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Mechanical Engineer Salary in Victoria, Texas

The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Victoria, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineers 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 Mechanical Engineers in Victoria, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$70,270
25th Percentile Wage
$74,770
50th Percentile Wage
$99,830
75th Percentile Wage
$113,990
90th Percentile Wage
$128,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Victoria, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,270.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2021.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth9-Year Growth
2021
$99,830
26.45% 2.13%
2016
$73,420
4.06% -
2015
$70,440
-6.50% -
2014
$75,020
-3.92% -
2013
$77,960
-25.32% -
2012
$97,700
- -

Table 2. Compare Mechanical Engineer Salary in Victoria with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,830 in Victoria is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Victoria is 18.3 percent (18.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Tyler and 33.7 percent (33.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Tyler
$122,260
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$117,830
Midland
$106,690
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$104,440
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$100,170
Victoria
$99,830
Corpus Christi
$99,000
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$98,940
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$96,630
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$95,430
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$93,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$92,060
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$91,840
Texarkana-Texarkana
$90,790
Odessa
$90,140
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$90,060
Sherman-Denison
$88,220
Amarillo
$83,340
Fort Worth-Arlington
$81,910
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$81,650
San Angelo
$80,930
Brownsville-Harlingen
$80,820
Wichita Falls
$80,510
Longview
$80,510
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$78,560
Abilene
$78,030
College Station-Bryan
$77,030
Waco
$76,870
Lubbock
$75,740
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$75,440
El Paso
$66,140

See also: Top paying jobs in Victoria, Texas.