State comparison · 2025
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers salary: Kansas vs Washington
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Washington earn a median of $121,340. In Kansas, $96,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.7% — not 20.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.6%
Kansas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-5.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kansas
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
- Median
- $96,310
- p25
- $80,730
- p75
- $104,300
- p10
- $72,420
- p90
- $112,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
Washington
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
- Median
- $121,340
- p25
- $100,430
- p75
- $134,810
- p10
- $61,840
- p90
- $156,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.