Title: Baby Sonographer Salary | Work - Chron.com
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Baby Sonographer Salary
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Content: Salary Ranges
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics groups obstetric sonographers under the banner of diagnostic medical sonographers. Diagnostic medical sonographers earned median annual salaries of $65,860 in May 2012. The top 10 percent earned more than $91,070. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $44,990, and the lowest 25 percent earned less than $54,260, which are the salary ranges under which many entry-level sonographers would fall. However, Delaware Technical Community College indicates that the competitive starting salary range for sonographers is $48,000 to $64,000 annually. Location Matters
An obstetric sonographer's wages vary by factors such as education, experience employer and location. Average annual starting salaries and those for the most experienced vary widely by geographic location, as the Occupational Employment Statistics program of the BLS illustrates. In 2012 in California, the average annual starting salary was $84,220, and the average wage for the most experienced was $116,830. In New York State, entry-level wages were an average $50,730, and those advanced in their careers earned an average $86,430. In Hawaii, starting wages were $52,660, and the most experienced received $93,520.