Do sonographers make more than nurses?

Chief Ultrasound Technologists earn between $96,283 and $118,465 annually, with a median salary of $107,084. This is significantly higher than the median pay for registered nurses at $71,730, indicating that sonographers can earn more than nurses.

Vascular Sonographers earn between $79,508 and $97,871 annually, with a median of $88,241, which is slightly below the RN average of $93,600. Sonographers' salaries are competitive but generally a bit less than nurses' earnings.