Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$64,427
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$19,243
23.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$72,976
Oklahoma costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Oklahoma — 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
$83,670
Kept after tax
$64,427
Worth in national money
$72,976
State rank
37
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Oklahoma. The middle earner gets $83,670. That is 37 of 51 states, and about 13.38% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 492 occupations Oklahoma reports, this job comes in at 82 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Oklahoma is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $83,670 the take-home is $64,427; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $72,976 would nationally. The average comes to $84,880, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For diagnostic medical sonographers, Oklahoma sits in the lower band at $83,670, ranking 37 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 13.38%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Diagnostic medical sonographers ranks 82 of 492 occupations by median in Oklahoma, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for diagnostic medical sonographers in Oklahoma, on $83,670, is $64,427 — equivalent to $72,976 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $84,880 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $64,610 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $83,670 |
| Top tenth earn over | $102,570 |
| This salary | $83,670 |
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 Oklahoma | $64,427 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $67,692 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,316 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $79,029 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,580 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Oklahoma earn less than $83,670. The published range is $64,610 up to $102,570, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Oklahoma the take-home figure of $64,427, from $83,670, 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 82 of 492 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oklahoma, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $72,976, the adjusted value of that $83,670 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 82 of 492 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for diagnostic medical sonographers in Oklahoma the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $64,610 to $102,570. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Oklahoma is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $64,427 from $83,670. 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 82 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oklahoma, so $72,976 — the adjusted value of that $83,670 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 82 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $64,610 at the bottom tenth to $102,570 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Oklahoma sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $72,976 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 Oklahoma adds its own income tax on top — which is why $64,427 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($64,610 to $102,570) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Oklahoma rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Oklahoma'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 $72,976 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 $64,427 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Oklahoma 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.