High paying business and finance jobs in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL run 0.9% above the national average (2024), so a Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL salary is worth about 0.99× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Employed

1Budget Analysts$99,370
Bachelor's degree
$61,400 – $126,440500
2Financial Risk Specialists$98,820
Bachelor's degree
$49,740 – $168,460810
3Project Management Specialists$97,780
Bachelor's degree
$59,560 – $159,99011,660
4Management Analysts$95,840
Bachelor's degree
$61,260 – $160,91012,470
5Personal Financial Advisors$82,580
Bachelor's degree
$51,310 – $361,5903,660
6Business Operations Specialists, All Other$81,610
Bachelor's degree
$46,550 – $150,0009,980
7Financial and Investment Analysts$79,910
Bachelor's degree
$61,370 – $132,0305,370
8Accountants and Auditors$78,990
Bachelor's degree
$50,300 – $132,43014,770
9Credit Analysts$78,940
Bachelor's degree
$56,430 – $139,690820
10Cost Estimators$78,740
Bachelor's degree
$45,280 – $128,7802,330
11Insurance Underwriters$78,350
Bachelor's degree
$49,950 – $129,2802,070
12Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$77,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,100 – $104,4307,240
13Logisticians$77,630
Bachelor's degree
$49,170 – $125,1801,750
14Compliance Officers$75,920
Bachelor's degree
$46,090 – $125,4304,110
15Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$75,210
Bachelor's degree
$37,700 – $128,5508,420
16Buyers and Purchasing Agents$74,220
Bachelor's degree
$46,630 – $123,1404,400
17Property Appraisers and Assessors$73,920
Bachelor's degree
$35,700 – $109,340470
18Loan Officers$72,220
Bachelor's degree
$38,850 – $130,8503,850
19Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$70,940
Bachelor's degree
$47,900 – $114,5201,190
20Human Resources Specialists$65,580
Bachelor's degree
$44,530 – $115,18010,410
21Fundraisers$64,270
Bachelor's degree
$37,750 – $138,410720
22Training and Development Specialists$64,010
Bachelor's degree
$34,530 – $109,5205,510
23Financial Specialists, All Other$61,610
Bachelor's degree
$47,470 – $126,4401,220
24Financial Examiners$59,470
Bachelor's degree
$40,470 – $108,940940
25Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$58,290
Bachelor's degree
$31,260 – $100,6101,320
26Tax Preparers$48,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,920 – $97,9101,060
27Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$47,340
Bachelor's degree
$40,580 – $96,410680

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianTampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$99,370	$61,400 – $126,440	500
2	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$98,820	$49,740 – $168,460	810
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$97,780	$59,560 – $159,990	11,660
4	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,840	$61,260 – $160,910	12,470
5	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$82,580	$51,310 – $361,590	3,660
6	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$81,610	$46,550 – $150,000	9,980
7	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$79,910	$61,370 – $132,030	5,370
8	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$78,990	$50,300 – $132,430	14,770
9	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$78,940	$56,430 – $139,690	820
10	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$78,740	$45,280 – $128,780	2,330
11	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$78,350	$49,950 – $129,280	2,070
12	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,990	$48,100 – $104,430	7,240
13	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$77,630	$49,170 – $125,180	1,750
14	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$75,920	$46,090 – $125,430	4,110
15	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,210	$37,700 – $128,550	8,420
16	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$74,220	$46,630 – $123,140	4,400
17	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$73,920	$35,700 – $109,340	470
18	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$72,220	$38,850 – $130,850	3,850
19	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$70,940	$47,900 – $114,520	1,190
20	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$65,580	$44,530 – $115,180	10,410
21	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$64,270	$37,750 – $138,410	720
22	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$64,010	$34,530 – $109,520	5,510
23	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$61,610	$47,470 – $126,440	1,220
24	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$59,470	$40,470 – $108,940	940
25	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$58,290	$31,260 – $100,610	1,320
26	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,550	$37,920 – $97,910	1,060
27	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$47,340	$40,580 – $96,410	680

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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