Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · CBSA 45300
Civil Engineer Salary in Tampa
VerifiedPublished metro-area wages for civil engineers in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, from the BLS OEWS May 2024 release — with the local distribution set against Florida and the national benchmark.
Civil Engineers in Tampa earn a median of $102,010 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $77,940–$131,050; the top 10% earn $166,420. That is 2% above the national median and 4% above the Florida median. BLS reports 3,190 employed locally.
Median wage
Verified$102,010
+2% vs national
Top 10% earn
$166,420
90th percentile
Employed in metro
3,190
Reliability Moderate (10.7% RSE)
Civil Engineer pay — Tampa vs Florida vs national
All three distributions are published BLS percentiles on a single shared scale.
| Percentile | Annual wage | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileentry / low | $69,870 | +6% |
| 25th percentile | $77,940 | -1% |
| Median50th percentile | $102,010 | +2% |
| 75th percentile | $131,050 | +2% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | $166,420 | +3% |
| Meanaverage | $109,740 | +3% |
How concentrated civil engineers are in Tampa
Location quotient compares local concentration to the national rate. Above 1.00 means this metro employs the occupation more densely than the country overall.
Location quotient
0.96
Jobs per 1,000
2.21
Metro rank (pay)
#65 of 373
All engineering roles
$116,131
Tampa employs civil engineers at close to the national rate (location quotient 0.96).
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Source details
Published wage from BLS OEWS May 2024 for SOC 17-2051 (Civil Engineers), Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (metro area).
Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →