Medical Scientist salary in Tampa, FL

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$65,640
Middle 50%$61.4k–$72.3k
vs. national median−13%comparison median $75,324
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $53,024 and $120,851.
PercentileSalary
10th$57,520
25th$61,428
50th (median)$65,640
75th$72,330
90th$80,202

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $60k $70k FY2021: median $60,000 (16 filings) FY2022: median $61,377 (16 filings) FY2024: median $60,792 (10 filings) FY2025: median $66,081 (17 filings) FY2026: median $61,218 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 17
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–––9
FY2021$60,000$55,000$65,59216
FY2022$61,377$55,447$70,23016
FY2023–––8
FY2024$60,792$56,757$64,83910
FY2025$66,081$63,357$72,33017
FY2026$61,218$57,425$72,34412

Cost of living

Tampa's median Medical Scientist salary of $65,640 is worth about $65,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the Tampa, FL area earned a median of $86,890 in May 2025 (1,490 employed). The H-1B median here is $65,640, 24% 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
University of South Florida$63,35724
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institutetoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $60,521 11
Mid-level · Level II $70,500 16
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$52,645$60,52111
Mid-level · Level II$63,357$70,50016

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.