Ultrasound technician salary is one of the highest in the field of allied health services. Although the salary ranges of the diagnostic medical sonographers vary depending on the location of employment and the level of experience, the salary is still more despite the shorter period of time to accomplish the educational requirements. Here is a breakdown of the ultrasound technician salary in yearly and hourly basis.
Before we start, please note that there are several factors affecting the ultrasound technician salary ranges. The main factors are location of employment and level of experience. In general, there are some states where ultrasound sonographers are compensated the most but in the other states the ultrasound tech salaries are lower than the national average salary for ultrasound technicians.
In the state of California, ultrasound sonographers are given the salary of $39,262 to $78,537 per year while the hourly wage starts from $15.37 to $43.41. In the state of Florida, the ultrasound tech salary per year basis starts from $29,799 to $81,703 while for the hourly salary; starts from $15.40 to $34.75. In Texas, the ultrasound technician salary on a yearly basis is $22,148 to $71,490 while on an hourly basis, it starts from $17.31 to $31.71. In New York, ultrasound technician salary is $32,973 to $116,350 per year and the hourly wage starts from $23.69 to $38.92. In Pennsylvania the salary for sonographers starts from $36,492 to $61,511 while the hourly rate starts from $17.51 to $33.11. In Illinois, the ultrasound technician salary on an annual basis is $40,547 to $93,883 while on a hourly basis it starts from $14.79 to $35.44. Michigan ultrasound technician salary starts from $14,497 to $59,910 per year. The figures above only shows that the ultrasound tech salary varies and is not the same in different states since the location of employment is different.
For the level of experience, ultrasound technicians who have the most experience (in terms of years) will have the highest salary. This means that the sonographers who have been working in the sonography field for 20 years or more will definitely earn more than the newly hired ultrasound technicians. The high ultrasound technician salary can provide a better future for the aspiring diagnostic medical sonographers.