High paying medical jobs in Victoria, TX

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Victoria, TX. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Victoria, TX run 10.2% below the national average (2024), so a Victoria, TX salary is worth about 1.11× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Victoria, TX · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$219,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$39,070 – $603,09080
2Pharmacists$140,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$89,620 – $169,11080
3Nurse Practitioners$129,580
Master's degree
$95,900 – $157,520100
4Dentists, General$129,430
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,850 – $262,11030
5Occupational Therapists$103,800
Master's degree
$68,130 – $130,200100
6Physical Therapists$102,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,570 – $130,000140
7Speech-Language Pathologists$95,950
Master's degree
$79,790 – $133,440140
8Dental Hygienists$85,680
Associate's degree
$79,950 – $97,25040
9Registered Nurses$83,680
Bachelor's degree
$65,150 – $103,5101,080
10Respiratory Therapists$76,110
Associate's degree
$63,010 – $81,50070
11Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$67,380
Associate's degree
$43,410 – $92,12090
12Surgical Technologists$63,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,540 – $74,91040
13Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$59,310
Bachelor's degree
$36,400 – $81,750110
14Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$58,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,770 – $69,310340
15Paramedics$54,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,600 – $58,80050
16Medical Records Specialists$51,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,520 – $78,13060
17Pharmacy Technicians$43,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,410 – $48,670150
18Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$38,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,330 – $83,27040
19Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$36,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,270 – $37,08060
20Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$36,290
Associate's degree
$29,900 – $44,75060
21Opticians, Dispensing$34,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,030 – $42,98040
22Emergency Medical Technicians$33,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,740 – $42,06060

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianVictoria, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$219,640	$39,070 – $603,090	80
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$140,860	$89,620 – $169,110	80
3	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$129,580	$95,900 – $157,520	100
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$129,430	$75,850 – $262,110	30
5	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$103,800	$68,130 – $130,200	100
6	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,520	$76,570 – $130,000	140
7	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$95,950	$79,790 – $133,440	140
8	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$85,680	$79,950 – $97,250	40
9	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$83,680	$65,150 – $103,510	1,080
10	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$76,110	$63,010 – $81,500	70
11	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$67,380	$43,410 – $92,120	90
12	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,000	$30,540 – $74,910	40
13	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$59,310	$36,400 – $81,750	110
14	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,130	$47,770 – $69,310	340
15	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,370	$41,600 – $58,800	50
16	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,250	$34,520 – $78,130	60
17	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,050	$34,410 – $48,670	150
18	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,890	$30,330 – $83,270	40
19	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,980	$30,270 – $37,080	60
20	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$36,290	$29,900 – $44,750	60
21	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,280	$28,030 – $42,980	40
22	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$33,770	$30,740 – $42,060	60

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Victoria, TX. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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