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Tampa

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metropolitan area. 58 published occupation pages; regional price parity 100.9 (US = 100).

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · 58 occupations
Table 1 — By occupation

What Tampa pays

Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.

OccupationMedianEmployment
Financial Managers$157,4808,500
Sales Managers$132,0107,150
Software Developers$130,45014,230
Medical and Health Services Managers$124,9807,000
Managers, All Other$117,8105,980
General and Operations Managers$103,67035,700
Project Management Specialists$97,78011,660
Management Analysts$95,84012,470
Registered Nurses$85,47038,720
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$81,6109,980
Accountants and Auditors$78,99014,770
Compliance Officers$75,9204,110
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,8805,610
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$75,7105,190
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,9809,840
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$71,5103,690
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$69,1606,950
Human Resources Specialists$65,58010,410
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$63,65014,050
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,00013,460
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling$61,6404,560
Computer User Support Specialists$61,0507,410
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,0308,180
Insurance Sales Agents$60,8208,750
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$60,1506,630
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,12011,000
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$59,60016,050
Electricians$57,4507,170
Carpenters$52,1306,010
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,56015,840
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,09012,750
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$48,29010,790
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$47,8807,380
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,02014,380
Office Clerks, General$45,68023,680
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,24012,140
Medical Assistants$44,4809,310
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,77016,350
Construction Laborers$43,75012,860
Customer Service Representatives$42,66034,150
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,57022,610
Nursing Assistants$37,47015,120
Bartenders$37,4608,810
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$37,2109,860
Waiters and Waitresses$37,07025,280
Cooks, Restaurant$37,01018,640
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,64010,290
Food Preparation Workers$36,33010,150
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,2705,150
Security Guards$36,01012,200
Stockers and Order Fillers$35,42023,830
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,80018,460
Retail Salespersons$33,79045,130
Dishwashers$31,6705,260
Cashiers$30,29025,820
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$29,8805,810
Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,26033,910
Packers and Packagers, Hand$28,0005,720
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.

Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.