Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · Florida statewide data
$51,235
Median Annual Wage
+35% since 2014
$51,770
Florida Median
-1% vs state
1,373,510
Total Workers
628
Occupations Tracked
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is a Metropolitan Area with 628 tracked occupations and an estimated 1,373,510 total workers. Wages grew an average of 37.7% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Computer and Mathematical Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $226,130 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $197,660 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $166,630 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $166,470 |
| Podiatrists | $161,290 |
| Dentists, General | $153,930 |
| Financial Managers | $147,920 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | $145,140 |
| Marketing Managers | $139,230 |
| Sales Engineers | $135,690 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+37.7%
avg wage growth since 2014
+20.1%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Aerospace Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
+215.4%
$40,080 → $126,410
|
| Special Education Teachers, All Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+194.4%
$24,230 → $71,340
|
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+186.0%
$29,270 → $83,720
|
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
+120.1%
$20,980 → $46,180
|
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
+119.3%
$46,130 → $101,150
|
Most Jobs Added
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Production Occupations |
+1200.0%
80 → 1,060
|
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary Management Occupations |
+500.0%
200 → 1,370
|
| Farm and Home Management Educators Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+500.0%
50 → 340
|
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
+500.0%
2,360 → 14,250
|
| Interpreters and Translators Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
+400.0%
290 → 1,540
|
Wage Declines
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-37.3%
$87,860 → $55,130
|
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-31.7%
$80,270 → $54,840
|
| Conservation Scientists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
-28.6%
$86,790 → $61,960
|
| Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-23.1%
$79,600 → $61,220
|
| Orthotists and Prosthetists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
-22.4%
$77,790 → $60,330
|
Wage Trends in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $51,235 |
| 2023 | $49,600 |
| 2022 | $47,880 |
| 2021 | $46,950 |
| 2020 | $44,280 |
| 2019 | $42,665 |
| 2018 | $40,640 |
| 2017 | $40,085 |
| 2016 | $40,170 |
| 2015 | $38,380 |
| 2014 | $37,835 |