Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$74,275
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$24,935
25.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$71,443
Maryland costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maryland — 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
$99,210
Kept after tax
$74,275
Worth in national money
$71,443
State rank
23
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Maryland is 23 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $99,210. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Maryland. It ranks 101 out of 489 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Maryland is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $99,210 the take-home is $74,275; in national-average money that behaves like $71,443. The average lands at $97,230, below the middle of the range.
- Maryland ranks 23 of 51 for diagnostic medical sonographers at $99,210. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Maryland, diagnostic medical sonographers ranks 101 of 489 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Take-home for diagnostic medical sonographers in Maryland, on $99,210, is $74,275; deflated by the state's price level, $71,443. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $97,230 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $80,940 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $99,210 |
| Top tenth earn over | $118,520 |
| This salary | $99,210 |
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 Maryland | $74,275 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,624 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,467 |
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 | $93,028 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$13,077 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of diagnostic medical sonographers in Maryland earn under $99,210 and half over. The published range runs $80,940 at the tenth percentile to $118,520 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Maryland's $74,275, worked from $99,210. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 101 of 489.
- Two cautions on $71,443, the adjusted value of that $99,210 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Maryland. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 101 of 489 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for diagnostic medical sonographers in Maryland, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $80,940 to $118,520; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Maryland take-home of $74,275, on $99,210 for work ranking 101 of 489 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 101 of 489 in the state.
- This $71,443 adjusted figure, worked from $99,210, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 101 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 101 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $80,940 at the tenth percentile, $118,520 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Maryland run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $71,443 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Maryland adds its own income tax on top — which is why $74,275 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($80,940 to $118,520) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Maryland rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Maryland's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $71,443 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $74,275 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maryland 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.