Senior IT Manager salary in Tampa, FL

Based on 41 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Wesley Chapel, St. Petersburg, Land O Lakes, Odessa, Lutz.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$176,800
Middle 50%$172k–$195.4k
vs. all levels here+1%comparison median $174,920
Filings41FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $163,654 and $238,580.
PercentileSalary
10th$168,000
25th$172,000
50th (median)$176,800
75th$195,400
90th$200,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $165k $200k FY2020: median $146,029 (16 filings) FY2021: median $150,155 (15 filings) FY2022: median $165,000 (41 filings) FY2023: median $172,000 (36 filings) FY2024: median $185,000 (30 filings) FY2025: median $176,800 (33 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 41 filings FY22 FY2023: 36 filings FY23 FY2024: 30 filings FY24 FY2025: 33 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 41
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$146,029$144,693$156,26216
FY2021$150,155$116,400$158,47915
FY2022$165,000$160,000$174,80041
FY2023$172,000$162,500$195,58136
FY2024$185,000$177,500$199,98230
FY2025$176,800$172,000$193,20033
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Tampa's median senior IT Manager salary of $176,800 is worth about $175,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Tampa, FL area earned a median of $168,470 in May 2025 (6,520 employed). The H-1B median here is $176,800, 5% 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
PwCtoo few6
EYtoo few4
Amazontoo few3
PwC US Consultingtoo few3
Raymond James & Associatestoo few3
Amgentoo few2
Brightspeed Managementtoo few2
Medhoktoo few2
Rsmtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $116,150 14
Mid-level · Level II $154,866 88
Senior · Level III $176,800 41
Expert · Level IV $212,500 58

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$112,299$116,15014
Mid-level · Level II$134,451$154,86688
Senior · Level III$163,654$176,80041
Expert · Level IV$199,410$212,50058

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.