Medical Technologist salary in Tampa, FL

Based on 64 certified H-1B filings in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Zephyrhills, Riverview, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Wesley Chapel.

Also listed as: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Median salary$73,632
Middle 50%$67.9k–$81.9k
vs. national median+8%comparison median $68,411
Filings64FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $48,589 and $95,693.
PercentileSalary
10th$57,884
25th$67,876
50th (median)$73,632
75th$81,941
90th$87,526

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2021: median $56,576 (35 filings) FY2022: median $59,311 (32 filings) FY2023: median $61,276 (41 filings) FY2024: median $73,174 (67 filings) FY2025: median $73,569 (36 filings) FY2026: median $73,694 (28 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 35 filings FY21 FY2022: 32 filings FY22 FY2023: 41 filings FY23 FY2024: 67 filings FY24 FY2025: 36 filings FY25 FY2026: 28 filings FY26 67
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
Show as table
Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––9
FY2021$56,576$56,576$61,88035
FY2022$59,311$56,492$70,16332
FY2023$61,276$56,576$70,24141
FY2024$73,174$66,258$79,91367
FY2025$73,569$68,016$82,14936
FY2026$73,694$66,242$80,80328

Cost of living

Tampa's median Medical Technologist salary of $73,632 is worth about $73,000 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
University Community Hospital$79,89323
Baycare Health Systemtoo few9
Florida Hospital Zephyrhillstoo few7
Florida Health Sciences Centertoo few5
Adventist Health Riverviewtoo few4
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospitaltoo few3
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdingstoo few2
Management Health Systemstoo few2
Onebloodtoo few2
Pasco-Pinellas Hillsborough Community Health Systemtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $71,489 25
Senior · Level III too few 6
Expert · Level IV $79,726 28

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$48,173$71,48925
Expert · Level IV$71,490$79,72628

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.