Expert Data Scientist salary in Tampa, FL

Based on 82 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Wesley Chapel, St. Petersburg, Temple Terrace, Clearwater, St Petersburg.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$141,150

Middle 50%$141.1k–$159.5k

vs. all levels here+40%comparison median $100,493

Filings82FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $98,165 and $221,650.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$134,659
25th	$141,107
50th (median)	$141,150
75th	$159,500
90th	$179,660

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	6
FY2021	–	–	–	6
FY2022	$137,500	$124,500	$150,881	24
FY2023	$129,057	$112,982	$150,000	29
FY2024	$140,013	$134,000	$155,000	17
FY2025	$147,160	$134,659	$160,071	35
FY2026	$141,107	$141,107	$157,580	47

Cost of living

Tampa's median expert Data Scientist salary of $141,150 is worth about $139,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Tampa, FL area earned a median of $109,990 in May 2025 (1,730 employed). The H-1B median here is $141,150, 28% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Citi	$141,107	31
JPMorgan Chase	too few	8
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute	too few	3
Amgen	too few	2
Axelon Services	too few	2
Insightfinder	too few	2
Treasure Data	too few	2
University of South Florida	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$72,500	91
Mid-level · Level II	$93,226	222
Senior · Level III	$120,000	93
Expert · Level IV	$141,150	82

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$60,528	$72,500	91
Mid-level · Level II	$85,238	$93,226	222
Senior · Level III	$117,166	$120,000	93
Expert · Level IV	$141,107	$141,150	82

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.