SOC 29-1141 · Victoria, TX metro

Registered Nurses Salary in Victoria, TX

The average salary for registered nurses in Victoria, Texas is $86,610 a year ($41.64 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $83,680: half of the 1,080 people in this job in the Victoria, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($102,761).

$86,610average per year

$41.64 / hourMedian $83,680Take-home ≈ $69,760

  • $65K10th
  • $77K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $97K75th
  • $104K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,080people in this job
-16%vs U.S. metro average
#14 of 26Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Registered Nurses pay range in Victoria

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $65,150 a year or less, while the top 10% make $103,510 or more. The middle half of registered nurses in Victoria earn between $77,000 and $97,200.

  • $65K10th
  • $77K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $97K75th
  • $104K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$86,610$7,218$41.64
Median$83,680$6,973$40.23
Entry level (25th percentile)$77,000$6,417$37.02
Experienced (75th percentile)$97,200$8,100$46.73

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

Registered Nurses salary after taxes in Victoria

On the average salary of $86,610, a single filer in Victoria takes home about $69,760 a year, or $5,813 a month and $2,683 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 registered nurses? 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 $86,610 buys what about $96,406 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Victoria ($43,050). A typical home costs $224,479, or 2.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Registered Nurses salary in other Texas cities

Victoria ranks 14th of 26 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($100,820).

All Registered Nurses salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for registered nurses

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($194,950).

Registered Nurses salary by city

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Registered Nurses salary in Victoria: questions

How much do registered nurses make an hour in Victoria?

$41.64 an hour on average, and $40.23 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level registered nurses salary in Victoria?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $65,150 a year and the 25th percentile is $77,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the registered nurses take-home pay in Victoria?

About $69,760 a year ($5,813 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $86,610. Texas has no state income tax.

Do registered nurses earn more in Victoria than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($102,761).

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 29-1141; area Victoria, TX (47020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • 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 1.31, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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