SOC 17-3022 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Tampa, FL

The average salary for civil engineering technologists and technicians in Tampa, Florida is $72,420 a year ($34.82 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $75,070: half of the 940 people in this job in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,178).

$72,420average per year

$34.82 / hourMedian $75,070Take-home ≈ $59,777

  • $46K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $101K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

940people in this job
+3%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 17Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in Tampa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $101,390 or more. The middle half of civil engineering technologists and technicians in Tampa earn between $58,990 and $80,000.

  • $46K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $101K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$72,420$6,035$34.82
Median$75,070$6,256$36.09
Entry level (25th percentile)$58,990$4,916$28.36
Experienced (75th percentile)$80,000$6,667$38.46

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Tampa

On the average salary of $72,420, a single filer in Tampa takes home about $59,777 a year, or $4,981 a month and $2,299 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Tampa a good place for civil engineering technologists and technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tampa area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $72,420 buys what about $71,781 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Tampa ($48,940). A typical home costs $360,738, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in other Florida cities

Tampa ranks 1st of 17 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for civil engineering technologists and technicians

Vallejo, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($101,700).

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary by city

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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Tampa: questions

How much do civil engineering technologists and technicians make an hour in Tampa?

$34.82 an hour on average, and $36.09 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level civil engineering technologists and technicians salary in Tampa?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,600 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,990, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the civil engineering technologists and technicians take-home pay in Tampa?

About $59,777 a year ($4,981 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $72,420. Florida has no state income tax.

Do civil engineering technologists and technicians earn more in Tampa than elsewhere?

The average here is 3% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,178).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3022; area Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (45300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.7%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.48, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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