Institution and Cafeteria Cooks Salary in Victoria, Texas

The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in Victoria, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of institution and cafeteria cooks in Victoria is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Institution and Cafeteria Cooks in Victoria, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,120
25th Percentile Wage
$22,620
50th Percentile Wage
$27,330
75th Percentile Wage
$28,700
90th Percentile Wage
$36,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria cooks in Victoria, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,120.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of institution and cafeteria cooks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$27,330
9.81% 31.39%
2021
$24,650
0.97% -
2020
$24,410
-1.76% -
2019
$24,840
8.90% -
2018
$22,630
0.09% -
2017
$22,610
10.75% -
2016
$20,180
3.67% -
2015
$19,440
-4.22% -
2014
$20,260
-5.53% -
2013
$21,380
12.30% -
2012
$18,750
- -

Table 2. Compare Institution and Cafeteria Cooks Salary in Victoria with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,330 in Victoria is in the middle of salary range for institution and cafeteria cooks in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of institution and cafeteria cooks in Victoria is 17.3 percent (17.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 20.1 percent (20.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Odessa.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$33,060
Amarillo
$30,230
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$30,150
Midland
$29,960
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$29,840
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$29,200
Sherman-Denison
$28,530
Lubbock
$28,510
Abilene
$28,090
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$28,030
Waco
$27,870
College Station-Bryan
$27,740
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$27,380
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$27,330
Victoria
$27,330
Wichita Falls
$26,920
Tyler
$26,690
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$26,640
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$26,640
Fort Worth-Arlington
$26,400
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$26,160
San Angelo
$26,120
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$25,910
Corpus Christi
$25,700
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$25,430
Texarkana-Texarkana
$24,840
Longview
$24,640
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$24,630
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$24,600
El Paso
$23,100
Brownsville-Harlingen
$22,650
Laredo
$22,300
Odessa
$21,830

See also: Top paying jobs in Victoria, Texas.