Engineering Director salary in Tampa, FL

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Clearwater, Land O Lakes, Land O'lakes, Largo, Palm Harbor.

Also listed as: Architectural and Engineering Manager, Manager Hardware Engineering

Median salary$150,463
Middle 50%$142.5k–$182.5k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $182,728
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $109,935 and $206,560.
PercentileSalary
10th$118,404
25th$142,500
50th (median)$150,463
75th$182,453
90th$202,281

Cost of living

Tampa's median Engineering Director salary of $150,463 is worth about $149,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Architectural and Engineering Managers in the Tampa, FL area earned a median of $169,310 in May 2025 (1,480 employed). The H-1B median here is $150,463, 11% 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
GroundGame.Healthtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.