Operations Manager salary in Tampa, FL

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Zephyrhills, Saint Petersburg.

Also listed as: General Manager

Median salary$144,000
Middle 50%$130.1k–$150k
vs. national median+9%comparison median $132,495
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,505 and $285,304.
PercentileSalary
10th$130,008
25th$130,077
50th (median)$144,000
75th$150,000
90th$164,760

Cost of living

Tampa's median Operations Manager salary of $144,000 is worth about $142,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All General and Operations Managers in the Tampa, FL area earned a median of $103,670 in May 2025 (35,700 employed). The H-1B median here is $144,000, 39% higher.

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
Advantivetoo few2
Circle W Enterprisestoo few2
Quest Diagnostics Incorporatedtoo 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 – 0
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.