What's Your Number?
A realistic salary range built on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) May 2024 median, adjusted for your state, setting, experience, and specialty. Honest estimates, not promises - and the source is shown right below, so you always know where the number comes from.
Sonographer Salary Estimator
Pick a state, setting, experience level, and (optional) specialty. Numbers update live.
Estimated range
Built from the BLS May 2024 median ($89,340), setting averages, and state ranges cited in the salary post. Specialty adjustments reflect Jenny's ranges. A planning anchor, not a contract.
Where these numbers come from (and how current they are)
You asked - so it is on the page, in plain sight.
- Primary source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), occupation Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. National median: $89,340/yr (May 2024 release).
- Does it auto-update?
- No - and that is on purpose. This is a fixed snapshot, not a live feed, so the number can't drift or show something wrong without us knowing. BLS publishes new figures about once a year; the tool is refreshed each time they do.
- Last reviewed
- June 2026, against the May 2024 OEWS release (the most recent at the time of review). Next check: when BLS posts the following year's data.
- What it is
- An estimate for planning, built to be realistic and honest. Real offers vary with employer, shift, call, certifications, and negotiation.
How the estimate is calculated
The range starts from the national median and is adjusted by four factors, each a simple multiplier:
estimate = national median × state wage index × setting × experience × specialty
- State wage index - relative pay level by state, plus a cost-of-living note so a big number in an expensive state is shown in context.
- Setting - outpatient and travel tend to pay above hospital/physician-office work.
- Experience - entry, mid, and senior bands widen the range as you move up.
- Specialty - cardiac/echo at the top, OB/GYN nearer the middle, with the rest in between.
Every factor traces to BLS data or the ranges in the salary post. Jenny can adjust any multiplier; nothing here is hidden or guessed.