SOC 25-1122 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Tampa, FL

The average salary for communications teachers, postsecondary in Tampa, Florida is $70,200 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $66,770: half of the 200 people in this job in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 26% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($95,210).

$70,200average per year

Median $66,770Take-home ≈ $58,216

  • $54K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $96K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

200people in this job
-26%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 5Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Tampa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $95,940 or more. The middle half of communications teachers, postsecondary in Tampa earn between $55,410 and $78,360.

  • $54K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $96K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$70,200$5,850—
Median$66,770$5,564—
Entry level (25th percentile)$55,410$4,618—
Experienced (75th percentile)$78,360$6,530—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only).

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Tampa

On the average salary of $70,200, a single filer in Tampa takes home about $58,216 a year, or $4,851 a month and $2,239 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 communications teachers, postsecondary? 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 $70,200 buys what about $69,581 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Tampa ($48,940). A typical home costs $360,738, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Florida cities

Tampa ranks 2nd of 5 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($75,410).

All Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for communications teachers, postsecondary

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($176,630).

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Tampa: questions

What is the entry-level communications teachers, postsecondary salary in Tampa?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,840 a year and the 25th percentile is $55,410, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the communications teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Tampa?

About $58,216 a year ($4,851 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $70,200. Florida has no state income tax.

Do communications teachers, postsecondary earn more in Tampa than elsewhere?

The average here is 26% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($95,210).

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 25-1122; area Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (45300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • 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 0.75, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.75).

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