Elementary School Teacher salary in Tampa, FL

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Dade City, St. Petersburg.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$48,500
Middle 50%$46.5k–$54.2k
vs. national median−21%comparison median $61,479
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $45,040 and $62,722.
PercentileSalary
10th$45,040
25th$46,495
50th (median)$48,500
75th$54,235
90th$61,910

Cost of living

Tampa's median Elementary School Teacher salary of $48,500 is worth about $48,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the Tampa, FL area earned a median of $60,120 in May 2025 (11,000 employed). The H-1B median here is $48,500, 19% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Islamic Society of Tampa Bay Areatoo few4
American Youth Academytoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 7
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.