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).nother small source of state and local government tax revenues are taxes on motor vehicle licenses. Oklahoma relied most heavily on these types of taxes, with 5.1 percent of tax revenues coming from this source.