (2,080 hours a year) comes to about $102,400, and the middle half to $92,600 to $118,000. That is arithmetic on the hourly rate, not a salary any job states. 11 open jobs state a yearly salary instead, a median of $98,300.

Which states pay sonographers the most?

By the median hourly rate open jobs post: California ($66), Washington ($63.25) and Oregon ($59.25). The lowest: South Dakota ($40.25), North Carolina ($42) and North Dakota ($42.25). Each state's page breaks its pay down by town and employer.

Which employers pay sonographers the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least 5 open jobs: Sutter Health ($82), Kaiser Permanente ($66.75) and Northwell Health ($65). The employer table lists the 40 employers with the most jobs stating pay.

Do night shift sonographers earn more?

Where one employer posts both night and other sonographer jobs in the same state (14 such employers and states), night jobs post a median $0.50 an hour more. Many state a night differential on top of that.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay CareJobs.Now's open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 970 of 2,951 open sonographer jobs (33%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none, "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out, and each employer's advertised range counts once in the median, so no single employer sets it.

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used: a plain hourly or yearly figure or range in US dollars, read from the job's own posting. A range counts at its midpoint. In the median and the middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; an employer's own figures count its jobs one by one. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates under a third or over three times the occupation's median are left out. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours (40 a week). A job counts under its occupation and every occupation above it, and under every state it is open in. A page exists while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (SOC 29-2032), published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Diagnostic Medical Sonographers by state, published May 15, 2026
BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035: Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (Occupational Outlook Handbook), published August 27, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Sonographer salary. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/sonographer

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