Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$83,436
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$36,784
30.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$79,674
Oregon costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Oregon — 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
$120,220
Kept after tax
$83,436
Worth in national money
$79,674
State rank
4
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Oregon pays this job a middle wage of $120,220, ranking 4 of 51 states and sitting about 24.46% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Oregon. It ranks 52 out of 489 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $120,220 the take-home is $83,436. But Oregon costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $79,674 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $115,390, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Oregon's median for diagnostic medical sonographers is $120,220, about 24.46% above the national figure and 4 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Within Oregon, diagnostic medical sonographers ranks 52 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Oregon income tax is $83,436 for diagnostic medical sonographers, from $120,220. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $79,674. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $115,390 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $91,960 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $120,220 |
| Top tenth earn over | $135,150 |
| This salary | $120,220 |
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 Oregon | $83,436 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $93,405 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$16,446 |
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 | $106,049 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$22,717 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $120,220 as a midpoint for Oregon, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $91,960 and the ninetieth is $135,150 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $83,436 take-home in Oregon comes from $120,220. 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 52 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oregon, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $79,674, the adjusted value of that $120,220 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 52 of 489 in the state.
- The Oregon median of $120,220 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $91,960 to $135,150. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $83,436, from $120,220, assumes a single Oregon 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 52 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 4 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oregon, so $79,674 — the adjusted value of that $120,220 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 52 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $115,390, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $91,960 at the bottom tenth to $135,150 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Oregon costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $79,674 rather than its face figure.
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; Oregon then takes its own share, leaving $83,436.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Oregon is $115,390. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($91,960 to $135,150) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Oregon rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Oregon's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $79,674 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 $83,436 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Oregon 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.