Talent Maps / Tampa

Tampa Engineering Talent Maps (2026)

Pay, employers, submarkets and hiring advice for engineers in metro Tampa Bay, one discipline at a time.

Metro Tampa Bay engineers work for Tampa Electric and Duke Energy Florida, Jabil in St. Petersburg, Collins Aerospace in Largo, Tampa Bay Water and the City of Tampa, and FDOT District 7. Big projects include the Howard Frankland Bridge, the I-275 express lanes in Pinellas, Airside D at Tampa International Airport and the proposed Rays ballpark on the Hillsborough College campus. Each map below covers what engineers in one discipline earn, who employs them, where in the metro they work and what is competing for them. See our Tampa engineering recruiters.

$100,570Median civil engineer pay in metro TampaBLS, May 2025
$973.4MHoward Frankland Bridge replacement, due to finish in late 2026FDOT
$1.52BAirside D at Tampa International Airport, opening in 2029Business Observer, 2026

Tampa talent maps by discipline

Data center engineers

$102,110median electrical engineer pay, the main code for data center engineers in metro Tampa

Edge sites, Flexential, utility tariffs and local data center limits.

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Electrical engineers

$102,110median pay in metro Tampa

Tampa Electric and Duke Energy solar, Jabil and Largo radar.

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Mechanical engineers

$100,290median pay in metro Tampa

Airside D, Tampa Electric, Jabil and hospital towers.

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Civil engineers

$100,570median pay in metro Tampa

Howard Frankland, I-275 express lanes, Airside D and water mains.

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Structural engineers

$100,570median civil engineer pay, the BLS group for structural engineers in metro Tampa

Condo inspections, Airside D, the Rays ballpark and new towers.

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Controls engineers

$102,110median electrical engineer pay, the main code for controls engineers in metro Tampa

Water plant SCADA, Jabil, Largo radar and traffic systems.

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Aerospace engineers

$126,500median pay in metro Tampa

MacDill, SOCOM, Raytheon Largo and drone startups.

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Industrial and manufacturing engineers

$100,670median pay in metro Tampa

Jabil, I-4 logistics, Port Tampa Bay and defense plants.

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Architects

$94,610median pay in metro Tampa

Airside D, Water Street, Moffitt and the Rays ballpark.

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CAD designers and drafters

$65,160median architectural and civil drafter pay in metro Tampa

Westshore Interchange, Airside D and hospital towers.

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