Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$75,715
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$27,135
26.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$76,932
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Minnesota — 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
$102,850
Kept after tax
$75,715
Worth in national money
$76,932
State rank
14
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Minnesota's middle earner gets $102,850, putting the state 14 of 51 — about 6.48% ahead of the national figure.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Minnesota. It ranks 65 out of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $102,850, take-home of $75,715 is worth roughly $76,932 in national money. The average lands at $102,540, below the middle of the range.
- For diagnostic medical sonographers, Minnesota sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $102,850, ranking 14 of 51 and running about 6.48% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Within Minnesota, diagnostic medical sonographers ranks 65 of 490 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.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for diagnostic medical sonographers, whose median is $102,850, the adjusted figure of $76,932 differs little from $75,715 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $102,540 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 | $84,020 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $102,850 |
| Top tenth earn over | $120,220 |
| This salary | $102,850 |
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 Minnesota | $75,715 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $81,185 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,613 |
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 | $95,074 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,134 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $102,850 as a midpoint for Minnesota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $84,020 and the ninetieth is $120,220 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $75,715, from $102,850, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 65 of 490 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $76,932 uses one figure for the whole of Minnesota. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 490 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 65.
- The Minnesota median of $102,850 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $84,020 to $120,220. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Minnesota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $75,715 from $102,850. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 65 of 490 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $76,932, worked from $102,850, 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 Minnesota address, on work sitting at 65 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $84,020 at the tenth percentile, $120,220 at the ninetieth.
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 $76,932.
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; Minnesota then takes its own share, leaving $75,715.
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 ($84,020 to $120,220) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Minnesota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Minnesota'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 $76,932 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 $75,715 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Minnesota 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.