What are the main factors that influence an Echo Tech's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Echo Tech's salary?

An Echo Tech's salary grows with experience: starting around $68,954 for beginners, reaching about $71,018 at mid-level, and approach $72,950 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Echo Tech?

Echo Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Echo Tech roles are District of Columbia $76,960, California $76,668, Massachusetts $75,646. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Echo Tech roles make?

Salaries for Echo Tech level roles vary by specialization: Electrophysiology Tech: $115,900; Echo Technologist: $85,904; Echo Vascular Sonographer: $85,338; Echo Sonographer: $84,177; Lead Echo Tech: $81,172.

How do different companies affect an Echo Tech's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Echo Tech roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Echo Tech Salary in the United States

How much does an Echo Tech make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Echo Tech in the United States is $69,509 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

However, an Echo Tech's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,806
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $63,808 to $73,852
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,617

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Echo Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,852	$6,154	$1,420	$36
Average	$69,509	$5,792	$1,337	$33
25th Percentile	$63,808	$5,317	$1,227	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Echo Tech Salaries

An Echo Tech'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Echo Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Echo Tech'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $68,954
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,113
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $71,018
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $72,821
Expert (over 8 years): $72,950

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Echo Tech	$68,954
Intermediate Level Echo Tech	$69,113
Senior Level Echo Tech	$71,018
Specialist Level Echo Tech	$72,821
Expert Level Echo Tech	$72,950

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How Do Echo Tech Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Echo Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $76,960.
California: $76,668.
Massachusetts: $75,646.

District of Columbia $76,960 California $76,668 Massachusetts $75,646 Washington $75,368 New Jersey $75,340 Alaska $75,243 Connecticut $74,284 New York $73,894

Hawaii $72,650 Rhode Island $72,066 Maryland $71,670 Minnesota $71,128 Colorado $70,920 Illinois $70,850 Oregon $70,586 Delaware $70,391

New Hampshire $70,269 Virginia $69,995 Pennsylvania $69,196 Nevada $68,793 North Dakota $68,660 Michigan $68,452 Wisconsin $68,376 Vermont $68,223

Texas $67,799 Maine $67,771 Arizona $67,729 Ohio $67,680 Georgia $67,041 Indiana $66,721 Wyoming $66,659 Utah $66,561

Iowa $66,520 Kansas $66,186 Louisiana $66,089 North Carolina $66,054 Missouri $66,040 Florida $65,769 Montana $65,623 Nebraska $65,484

Kentucky $65,407 South Carolina $65,129 Tennessee $64,956 Idaho $64,886 New Mexico $64,379 Oklahoma $64,268 Alabama $63,857 South Dakota $63,169

Arkansas $62,794 West Virginia $62,592 Mississippi $61,988

Top Paying Cities for Echo Teches

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: $87,671
San Francisco: $86,711
Oakland: $84,884

San Jose, CA $87,671

San Francisco, CA $86,711

Oakland, CA $84,884

New York, NY $80,031

Paramus, NJ $79,058

Queens Village, NY $79,055

Passaic, NJ $78,989

Bergenfield, NJ $78,983

Stamford, CT $78,830

Huntington, NY $78,801

Newark, NJ $78,287

Bridgeport, CT $78,141

Vallejo, CA $78,002

New Brunswick, NJ $77,975

Petaluma, CA $77,933

Middlesex, NJ $77,801

Somerset, NJ $77,752

Santa Cruz, CA $77,662

Boston, MA $77,238

Monterey, CA $76,994

Seattle, WA $76,835

Santa Rosa, CA $76,821

Los Angeles, CA $76,800

Juneau, AK $76,619

Washington, DC $76,543

Orange, CA $76,295

Santa Ana, CA $76,112

Long Beach, CA $76,042

Anaheim, CA $76,028

Anchorage, AK $75,994

Santa Maria, CA $75,785

Everett, WA $75,771

Danbury, CT $75,527

Bremerton, WA $75,431

Tacoma, WA $75,180

New Suffolk, NY $75,179

Sacramento, CA $75,160

Santa Barbara, CA $75,083

Trenton, NJ $75,007

San Diego, CA $75,007

Brockton, MA $74,930

Fairbanks, AK $74,760

Lompoc, CA $74,583

Lowell, MA $74,526

Ventura, CA $74,513

Nashua, NH $74,499

Stockton, CA $74,492

Modesto, CA $73,985

Poughkeepsie, NY $73,832

Olympia, WA $73,700

Kennewick, WA $73,700

New Haven, CT $73,672

Lawrence, MA $73,422

Hartford, CT $73,352

Riverside, CA $73,338

New Bedford, MA $73,269

Richland, WA $73,269

Bakersfield, CA $73,172

San Bernardino, CA $73,144

New Britain, CT $73,137

Atlantic City, NJ $73,137

New London, CT $73,109

Norwich, CT $73,088

Portsmouth, NH $73,074

Boulder, CO $72,927

Portland, OR $72,831

Worcester, MA $72,824

Minneapolis, MN $72,609

Philadelphia, PA $72,511

Honolulu, HI $72,282

Saint Paul, MN $72,249

Vineland, NJ $72,233

Providence, RI $72,032

Chicago, IL $71,830

Bellingham, WA $71,747

Springfield, MA $71,691

Baltimore, MD $71,670

Chico, CA $71,496

Pittsfield, MA $71,309

Manchester, NH $71,177

Spokane, WA $70,871

Denver, CO $70,864

Albany, NY $70,537

Troy, NY $70,509

Nassau, NY $70,435

Schenectady, NY $70,363

Wilmington, DE $70,308

Burlington, VT $70,211

Salem, OR $70,183

Portland, ME $69,967

Yakima, WA $69,898

Rochester, MN $69,682

Reno, NV $69,648

Fresno, CA $69,648

Milwaukee, WI $69,585

Detroit, MI $69,515

Ann Arbor, MI $69,504

Allentown, PA $69,495

Colorado Springs, CO $69,376

Syracuse, NY $69,342

Carson City, NV $69,342

Houston, TX $69,244

Eugene, OR $69,210

Gary, IN $69,126

Springfield, OR $69,071

Bismarck, ND $69,057

Galveston, TX $69,008

Medford, OR $68,904

Fort Collins, CO $68,876

Concord, NH $68,841

Austin, TX $68,820

Mesa, AZ $68,674

Reading, PA $68,667

Phoenix, AZ $68,660

Dallas, TX $68,640

Saint Cloud, MN $68,573

Madison, WI $68,480

Utica, NY $68,292

Rochester, NY $68,181

Des Moines, IA $68,174

Raleigh, NC $68,167

Atlanta, GA $68,063

Battle Creek, MI $68,042

Salt Lake City, UT $68,021

Lancaster, PA $67,917

Harrisburg, PA $67,819

Kansas City, MO $67,750

Champaign, IL $67,736

Kansas City, KS $67,736

Fort Worth, TX $67,729

Columbus, OH $67,717

Boca Raton, FL $67,701

Pittsburgh, PA $67,673

Richmond, VA $67,646

Indianapolis, IN $67,632

Cleveland, OH $67,625

Las Vegas, NV $67,541

Cincinnati, OH $67,541

Petersburg, VA $67,437

Huntsville, AL $67,333

Lansing, MI $67,286

Lebanon, PA $67,277

Pueblo, CO $67,270

Appleton, WI $67,249

Buffalo, NY $67,222

Dayton, OH $67,201

Racine, WI $67,187

Charlotte, NC $67,180

Saint Louis, MO $67,159

York, PA $67,117

Elkhart, IN $67,117

Gastonia, NC $67,104

Billings, MT $67,088

Beaumont, TX $67,069

Lorain, OH $67,055

Benton Harbor, MI $67,041

Toledo, OH $67,027

Binghamton, NY $66,992

Rock Hill, SC $66,985

Rockford, IL $66,951

Springfield, IL $66,923

Elyria, OH $66,916

Fargo, ND $66,916

Flagstaff, AZ $66,867

Fort Lauderdale, FL $66,825

Duluth, MN $66,784

Miami, FL $66,784

Cheyenne, WY $66,735

Grand Forks, ND $66,735

Bangor, ME $66,582

Cedar Rapids, IA $66,506

Durham, NC $66,477

Louisville, KY $66,471

Grand Rapids, MI $66,457

Hialeah, FL $66,450

Casper, WY $66,353

Scranton, PA $66,269

New Orleans, LA $66,249

Virginia Beach, VA $66,242

Akron, OH $66,207

Peoria, IL $66,116

Sarasota, FL $66,103

Nashville, TN $66,054

Omaha, NE $66,054

Green Bay, WI $66,054

Baton Rouge, LA $66,019

Charleston, SC $66,005

Jamestown, NY $65,971

Davenport, IA $65,971

Tucson, AZ $65,936

Saint Petersburg, FL $65,894

Tampa, FL $65,880

Evansville, IN $65,838

Port Arthur, TX $65,838

Bradenton, FL $65,811

Santa Fe, NM $65,686

Orlando, FL $65,560

Clearwater, FL $65,540

Canton, OH $65,394

La Crosse, WI $65,394

Albuquerque, NM $65,352

Newport News, VA $65,345

High Point, NC $65,324

Ogden, UT $65,296

Corpus Christi, TX $65,241

Norfolk, VA $65,199

Laramie, WY $65,199

Rock Island, IL $65,157

Saginaw, MI $65,143

Jacksonville, FL $65,136

Salisbury, NC $65,123

Boise, ID $65,109

Moline, IL $65,074

Fort Myers, FL $65,053

Memphis, TN $65,039

Tulsa, OK $65,004

Waterloo, IA $64,963

Spartanburg, SC $64,893

Lincoln, NE $64,858

Fort Wayne, IN $64,844

Provo, UT $64,838

Cedar Falls, IA $64,754

San Antonio, TX $64,726

Greensboro, NC $64,699

South Bend, IN $64,692

Savannah, GA $64,615

Muskegon, MI $64,587

Birmingham, AL $64,580

Winston Salem, NC $64,546

Lake Charles, LA $64,379

Anderson, IN $64,365

Lexington, KY $64,344

Augusta, GA $64,323

Greenville, SC $64,323

Lima, OH $64,268

Wichita, KS $64,261

Tuscaloosa, AL $64,261

Columbia, SC $64,198

Springfield, OH $64,184

Asheville, NC $64,073

Bloomington, IN $64,024

Knoxville, TN $63,774

Shreveport, LA $63,767

Wilmington, NC $63,677

Roanoke, VA $63,677

Topeka, KS $63,552

Frankfort, KY $63,544

Oklahoma City, OK $63,496

Chillicothe, OH $63,468

Longview, TX $63,461

Melbourne, FL $63,454

Sioux Falls, SD $63,343

Mobile, AL $63,336

Terre Haute, IN $63,308

Altoona, PA $63,267

Amarillo, TX $63,218

Killeen, TX $63,197

Fayetteville, AR $63,142

Chattanooga, TN $63,121

Sioux City, IA $63,058

Idaho Falls, ID $63,044

Lynchburg, VA $62,989

Gainesville, FL $62,898

Portsmouth, OH $62,863

Little Rock, AR $62,850

Lafayette, LA $62,822

Youngstown, OH $62,822

Daytona Beach, FL $62,780

Clarksville, TN $62,773

Pensacola, FL $62,766

Temple, TX $62,761

Hopkinsville, KY $62,558

Erie, PA $62,544

Florence, SC $62,516

Charleston, WV $62,405

Great Falls, MT $62,370

Macon, GA $62,273

Tallahassee, FL $62,266

Fayetteville, NC $62,252

Waco, TX $62,238

Helena, MT $62,189

Pine Bluff, AR $62,163

Vincennes, IN $62,078

Lubbock, TX $62,050

Alamogordo, NM $62,009

Twin Falls, ID $61,946

Rapid City, SD $61,925

Jackson, MS $61,800

Huntington, WV $61,795

Greenville, MS $61,793

Parkersburg, WV $61,722

Montgomery, AL $61,710

Wichita Falls, TX $61,640

Springfield, MO $61,640

Biloxi, MS $61,605

Monroe, LA $61,536

Johnstown, PA $61,487

Sumter, SC $61,459

Columbus, GA $61,452

Pascagoula, MS $61,320

Abilene, TX $61,320

Kingsport, TN $61,140

Albany, GA $61,140

Gulfport, MS $61,119

Alexandria, LA $60,889

Fort Smith, AR $60,716

El Paso, TX $60,528

Las Cruces, NM $60,215

Harlingen, TX $60,039

Pocatello, ID $60,028

Florence, AL $59,937

Brownsville, TX $59,923

Mcallen, TX $59,777

Dothan, AL $59,680

Columbus, MS $59,267

Altus, OK $58,943

Lawton, OK $58,811

Pierre, SD $58,561

What Skills Can Increase an Echo Tech'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.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	2.43%
Basic Life Support	2.02%
Quality Assurance	1.3%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

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 an Echo Tech'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%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Stress Testing	$85,495	23%
Physiology	$84,800	22%
Collaboration	$84,105	21%
Quality Improvement	$83,410	20%
Diagnostic Testing	$81,325	17%
Quality Assurance	$81,325	17%

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How Education impacts an Echo Tech's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Echo Teches enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Echo Tech with a Associate's Degree is between $81,825 and $86,658).

Echo Tech Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Echo Tech

No Diploma 0.6%

High School 35.3%

Associates 37.4%

Bachelors 23.4%

Masters 3.0%

Doctorate 0.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.6%
High School	35.3%
Associates	37.4%
Bachelors	23.4%
Masters	3.0%
Doctorate	0.3%

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Echo Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Echo Tech'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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$63,808

Average $69,509/year

$73,852

$5,317

Average $5,792/month

$6,154

$1,227

Average $1,337/week

$1,420

$31

Average $33/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,852	$6,154	$1,420	$36
Average	$69,509	$5,792	$1,337	$33
25th Percentile	$63,808	$5,317	$1,227	$31

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Salary Trends for Echo Tech

Salaries for an Echo Tech can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $68,482 in 2023 to around $67,303 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Echo Tech salary trends, .

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2023

$68,482

2024

$68,122

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$67,303

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2023	$68,482
2024	$68,122
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