State comparison · 2025
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers salary: Mississippi vs Washington
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Washington earn a median of $121,340. In Mississippi, $76,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.4% — not 36.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.9%
Mississippi vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-22.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
- Median
- $76,520
- p25
- $65,030
- p75
- $81,310
- p10
- $59,660
- p90
- $92,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.