Mechanical Engineer salary in Tampa, FL

Based on 40 certified H-1B filings in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Largo, Lutz, Brooksville.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$85,582
Middle 50%$75k–$97.6k
vs. national median−21%comparison median $108,000
Filings40FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,917 and $159,122.
PercentileSalary
10th$69,075
25th$74,965
50th (median)$85,582
75th$97,600
90th$118,629

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $66,768 (24 filings) FY2021: median $65,645 (20 filings) FY2022: median $70,464 (18 filings) FY2023: median $82,752 (22 filings) FY2024: median $80,000 (29 filings) FY2025: median $79,871 (26 filings) FY2026: median $89,750 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 24 filings FY20 FY2021: 20 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 29 filings FY24 FY2025: 26 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 29
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$66,768$54,770$74,34424
FY2021$65,645$55,000$76,25020
FY2022$70,464$68,125$89,09018
FY2023$82,752$70,946$87,22522
FY2024$80,000$61,734$90,00029
FY2025$79,871$74,455$94,80626
FY2026$89,750$82,598$105,83114

Cost of living

Tampa's median Mechanical Engineer salary of $85,582 is worth about $84,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Tampa, FL area earned a median of $100,290 in May 2025 (1,220 employed). The H-1B median here is $85,582, 15% 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
Technosoft Servicestoo few3
Bard, Rao & Athanas Consulting Engineerstoo few2
Bnp Associatestoo few2
Engineering Matrixtoo few2
Enhanced Vision Systemstoo few2
GM2 Associatestoo few2
Masonitetoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $74,590 18
Mid-level · Level II $85,600 13
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$64,917$74,59018
Mid-level · Level II$85,592$85,60013

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.