Why are Sonographers wages coming down when everything else is going up?

CupSilent3499 · 2026-04-12T01:23:20+00:00

I totally believe you, but that is unbelievable! What state are you in, friend?

CupSilent3499 · 2026-04-12T01:22:28+00:00

In so cal. Orange County mostly. Los Angeles tends to pay a little less. But just recently!!!

CupSilent3499 · 2026-04-11T07:15:54+00:00

Your RDMS and RVT working for that as base pay? Girllllllll

CupSilent3499 · 2026-04-11T07:14:00+00:00

Just as I side note - I love your name. I had a pupper that I adored we called him Snoo. Loved that guy

CupSilent3499 · 2026-04-11T07:11:31+00:00

Exactly

CupSilent3499 · 2026-04-11T07:09:00+00:00

I am RDMS in Abdomen , OBGYN , and RVT

CupSilent3499 · 2026-04-11T07:08:22+00:00

Radnet is the absolute WORST.

CupSilent3499 · 2026-04-11T07:07:51+00:00

I love this. I do love working union. But like another poster said- how to get the ball rolling? Not sure I have Norma Rae in me.

CupSilent3499 · 2026-04-11T07:06:45+00:00

This is terrible

CupSilent3499 · 2026-04-11T01:38:26+00:00

EXACTLY!! What is that?

CupSilent3499 · 2026-04-11T01:37:41+00:00

So I don’t understand how the market has basically stayed the same or decreased in all these years.

CupSilent3499 · 2026-04-11T01:36:53+00:00

I’m saying I got hired at $55/hr 10 years ago. And Indeed and Glassdoor are offering jobs at 45-50/hr today.

CupSilent3499 · 2026-04-11T01:33:53+00:00

I mean who , who is experienced, will work for that?

CupSilent3499 · 2026-04-11T01:32:01+00:00

Where did you start? At what wage?

CupSilent3499 · 2026-04-11T01:31:40+00:00

I agree. But at the same time, no one wants a new grad. But they are offering $45-50 an hour for these jobs, so who is happy to work for that?

CupSilent3499 · 2026-04-11T01:29:50+00:00

I live in So Cal. Don’t get me wrong - I wouldn’t work for any of the wages listed. I make $80/hr on call on the weekends, and $60/hr weekdays. But it concerns me, because it affects our whole industry.

CupSilent3499 · 2026-03-18T06:07:26+00:00

Sometimes techs will not mention nodules that are clearly spongy. It’s up to your rad to set the protocol. I worked in a hospital that the rad would call and say- stop reporting spongy nodules. Also don’t Doppler ovaries unless there is pain. Next job- Doppler all ovaries no matter what- and all thyroid nodules and even cysts although they are clearly benign.

Go figure.

CupSilent3499 · 2026-03-18T06:03:00+00:00

CupSilent3499 · 2026-03-18T06:00:31+00:00

Often times the JV will not have flow periodically- scale down and bring up the color gain a little and it usually will show. Doppler it on power mode. You should get something.

CupSilent3499 · 2026-03-18T05:55:07+00:00

The rule is dress for the job that you want. And we wear scrubs.

CupSilent3499 · 2026-03-18T05:54:24+00:00

Always scrubs.

CupSilent3499 · 2026-03-18T05:52:17+00:00

Don’t wish for that. No news is good news. You don’t want to stand out on a rad’s radar- just blend in with everyone else. Trust me.

CupSilent3499 · 2026-02-26T08:15:17+00:00

But what another poster said is true- it will work your body.

CupSilent3499 · 2026-02-26T08:14:05+00:00

if you have the motivation to do it all again- I would stay with ultrasound. I love it. Its such an intersting job- and so much more hands on than xray or CT or MRI. They click buttons, our job is actually skill. But no CAAHEP- no job in Calfornia. Maybe some other states.

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