Highest-paying jobs in Victoria

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July 8, 2022
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Highest-paying jobs in Victoria

Stacker collected information on the highest-paying jobs in Victoria, TX, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by average annual salary with information up to date as of May 2021.

In Victoria, the annual mean wage is $45,920 or 21.2% lower than national mean of $58,260, while the highest-paying occupation makes $131,110. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

#50. Compliance officers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $56,430
- #348 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

#49. Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $56,490
- #211 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,090
- Employment: 296,370
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($91,540)
--- Napa, CA ($90,530)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($87,860)

#48. Industrial machinery mechanics

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $56,640
- #216 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,780
- Employment: 373,090
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($85,900)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($85,360)
--- Anchorage, AK ($82,890)

#47. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $56,690
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,280
- Employment: 145,230
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($86,740)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($82,520)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,470)

#46. Elementary school teachers, except special education

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $56,950
- #230 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 560

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,080
- Employment: 1,329,280
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($92,860)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($91,430)
--- Salinas, CA ($91,280)

#45. Healthcare social workers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $58,090
- #180 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,310
- Employment: 173,860
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($105,600)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($100,890)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,340)

#44. Radiologic technologists and technicians

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $58,100
- #217 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,490
- Employment: 216,380
- Entry level education requirements: Associate’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($127,890)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($118,480)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,100)

#43. Respiratory therapists

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $59,900
- #172 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,190
- Employment: 133,410
- Entry level education requirements: Associate’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($113,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,330)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($101,690)

#42. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $60,410
- #225 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,750
- Employment: 665,380
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($125,960)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,450)
--- Napa, CA ($116,010)

#41. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $60,950
- #331 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

National
- Annual mean salary: $72,390
- Employment: 1,242,490
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,280)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($92,660)
--- Napa, CA ($92,620)

#40. Human resources specialists

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $61,500
- #222 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

#39. Detectives and criminal investigators

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $62,380
- #226 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $90,370
- Employment: 107,890
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,210)
--- Anchorage, AK ($127,070)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($123,460)

#38. Wellhead pumpers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $62,830
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,170
- Employment: 16,040
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($77,750)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($75,610)
--- Midland, TX ($74,690)

#36 (tie). Cost estimators

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $64,390
- #252 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

#36 (tie). Physical therapist assistants

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $64,390
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,740
- Employment: 93,660
- Entry level education requirements: Associate's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($85,960)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,740)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($76,390)

#35. Loan officers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $65,370
- #313 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

#34. Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $65,600
- #203 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $93,260
- Employment: 426,870
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($154,880)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($141,290)
--- Memphis, TN-MS-AR ($121,180)

#33. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $67,500
- #215 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,060
- Employment: 123,940
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($117,700)
--- Salinas, CA ($110,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,490)

#32. Instructional coordinators

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $67,510
- #162 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,560
- Employment: 184,740
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salem, OR ($93,890)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($93,760)
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($91,430)

#31. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $68,790
- #200 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,060
- Employment: 665,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,820)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($101,210)

#30. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $69,420
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,330
- Employment: 629,420
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($98,170)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($97,910)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($90,410)

#29. Dental hygienists

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $70,730
- #234 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $81,360
- Employment: 207,190
- Entry level education requirements: Associate’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($125,750)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($122,660)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($119,320)

#28. Registered nurses

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $71,050
- #213 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,120

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,750
- Employment: 3,047,530
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($155,230)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($151,640)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($146,360)

#27. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $71,200
- #372 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,650
- Employment: 274,710
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($144,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($143,450)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($142,330)

#26. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $72,200
- #160 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,590
- Employment: 526,240
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($93,830)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($93,030)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,870)

#25. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $72,690
- #279 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $92,320
- Employment: 243,920
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-South Portland, ME ($129,860)
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($121,360)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($121,250)

#24. Network and computer systems administrators

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $74,060
- #288 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $91,250
- Employment: 316,760
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($135,440)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($116,370)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($110,930)

#23. Accountants and auditors

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $77,780
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

#22. Occupational health and safety specialists

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $77,840
- #132 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $78,740
- Employment: 106,340
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($111,950)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($108,240)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,020)

#21. Speech-language pathologists

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $81,630
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $85,820
- Employment: 147,470
- Entry level education requirements: Master's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,260)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,120)
--- Salinas, CA ($107,160)

#20. Computer systems analysts

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $82,670
- #267 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,210
- Employment: 505,150
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($141,290)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($131,650)
--- Huntsville, AL ($118,690)

#19. Civil engineers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $84,960
- #241 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $95,490
- Employment: 304,310
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,720)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($116,550)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($115,120)

#18. Electrical engineers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $85,620
- #287 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $107,890
- Employment: 186,020
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($148,870)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($133,640)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($124,680)

#17. Software developers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $87,340
- #326 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,990
- Employment: 1,364,180
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($167,420)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($158,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($148,220)

#16. General and operations managers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $88,460
- #321 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,110

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,250
- Employment: 2,984,920
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($165,340)
--- Trenton, NJ ($165,030)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($159,210)

#15. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $90,520
- #149 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,750
- Employment: 266,160
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($150,760)
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($141,470)
--- Iowa City, IA ($138,870)

#14. Medical and health services managers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $95,050
- #342 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,840
- Employment: 436,770
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($162,110)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($157,340)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($156,370)

#13. Occupational therapists

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $95,740
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $89,470
- Employment: 127,830
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($121,190)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($113,210)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($113,190)

#12. Physical therapists

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $95,990
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $92,920
- Employment: 225,350
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($123,190)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,370)
--- Midland, TX ($116,880)

#11. Mechanical engineers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $96,500
- #74 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $97,000
- Employment: 278,240
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($137,540)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($128,790)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($127,030)

#10. Project management specialists

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $99,430
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)

#9. Personal financial advisors

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $100,760
- #209 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,960
- Employment: 263,030
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
--- East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)

#8. Sales managers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $115,150
- #252 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,390
- Employment: 453,800
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($198,960)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($196,910)
--- Boulder, CO ($182,820)

#7. Nurse practitioners

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $116,560
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $118,040
- Employment: 234,690
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($197,870)
--- Napa, CA ($184,700)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($180,380)

#6. Industrial production managers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $118,590
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $117,780
- Employment: 192,270
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($155,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($153,860)
--- Fort Collins, CO ($153,470)

#5. Petroleum engineers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $122,350
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $145,720
- Employment: 22,100
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($214,700)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($175,590)
--- Anchorage, AK ($169,650)

#4. Lawyers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $122,730
- #136 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $148,030
- Employment: 681,010
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($231,200)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($191,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($186,610)

#3. Pharmacists

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $129,890
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $125,690
- Employment: 312,550
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($168,640)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($163,840)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($158,420)

#2. Financial managers

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $130,380
- #178 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,460
- Employment: 681,070
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($209,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($201,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($188,900)

#1. Physician assistants

Victoria, TX
- Annual mean salary: $131,110
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,460
- Employment: 132,940
- Entry level education requirements: Master's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portsmouth, NH-ME ($167,240)
--- Panama City, FL ($165,000)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($164,150)

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