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Average Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Salary in Utah

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Utah earn a median annual salary of $91,140, which is +2.0% compared to the national median. There are 660 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Utah (state).

$91,140
Utah median annual wage
$44/hour median
+2.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $89,340
660
Local employment
0.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.69
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$74,220
25th
$81,120
Median
$91,140
75th
$103,040
90th
$116,450

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 Utah, 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
98.9%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$92,187
Goods: 96.4%
Services: 78.7%
Rents: 107.8%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Hawaii$122,030Compare220
California$120,840Compare9,240
Oregon$108,230Compare1,160
Washington$107,360Compare2,060
District of Columbia$106,130Compare180
Colorado$104,810Compare1,480

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 Utah

Utah has salary data for 717 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Utah

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.