Key Factors That Influence Cardiac Sonographer Salaries
A Cardiac Sonographer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, skills
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Cardiac Sonographer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Cardiac Sonographer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $87,452
San Francisco: $86,494
Oakland: $84,671
San Jose, CA$87,452
San Francisco, CA$86,494
Oakland, CA$84,671
New York, NY$79,830
Paramus, NJ$78,859
Queens Village, NY$78,856
Passaic, NJ$78,790
Bergenfield, NJ$78,784
Stamford, CT$78,631
Huntington, NY$78,603
Newark, NJ$78,090
Bridgeport, CT$77,944
Vallejo, CA$77,806
New Brunswick, NJ$77,778
Petaluma, CA$77,737
Middlesex, NJ$77,605
Somerset, NJ$77,556
Santa Cruz, CA$77,466
Boston, MA$77,043
Monterey, CA$76,800
Seattle, WA$76,641
Santa Rosa, CA$76,627
Los Angeles, CA$76,606
Juneau, AK$76,426
Washington, DC$76,350
Orange, CA$76,103
Santa Ana, CA$75,920
Long Beach, CA$75,851
Anaheim, CA$75,837
Anchorage, AK$75,802
Santa Maria, CA$75,594
Everett, WA$75,580
Danbury, CT$75,336
Bremerton, WA$75,240
Tacoma, WA$74,991
New Suffolk, NY$74,989
Sacramento, CA$74,970
Santa Barbara, CA$74,894
Trenton, NJ$74,817
San Diego, CA$74,817
Brockton, MA$74,741
Fairbanks, AK$74,571
Lompoc, CA$74,394
Lowell, MA$74,338
Ventura, CA$74,325
Nashua, NH$74,311
Stockton, CA$74,304
Modesto, CA$73,798
Poughkeepsie, NY$73,646
Olympia, WA$73,514
Kennewick, WA$73,514
New Haven, CT$73,486
Lawrence, MA$73,236
Hartford, CT$73,167
Riverside, CA$73,153
New Bedford, MA$73,084
Richland, WA$73,084
Bakersfield, CA$72,987
San Bernardino, CA$72,959
New Britain, CT$72,952
Atlantic City, NJ$72,952
New London, CT$72,924
Norwich, CT$72,904
Portsmouth, NH$72,890
Boulder, CO$72,743
Portland, OR$72,647
Worcester, MA$72,640
Minneapolis, MN$72,425
Philadelphia, PA$72,328
Honolulu, HI$72,099
Saint Paul, MN$72,066
Vineland, NJ$72,051
Providence, RI$71,850
Chicago, IL$71,649
Bellingham, WA$71,565
Springfield, MA$71,510
Baltimore, MD$71,489
Chico, CA$71,316
Pittsfield, MA$71,128
Manchester, NH$70,997
Spokane, WA$70,692
Denver, CO$70,685
Albany, NY$70,359
Troy, NY$70,331
Nassau, NY$70,257
Schenectady, NY$70,185
Wilmington, DE$70,130
Burlington, VT$70,033
Salem, OR$70,005
Portland, ME$69,790
Yakima, WA$69,721
Rochester, MN$69,506
Reno, NV$69,471
Fresno, CA$69,471
Milwaukee, WI$69,409
Detroit, MI$69,339
Ann Arbor, MI$69,328
Allentown, PA$69,319
Colorado Springs, CO$69,201
Syracuse, NY$69,166
Carson City, NV$69,166
Houston, TX$69,069
Eugene, OR$69,034
Gary, IN$68,951
Springfield, OR$68,896
Bismarck, ND$68,882
Galveston, TX$68,833
Medford, OR$68,729
Fort Collins, CO$68,701
Concord, NH$68,667
Austin, TX$68,646
Mesa, AZ$68,500
Reading, PA$68,493
Phoenix, AZ$68,487
Dallas, TX$68,466
Saint Cloud, MN$68,399
Madison, WI$68,306
Utica, NY$68,119
Rochester, NY$68,008
Des Moines, IA$68,001
Raleigh, NC$67,994
Atlanta, GA$67,890
Battle Creek, MI$67,869
Salt Lake City, UT$67,849
Lancaster, PA$67,745
Harrisburg, PA$67,647
Kansas City, MO$67,578
Champaign, IL$67,564
Kansas City, KS$67,564
Fort Worth, TX$67,557
Columbus, OH$67,546
Boca Raton, FL$67,530
Pittsburgh, PA$67,502
Richmond, VA$67,474
Indianapolis, IN$67,460
Cleveland, OH$67,453
Las Vegas, NV$67,370
Cincinnati, OH$67,370
Petersburg, VA$67,266
Huntsville, AL$67,162
Lansing, MI$67,116
Lebanon, PA$67,107
Pueblo, CO$67,100
Appleton, WI$67,079
Buffalo, NY$67,051
Dayton, OH$67,030
Racine, WI$67,016
Charlotte, NC$67,010
Saint Louis, MO$66,989
York, PA$66,947
Elkhart, IN$66,947
Gastonia, NC$66,934
Billings, MT$66,917
Beaumont, TX$66,899
Lorain, OH$66,885
Benton Harbor, MI$66,871
Toledo, OH$66,857
Binghamton, NY$66,822
Rock Hill, SC$66,815
Rockford, IL$66,781
Springfield, IL$66,753
Elyria, OH$66,746
Fargo, ND$66,746
Flagstaff, AZ$66,698
Fort Lauderdale, FL$66,656
Duluth, MN$66,614
Miami, FL$66,614
Cheyenne, WY$66,566
Grand Forks, ND$66,566
Bangor, ME$66,413
Cedar Rapids, IA$66,337
Durham, NC$66,308
Louisville, KY$66,302
Grand Rapids, MI$66,288
Hialeah, FL$66,281
Casper, WY$66,184
Scranton, PA$66,101
New Orleans, LA$66,080
Virginia Beach, VA$66,073
Akron, OH$66,039
Peoria, IL$65,949
Sarasota, FL$65,935
Nashville, TN$65,886
Omaha, NE$65,886
Green Bay, WI$65,886
Baton Rouge, LA$65,852
Charleston, SC$65,838
Jamestown, NY$65,803
Davenport, IA$65,803
Tucson, AZ$65,768
Saint Petersburg, FL$65,727
Tampa, FL$65,713
Evansville, IN$65,671
Port Arthur, TX$65,671
Bradenton, FL$65,644
Santa Fe, NM$65,519
Orlando, FL$65,394
Clearwater, FL$65,373
Canton, OH$65,227
La Crosse, WI$65,227
Albuquerque, NM$65,186
Newport News, VA$65,179
High Point, NC$65,158
Ogden, UT$65,130
Corpus Christi, TX$65,075
Norfolk, VA$65,033
Laramie, WY$65,033
Rock Island, IL$64,992
Saginaw, MI$64,978
Jacksonville, FL$64,971
Salisbury, NC$64,957
Boise, ID$64,943
Moline, IL$64,908
Fort Myers, FL$64,888
Memphis, TN$64,874
Tulsa, OK$64,839
Waterloo, IA$64,798
Spartanburg, SC$64,728
Lincoln, NE$64,694
Fort Wayne, IN$64,680
Provo, UT$64,673
Cedar Falls, IA$64,590
San Antonio, TX$64,562
Greensboro, NC$64,534
South Bend, IN$64,527
Savannah, GA$64,451
Muskegon, MI$64,423
Birmingham, AL$64,416
Winston Salem, NC$64,382
Lake Charles, LA$64,215
Anderson, IN$64,201
Lexington, KY$64,180
Augusta, GA$64,160
Greenville, SC$64,160
Lima, OH$64,104
Wichita, KS$64,097
Tuscaloosa, AL$64,097
Columbia, SC$64,035
Springfield, OH$64,021
Asheville, NC$63,910
Bloomington, IN$63,861
Knoxville, TN$63,612
Shreveport, LA$63,605
Wilmington, NC$63,515
Roanoke, VA$63,515
Topeka, KS$63,390
Frankfort, KY$63,382
Oklahoma City, OK$63,334
Chillicothe, OH$63,307
Longview, TX$63,300
Melbourne, FL$63,293
Sioux Falls, SD$63,182
Mobile, AL$63,175
Terre Haute, IN$63,147
Altoona, PA$63,106
Amarillo, TX$63,057
Killeen, TX$63,036
Fayetteville, AR$62,981
Chattanooga, TN$62,960
Sioux City, IA$62,898
Idaho Falls, ID$62,884
Lynchburg, VA$62,828
Gainesville, FL$62,738
Portsmouth, OH$62,703
Little Rock, AR$62,690
Lafayette, LA$62,662
Youngstown, OH$62,662
Daytona Beach, FL$62,620
Clarksville, TN$62,613
Pensacola, FL$62,606
Temple, TX$62,601
Hopkinsville, KY$62,398
Erie, PA$62,384
Florence, SC$62,357
Charleston, WV$62,246
Great Falls, MT$62,211
Macon, GA$62,114
Tallahassee, FL$62,107
Fayetteville, NC$62,093
Waco, TX$62,079
Helena, MT$62,031
Pine Bluff, AR$62,004
Vincennes, IN$61,920
Lubbock, TX$61,892
Alamogordo, NM$61,850
Twin Falls, ID$61,788
Rapid City, SD$61,767
Jackson, MS$61,642
Huntington, WV$61,638
Greenville, MS$61,636
Parkersburg, WV$61,565
Montgomery, AL$61,552
Wichita Falls, TX$61,483
Springfield, MO$61,483
Biloxi, MS$61,448
Monroe, LA$61,379
Johnstown, PA$61,330
Sumter, SC$61,303
Columbus, GA$61,296
Pascagoula, MS$61,164
Abilene, TX$61,164
Kingsport, TN$60,984
Albany, GA$60,984
Gulfport, MS$60,963
Alexandria, LA$60,734
Fort Smith, AR$60,561
El Paso, TX$60,374
Las Cruces, NM$60,061
Harlingen, TX$59,885
Pocatello, ID$59,874
Florence, AL$59,784
Brownsville, TX$59,770
Mcallen, TX$59,625
Dothan, AL$59,528
Columbus, MS$59,116
Altus, OK$58,793
Lawton, OK$58,661
Pierre, SD$58,411
What Skills Can Increase a Cardiac Sonographer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Commitment (Mentioned in 2.43% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Basic Life Support (Mentioned in 2.02% Job Postings): BLS is a level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries until they can be given full medical care by advanced life support providers. It can be provided by trained medical personnel.
Quality Assurance (Mentioned in 1.3% Job Postings): Verifying the adherence of product with required specifications and expectations to track and resolve deficiencies prior to product release.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Cardiac Sonographer's salary.
Stress Testing: Can increase your salary by up to 23%.
Physiology: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Cardiac Sonographer Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Cardiac Sonographer salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $64,370.
While startup companies pay approximate $54,861.
Cardiac Sonographer Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$54,861
Growth Stage
51~500
$57,917
Established
501~5000
$62,248
Enterprise
5000+
$64,370
Cardiac Sonographer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Cardiac Sonographer roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit,
offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely,
Cardiac Sonographer positions in Healthcare typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Cardiac Sonographer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Cardiac Sonographer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
$72,848
$35.0
20%
Cardiac Sonographer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Cardiac Sonographer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
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