H-1B salaries in Tampa, FL

Based on 8,200 certified H-1B filings in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$106,000
Middle 50%$85.2k–$138k
vs. national median−14%comparison median $122,699
Filings8,200FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $55,470 and $240,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$71,989
25th$85,238
50th (median)$106,000
75th$138,000
90th$160,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $82,000 (4,849 filings) FY2021: median $89,918 (4,213 filings) FY2022: median $93,600 (5,200 filings) FY2023: median $98,446 (4,605 filings) FY2024: median $98,446 (4,665 filings) FY2025: median $104,562 (4,898 filings) FY2026: median $109,461 (3,302 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4,849 filings FY20 FY2021: 4,213 filings FY21 FY2022: 5,200 filings FY22 FY2023: 4,605 filings FY23 FY2024: 4,665 filings FY24 FY2025: 4,898 filings FY25 FY2026: 3,302 filings FY26 5,200
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$82,000$72,987$100,6004,849
FY2021$89,918$75,130$110,2404,213
FY2022$93,600$80,000$120,0005,200
FY2023$98,446$85,000$125,0004,605
FY2024$98,446$81,328$128,0794,665
FY2025$104,562$84,000$136,0004,898
FY2026$109,461$88,000$141,1073,302

Cost of living

Tampa's median H-1B salary of $106,000 is worth about $105,100 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,648Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,917Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)100.9Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$105,100Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesFL: noneSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$123,2193,179
Systems Engineer / Architect$96,068954
Data Scientist$100,493500
QA Engineer$94,994361
Programmer Analyst$80,038296
Systems Analyst$107,583263
IT Manager$174,920219
Civil Engineer$87,360189
Data Engineer$127,940160
Database Administrator$119,800120
Accountant$87,750118
Management Consultant$91,424101
Network Administrator$90,00082
Financial Analyst$92,00075
Operations Research Analyst$98,04470

By job title

Java Developer$100.8k · 137 Full Stack Developer$100.8k · 74 DevOps Engineer$101.8k · 59 Solutions Architect$145.6k · 57 Product Manager$119.8k · 38 SAP Consultant$102.4k · 35 .NET Developer$101.2k · 32 Cloud Engineer$126.5k · 28 Systems Engineer$121.6k · 27 Salesforce Developer$104k · 22 Scrum Master$88.3k · 16 Site Reliability Engineer$145.6k · 15

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Tampa, FL. Figure: median salary · filings.