SOC 47-5013 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas make in Victoria, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas in Victoria, TX is $57,050. The 10th percentile is $44,550 and the 90th percentile is $63,090. Employment is 310.

Median annual wage

$57,050

10th percentile
$44,550
25th percentile
$49,210
Median
$57,050
75th percentile
$63,090
90th percentile
$63,090
Mean
$58,780

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas, the published 10th percentile is $44,550 and the 90th percentile is $63,090. The difference is $18,540, which is 32.5% 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 $49,210 to the 75th at $63,090, covers $13,880.

The mean annual wage is $58,780, which sits above the median of $57,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Victoria, TX median is 1.9% lower than the national median of $58,160 for Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,502, which is 9.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.5% higher than the Texas median of $49,820.

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 $57,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas at $63,502 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas. Victoria, TX ranks 1st of 5 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 $46,160 and employment of 240. That median is 19.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,811, against $63,502 here.
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 98 miles away, with a median of $47,650 and employment of 590. That median is 16.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,308, against $63,502 here.
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 134 miles away, with a median of $49,940 and employment of 5,400. That median is 12.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,634, against $63,502 here.

Employment share

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas accounts for 0.81% of wage-and-salary employment in Victoria, TX (310 of 38,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (43,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 29.31 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Victoria, TX · Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas make in Victoria, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas in Victoria, TX is $57,050. The 10th percentile is $44,550 and the 90th percentile is $63,090. Employment is 310.

How does that compare with the national median for Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas?

The local median is 1.9% lower than the national median of $58,160.

What is Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas 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 $57,050 is $63,502. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Victoria, TX compare with nearby metros for Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas?

Corpus Christi, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 59 miles away, at $46,160. Victoria, TX ranks 1st of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.