State comparison · 2025
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers salary: Nebraska vs Washington
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Washington earn a median of $121,340. In Nebraska, $82,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.1% — not 31.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.9%
Nebraska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-19.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
- Median
- $82,670
- p25
- $78,540
- p75
- $99,370
- p10
- $64,590
- p90
- $105,320
- 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.