SOC 49-9041 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro

Industrial Machinery Mechanics Salary in Tampa, FL

The average salary for industrial machinery mechanics in Tampa, Florida is $63,270 a year ($30.42 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,970: half of the 2,770 people in this job in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($68,460).

$63,270average per year

$30.42 / hourMedian $60,970Take-home ≈ $53,017

  • $41K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $88K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

2,770people in this job
-8%vs U.S. average
#9 of 22Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Industrial Machinery Mechanics pay range in Tampa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,740 a year or less, while the top 10% make $87,620 or more. The middle half of industrial machinery mechanics in Tampa earn between $47,500 and $74,810.

  • $41K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $88K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$63,270$5,272$30.42
Median$60,970$5,081$29.31
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,500$3,958$22.84
Experienced (75th percentile)$74,810$6,234$35.97

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

Industrial Machinery Mechanics pay in Tampa vs. Florida and the U.S.

Industrial machinery mechanics in Tampa earn about the same as the Florida average ($62,690) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($68,460). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $64,520.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Tampa$63,270$60,970$40,740$87,6202,770
Florida$62,690$60,650$43,470$84,00017,120
United States$68,460$64,520$46,120$95,170439,640

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Industrial Machinery Mechanics salary after taxes in Tampa

On the average salary of $63,270, a single filer in Tampa takes home about $53,017 a year, or $4,418 a month and $2,039 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 industrial machinery mechanics? 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 $63,270 buys what about $62,712 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Tampa ($48,940). A typical home costs $360,738, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Industrial Machinery Mechanics salary in other Florida cities

Tampa ranks 9th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Crestview pays the most ($71,030).

All Industrial Machinery Mechanics salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for industrial machinery mechanics

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($92,050).

Industrial Machinery Mechanics salary by city

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Industrial Machinery Mechanics salary in Tampa: questions

How much do industrial machinery mechanics make an hour in Tampa?

$30.42 an hour on average, and $29.31 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level industrial machinery mechanics salary in Tampa?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,740 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,500, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the industrial machinery mechanics take-home pay in Tampa?

About $53,017 a year ($4,418 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $63,270. Florida has no state income tax.

Do industrial machinery mechanics earn more in Tampa than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($68,460).

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 49-9041; area Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (45300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 0.68, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.68).

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