Senior Accountant salary in Tampa, FL

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, FY2025. Includes Clearwater, St Petersburg, Wesley Chapel, Saint Petersburg, Plant City.

Also listed as: Auditor, Tax Accountant

Median salary$136,458
Middle 50%$134.8k–$139.8k
vs. all levels here+56%comparison median $87,750
Filings12FY2025 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $99,691 and $151,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$134,016
25th$134,791
50th (median)$136,458
75th$139,788
90th$150,059

Cost of living

Tampa's median senior Accountant salary of $136,458 is worth about $135,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Tampa = 100.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Accountants and Auditors in the Tampa, FL area earned a median of $78,990 in May 2025 (14,770 employed). The H-1B median here is $136,458, 73% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
EYtoo few8

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $64,655 34
Mid-level · Level II $90,000 52
Senior · Level III $136,458 12
Expert · Level IV $121,536 19

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$52,146$64,65534
Mid-level · Level II$71,386$90,00052
Senior · Level III$84,406$136,45812
Expert · Level IV$100,526$121,53619

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.