SOC 33-2011 · Area 47020 · May 2025
Firefighters
Victoria, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $49,680 | $23.89 |
| 25th percentile | $50,350 | $24.21 |
| Median | $50,350 | $24.21 |
| 75th percentile | $57,390 | $27.59 |
| 90th percentile | $57,390 | $27.59 |
| Average | $52,120 | $25.06 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 70. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $50,350 to $57,390 in 2025, a span of $7,040.
The area median is $9,830 (16.3%) below Texas's $60,180 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 27 other published areas
- This area's median is $8,400 (20.0%) above the $41,950 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $6,610 (15.1%) above the $43,740 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $5,660 (12.7%) above the $44,690 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $4,640 (10.2%) above the $45,710 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $4,530 (9.9%) above the $45,820 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $4,130 (8.9%) above the $46,220 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $3,090 (6.5%) above the $47,260 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $2,510 (5.2%) above the $47,840 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $1,930 (4.0%) above the $48,420 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $1,650 (3.4%) above the $48,700 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $410 (0.8%) above the $49,940 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $160 (0.3%) above the $50,190 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $50 (0.1%) above the $50,300 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $390 (0.8%) below the $50,740 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $630 (1.2%) below the $50,980 median in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $650 (1.3%) below the $51,000 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $7,310 (12.7%) below the $57,660 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $8,480 (14.4%) below the $58,830 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $8,750 (14.8%) below the $59,100 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $8,770 (14.8%) below the $59,120 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $10,300 (17.0%) below the $60,650 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
- This area's median is $12,300 (19.6%) below the $62,650 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $13,010 (20.5%) below the $63,360 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $14,190 (22.0%) below the $64,540 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $14,550 (22.4%) below the $64,900 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $26,940 (34.9%) below the $77,290 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $28,030 (35.8%) below the $78,380 median in Abilene, TX.
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Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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