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Average Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Salary in Oregon

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Oregon earn a median annual salary of $120,220, which is +24.5% compared to the national median. There are 1,210 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Oregon (state).

$120,220
Oregon median annual wage
$58/hour median
+24.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $96,590
1,210
Local employment
0.6 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.06
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$91,960
25th
$102,900
Median
$120,220
75th
$130,860
90th
$135,150

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Oregon, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
103.4%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$116,311
Goods: 105.3%
Services: 107.0%
Rents: 108.6%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
California $128,530 Compare 10,110
Hawaii $124,430 Compare 210
Washington $121,340 Compare 2,190
District of Columbia $112,020 Compare 160
Colorado $108,410 Compare 1,430
Massachusetts $107,480 Compare 2,190

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Oregon

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $395,340 1.01
Physicians, All Other $347,180 0.95
Chief Executives $341,630 0.35
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $334,450 1.88
Psychiatrists $314,880 1.21
Family Medicine Physicians $293,240 1.09
Nurse Anesthetists $272,330 0.56
General Internal Medicine Physicians $268,570 0.27

Oregon has salary data for 742 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Obstetricians And Gynecologists.

Historical series

Trend for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Oregon

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers are projected to change by +13.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 5,800 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.