Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $80K, rent takes 27.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,414/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new diagnostic medical sonographers typically earn — is $66K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,931/month.

Local pay runs 17% below the national median — $80K here vs. $97K nationally.

Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area pays $80K median vs. the U.S. average of $97K — that’s -17%.

The median is $79,850 a year, that works out to about $38 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $65,520, and experienced diagnostic medical sonographers can clear $101,350. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,081/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,414/month, which eats 27.8% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median diagnostic medical sonographers salary is worth about $79,850 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.