Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$70,658
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$24,572
25.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$72,770
Maine costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maine — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$95,230
Kept after tax
$70,658
Worth in national money
$72,770
State rank
28
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maine sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $95,230, ranking 28 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Within Maine this is well-paid work. Of 484 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 73 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $95,230, tax leaves $70,658, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $72,770 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $95,370, since top earners drag the number up.
- Maine occupies the middle band for diagnostic medical sonographers: a median of $95,230, ranking 28 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Ranked against every occupation Maine publishes a median for, diagnostic medical sonographers sits 73 of 484 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Because Maine sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for diagnostic medical sonographers — median $95,230 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $70,658 retained, $72,770 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $95,370 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $78,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $95,230 |
| Top tenth earn over | $125,130 |
| This salary | $95,230 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Maine | $70,658 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $75,824 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,258 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $87,886 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,264 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Maine earn less than $95,230. The published range is $78,330 up to $125,130, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $70,658 take-home in Maine comes from $95,230. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 73 of 484.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $72,770 uses one figure for the whole of Maine. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 484 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 73.
- Reported values are medians; for diagnostic medical sonographers in Maine the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $78,330 to $125,130. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $70,658, from $95,230, assumes a single Maine filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 73 of 484 locally, and the state ranks 28 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $72,770, worked from $95,230, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Maine address, on work sitting at 73 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $78,330 at the bottom tenth to $125,130 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $72,770.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Maine then takes its own share, leaving $70,658.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($78,330 to $125,130) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Maine rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Maine's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $72,770 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $70,658 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maine income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.