SOC 11-3111 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro

Compensation and Benefits Managers Salary in Tampa, FL

The average salary for compensation and benefits managers in Tampa, Florida is $134,150 a year ($64.50 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $124,430: half of the 270 people in this job in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 20% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($167,403).

$134,150average per year

$64.50 / hourMedian $124,430Take-home ≈ $102,958

  • $80K10th
  • $103K25th
  • $124KMedian
  • $157K75th
  • $209K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

270people in this job
-20%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 10Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compensation and Benefits Managers pay range in Tampa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $79,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $208,800 or more. The middle half of compensation and benefits managers in Tampa earn between $103,280 and $156,590.

  • $80K10th
  • $103K25th
  • $124KMedian
  • $157K75th
  • $209K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$134,150$11,179$64.50
Median$124,430$10,369$59.82
Entry level (25th percentile)$103,280$8,607$49.65
Experienced (75th percentile)$156,590$13,049$75.28

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

Compensation and Benefits Managers salary after taxes in Tampa

On the average salary of $134,150, a single filer in Tampa takes home about $102,958 a year, or $8,580 a month and $3,960 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 compensation and benefits managers? 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 $134,150 buys what about $132,967 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Tampa ($48,940). A typical home costs $360,738, or 2.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Compensation and Benefits Managers salary in other Florida cities

Tampa ranks 7th of 10 Florida metro areas for this job; Palm Bay pays the most ($143,750).

All Compensation and Benefits Managers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for compensation and benefits managers

Bridgeport, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($241,430).

Compensation and Benefits Managers salary by city

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Compensation and Benefits Managers salary in Tampa: questions

How much do compensation and benefits managers make an hour in Tampa?

$64.50 an hour on average, and $59.82 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level compensation and benefits managers salary in Tampa?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $79,560 a year and the 25th percentile is $103,280, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the compensation and benefits managers take-home pay in Tampa?

About $102,958 a year ($8,580 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $134,150. Florida has no state income tax.

Do compensation and benefits managers earn more in Tampa than elsewhere?

The average here is 20% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($167,403).

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 11-3111; area Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (45300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
  • 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 1.29, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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