Mid-level Systems Engineer salary in Tampa, FL

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Riverview, Land O' Lakes, St. Petersburg, Wesley Chapel, Valrico.

Median salary$93,695
Middle 50%$77.9k–$116.4k
vs. all levels here−23%comparison median $121,623
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,050 and $135,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,095
25th$77,938
50th (median)$93,695
75th$116,416
90th$135,200

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $80,903 (18 filings) FY2021: median $85,000 (17 filings) FY2023: median $87,776 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 2 filings FY26 18
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$80,903$76,000$81,97818
FY2021$85,000$81,806$92,62517
FY2022–––6
FY2023$87,776$81,403$100,25010
FY2024–––8
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––2

Cost of living

Tampa's median mid-level Systems Engineer salary of $93,695 is worth about $92,900 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few4

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 $93,695 10
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.