Materials Engineers Salary in Tampa, FL

Materials Engineers pay range in Tampa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $68,900 a year or less, while the top 10% make $162,040 or more. The middle half of materials engineers in Tampa earn between $81,910 and $123,550.

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

Materials Engineers salary after taxes in Tampa

On the average salary of $109,050, a single filer in Tampa takes home about $85,547 a year, or $7,129 a month and $3,290 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

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

Is Tampa a good place for materials engineers? 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 $109,050 buys what about $108,088 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Tampa ($48,940). A typical home costs $360,738, or 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $109,050 is worth in another city

Materials Engineers salary in other Florida cities

Tampa ranks 4th of 5 Florida metro areas for this job; Orlando pays the most ($129,760).

All Materials Engineers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for materials engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($156,740).

Materials Engineers salary by city

Related jobs in Tampa

• Computer Hardware Engineers$125,560 a year
• Marine Engineers and Naval Architects$124,920 a year
• Aerospace Engineers$123,670 a year
• Chemical Engineers$115,780 a year
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$114,980 a year
• Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$111,500 a year
• Electrical Engineers$109,700 a year
• Mechanical Engineers$109,050 a year

Average salary in Tampa and every job