Entry-level Programmer Analyst salary in Tampa, FL

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Clearwater, Temple Terrace, St. Petersburg, Brandon, Wesley Chapel.

Also listed as: Computer Programmer

Median salary$60,000
Middle 50%$60k–$62.2k
vs. all levels here−25%comparison median $80,038
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,000 and $77,452.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,000
25th$60,000
50th (median)$60,000
75th$62,246
90th$65,801

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2022: median $66,000 (10 filings) FY2023: median $60,000 (11 filings) FY2024: median $73,445 (20 filings) FY2025: median $60,000 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 4 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 20
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–––2
FY2021–––4
FY2022$66,000$61,250$75,75010
FY2023$60,000$60,000$68,00011
FY2024$73,445$60,000$130,00020
FY2025$60,000$60,000$60,00020
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Tampa's median entry-level Programmer Analyst salary of $60,000 is worth about $59,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Programmers in the Tampa, FL area earned a median of $100,140 in May 2025 (830 employed). The H-1B median here is $60,000, 40% lower.

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
Global Soft Technologies$60,00016
Skilltune Technologiestoo few3
Gp Technologiestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $60,000 26
Mid-level · Level II $80,038 224
Senior · Level III $101,338 28
Expert · Level IV $122,700 17

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$58,739$60,00026
Mid-level · Level II$79,435$80,038224
Senior · Level III$96,616$101,33828
Expert · Level IV$113,818$122,70017

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.