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Victoria salaries

The median worker in the Victoria, TX metro area earned $41,190 a year in 2024, about $19.80 an hour. That ranks #338 of the 391 metro areas published here, 16.8% below the national median.

Texas

Median pay $41,190 $19.80 per hour
Vs national -16.8% U.S. $49,500
Workers 38,310 wage and salary
Metro rank #338 of 391 by median pay

What this labour market looks like

Victoria pays 13.3% less than Texas as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.

Unusually concentrated here

Occupations against their national share, 2024
Occupation Concentration Employed Median
Food Preparation Workers 2.29× 500 $26,550
Retail Salespersons 1.41× 1,330 $28,530
General and Operations Managers 1.39× 1,240 $78,900
Fast Food and Counter Workers 1.35× 1,270 $23,080
Cashiers 1.35× 1,060 $27,160
Registered Nurses 1.3× 1,060 $80,500
Stockers and Order Fillers 1.28× 890 $36,460
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1.19× 510 $38,400
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1.18× 610 $48,910
Office Clerks, General 1.1× 680 $36,850
Waiters and Waitresses 0.98× 560 $22,960
Customer Service Representatives 0.81× 550 $37,090

Best paid occupations

Highest median pay in Victoria
Occupation Median Hourly Employed
Registered Nurses $80,500 $38.70 1,060
General and Operations Managers $78,900 $37.93 1,240
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $73,670 $35.42 240
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $71,910 $34.57 310
Accountants and Auditors $65,260 $31.38 280
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $64,490 n/a 270
Industrial Machinery Mechanics $63,620 $30.59 340
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $63,230 n/a 390
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $62,080 $29.85 250
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $58,900 $28.32 340
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $58,850 $28.29 260
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $58,060 $27.92 230
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $54,790 $26.34 460
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $48,910 $23.52 610
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas $46,150 $22.19 240
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $42,990 $20.67 390
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $42,410 $20.39 400
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $42,140 $20.26 270
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $40,430 $19.44 420
Light Truck Drivers $39,630 $19.05 270
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $38,860 $18.68 390
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $38,400 $18.46 510
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $37,250 $17.91 250
Construction Laborers $37,120 $17.85 360
Customer Service Representatives $37,090 $17.83 550
Office Clerks, General $36,850 $17.72 680
Stockers and Order Fillers $36,460 $17.53 890
Medical Assistants $36,380 $17.49 210
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $36,290 $17.45 200
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $35,070 $16.86 560
Nursing Assistants $33,660 $16.19 460
Receptionists and Information Clerks $31,620 $15.20 300
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $30,700 $14.76 380
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $30,290 $14.56 260
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $29,580 n/a 390
Cooks, Restaurant $29,240 $14.06 380
Retail Salespersons $28,530 $13.72 1,330
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $28,430 $13.67 420
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $28,180 $13.55 200
Cashiers $27,160 $13.06 1,060
Food Preparation Workers $26,550 $12.76 500
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $26,330 $12.66 200
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $24,540 $11.80 700
Fast Food and Counter Workers $23,080 $11.10 1,270
Waiters and Waitresses $22,960 $11.04 560

Where most people work

Largest occupations in Victoria by employment
Occupation Employed Median Hourly
Retail Salespersons 1,330 $28,530 $13.72
Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,270 $23,080 $11.10
General and Operations Managers 1,240 $78,900 $37.93
Registered Nurses 1,060 $80,500 $38.70
Cashiers 1,060 $27,160 $13.06
Stockers and Order Fillers 890 $36,460 $17.53
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 700 $24,540 $11.80
Office Clerks, General 680 $36,850 $17.72
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 610 $48,910 $23.52
Waiters and Waitresses 560 $22,960 $11.04
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 560 $35,070 $16.86
Customer Service Representatives 550 $37,090 $17.83
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 510 $38,400 $18.46
Food Preparation Workers 500 $26,550 $12.76
Nursing Assistants 460 $33,660 $16.19
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 460 $54,790 $26.34
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 420 $28,430 $13.67
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 420 $40,430 $19.44
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 400 $42,410 $20.39
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 390 $63,230 n/a

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.

Other Texas metro areas

Victoria pay: common questions

What is the average salary in Victoria?

The median across all occupations is $41,190, or $19.80 an hour, covering 38,310 wage and salary workers. The mean is $53,210, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.

Does Victoria pay more than the rest of Texas?

No. The metro median of $41,190 is 13.3% below the Texas median of $47,500. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.

Which jobs pay best in Victoria?

Registered Nurses ($80,500), General and Operations Managers ($78,900), First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers ($73,670). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.

What is Victoria unusually full of?

Food Preparation Workers, at 2.29× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.