SOC 17-2071 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Electrical Engineers make in Victoria, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical Engineers in Victoria, TX is $105,190. The 10th percentile is $78,240 and the 90th percentile is $150,840. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$105,190

10th percentile
$78,240
25th percentile
$88,950
Median
$105,190
75th percentile
$125,460
90th percentile
$150,840
Mean
$111,130

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Electrical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $78,240 and the 90th percentile is $150,840. The difference is $72,600, which is 69.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $88,950 to the 75th at $125,460, covers $36,510.

The mean annual wage is $111,130, which sits above the median of $105,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Victoria, TX median is 12.8% lower than the national median of $120,630 for Electrical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $117,087, which is 2.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.7% lower than the Texas median of $129,450.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Victoria, TX is 89.839, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $105,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical Engineers at $117,087 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical Engineers. Victoria, TX ranks 6th of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Corpus Christi, TX is 59 miles away, with a median of $124,800 and employment of 230. That median is 18.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,670, against $117,087 here.
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 98 miles away, with a median of $103,520 and employment of 820. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,295, against $117,087 here.
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 108 miles away, with a median of $145,360 and employment of 4,070. That median is 38.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $148,227, against $117,087 here.

Employment share

Electrical Engineers accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Victoria, TX (40 of 38,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (198,750 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.82 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Electrical Engineers make in Victoria, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical Engineers in Victoria, TX is $105,190. The 10th percentile is $78,240 and the 90th percentile is $150,840. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Electrical Engineers?

The local median is 12.8% lower than the national median of $120,630.

What is Electrical Engineers pay in Victoria, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Victoria, TX is 89.839, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $105,190 is $117,087. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Victoria, TX compare with nearby metros for Electrical Engineers?

Corpus Christi, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 59 miles away, at $124,800. Victoria, TX ranks 6th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.