Cardiac Sonographer Salary

Average Yearly Salary

Updated May 18, 2020

$70,000

$60,000

$70,000

$83,000

Cardiac sonographers in the United States make an average salary of $70,981 per year or $34.13 per hour. People on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $60,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $83,000. As most things go, location can be critical. Washington, Oregon, New Jersey, California, and New York provide the highest cardiac sonographer salaries.

Best Paying Cities

San Francisco, CA

$92,297

Bellingham, WA

$86,878

Springfield, OR

$84,899

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Map of Cardiac Sonographer Salaries

The darker areas on the map show where Cardiac Sonographers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

Average Salary:

Average Cardiac Sonographer Salary By Location

While a cardiac sonographer can average a salary of $70,981 per year, or $34.13 per hour, there are many opportunities for cardiac sonographers to make more. For example, in San Francisco, CA you might make $92,297 per year. Other high-paying locations include Bellingham, WA, Springfield, OR and Philadelphia, PA. If you're in an entry-level position, your best bet is to move to San Francisco, CA where the average starting salary is $61,000. The highest paying states for cardiac sonographers include Washington, Oregon and New Jersey. Meanwhile, Missouri, Iowa, and South Dakota offer the lowest salaries.

City

Average Salary

San Francisco, CA

$92,297

$92k

Bellingham, WA

$86,878

$87k

Springfield, OR

$84,899

$85k

Philadelphia, PA

$82,835

$83k

Hartford, CT

$82,265

$82k

Holyoke, MA

$81,305

$81k

Nashua, NH

$79,640

$80k

Durham, NC

$78,324

$78k

Houston, TX

$78,185

$78k

Rochester, NY

$77,571

$78k

Average Cardiac Sonographer Salary By Company

If you want to get paid the most as a cardiac sonographer, being employed by a company such as UnitedHealth Group or Genesis Health Services would be a smart choice, as they are the highest paying companies in this field. Additionally, companies like Lifetime and Middlesex Health also report highly competitive salaries for cardiac sonographers.

Company

Average Salary

UnitedHealth Group

$83,663

$84k

Genesis Health Services

$81,686

$82k

Lifetime

$80,714

$81k

Middlesex Health

$78,448

$78k

Memorial Hermann Continuing Care Hospital

$78,244

$78k

Aurora Medical Group

$76,969

$77k

North Shore Univ Hospital

$76,892

$77k

LifePoint Health

$76,815

$77k

Brigham & Women's Hospital

$76,188

$76k

Peninsula Regional Medical Center

$75,995

$76k

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