SOC 35-9011 · Victoria, TX metro

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Salary in Victoria, TX

The average salary for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Victoria, Texas is $21,870 a year ($10.52 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $21,770: half of the 130 people in this job in the Victoria, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 36% less than the U.S. average for this job ($34,230).

$21,870average per year

$10.52 / hourMedian $21,770Take-home ≈ $19,620

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  • $22KMedian
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  • $29K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

130people in this job
-36%vs U.S. average
#21 of 25Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay range in Victoria

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $29,350 or more. The middle half of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Victoria earn between $15,540 and $25,290.

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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$21,870$1,822$10.51
Median$21,770$1,814$10.47
Entry level (25th percentile)$15,540$1,295$7.47
Experienced (75th percentile)$25,290$2,108$12.16

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay in Victoria vs. Texas and the U.S.

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Victoria earn 10% less than the Texas average ($24,390) and 36% less than the U.S. average ($34,230). At the median the gap is -36% against the U.S. median of $33,980.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Victoria$21,870$21,770$15,080$29,350130
Texas$24,390$21,550$15,710$35,54060,270
United States$34,230$33,980$21,300$46,570542,750

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary after taxes in Victoria

On the average salary of $21,870, a single filer in Victoria takes home about $19,620 a year, or $1,635 a month and $755 every two weeks. Taxes take 10% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Victoria a good place for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Victoria area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.8), so the average $21,870 buys what about $24,344 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Victoria ($43,050). A typical home costs $224,479, or 10.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in other Texas cities

Victoria ranks 21st of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($26,960).

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Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,640).

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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in Victoria: questions

How much do dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers make an hour in Victoria?

$10.52 an hour on average, and $10.46 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers salary in Victoria?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,080 a year and the 25th percentile is $15,540, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers take-home pay in Victoria?

About $19,620 a year ($1,635 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $21,870. Texas has no state income tax.

Do dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers earn more in Victoria than elsewhere?

The average here is 36% less than the U.S. average for this job ($34,230).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 35-9011; area Victoria, TX (47020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.01, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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