Ultrasound technician pay also depends on the area the sonographer is specialized in, such as vascular or cardiac ultrasound. It is also dependent on the state in which theyâre working. The following table compares salaries among the top-paying states, as of May, 2015. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015 Data.
Generally, tax burdens were highest on the East Coast, while residents of Midwestern and Southern states often faced lower tax burdens. Residents of New York and New Jersey paid more than 12% of their income in state and local taxes, the most in the nation. Wyoming residents, on the other hand, paid less than 7%.
In 2010, 20 percent of total U.S. state and local tax revenues were collected from personal income taxes. The top five states with the largest share of tax revenues from this source were Oregon (37.7 percent), Maryland (35.6 percent), New York (31.2 percent), Kentucky (30.4 percent), and Massachusetts (30.3 percent).orporate income taxes make up a very small portion of state and local tax revenues across the U.S. (only 3 percent of total in 2010). The state that depends most heavily on corporate income taxes is Alaska, and only 10.4 percent of Alaskan state and local tax revenues are derived from this source.