High paying management jobs in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Every management 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 management 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

1Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310
Bachelor's degree
$109,850 – $260,0001,480
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,470
Bachelor's degree
$105,660 – $254,2206,520
3Financial Managers$157,480
Bachelor's degree
$83,070 – $294,5108,500
4Human Resources Managers$140,400
Bachelor's degree
$80,430 – $240,0901,830
5Purchasing Managers$139,430
Bachelor's degree
$80,390 – $210,970660
6Sales Managers$132,010
Bachelor's degree
$72,100 – $267,5807,150
7Natural Sciences Managers$130,010
Bachelor's degree
$64,380 – $234,200570
8Medical and Health Services Managers$124,980
Bachelor's degree
$66,830 – $214,6107,000
9Training and Development Managers$123,710
Bachelor's degree
$69,990 – $219,070640
10Construction Managers$120,800
Bachelor's degree
$63,200 – $212,9604,760
11Industrial Production Managers$119,360
Bachelor's degree
$63,790 – $209,0701,550
12Managers, All Other$117,810
Bachelor's degree
$50,280 – $204,0105,980
13General and Operations Managers$103,670
Bachelor's degree
$50,100 – $223,85035,700
14Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$101,730
Master's degree
$61,530 – $127,7202,030
15Administrative Services Managers$98,530
Bachelor's degree
$51,330 – $187,6402,180
16Facilities Managers$97,260
Bachelor's degree
$54,130 – $162,1501,170
17Food Service Managers$80,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,700 – $101,0502,670
18Social and Community Service Managers$77,560
Bachelor's degree
$50,600 – $136,6201,280
19Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$71,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,250 – $133,3803,690
20Lodging Managers$64,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,520 – $134,580470
21Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$60,530
Bachelor's degree
$39,070 – $82,920870

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	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,310	$109,850 – $260,000	1,480
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$168,470	$105,660 – $254,220	6,520
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$157,480	$83,070 – $294,510	8,500
4	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,400	$80,430 – $240,090	1,830
5	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,430	$80,390 – $210,970	660
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,010	$72,100 – $267,580	7,150
7	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,010	$64,380 – $234,200	570
8	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,980	$66,830 – $214,610	7,000
9	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,710	$69,990 – $219,070	640
10	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,800	$63,200 – $212,960	4,760
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,360	$63,790 – $209,070	1,550
12	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$117,810	$50,280 – $204,010	5,980
13	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,670	$50,100 – $223,850	35,700
14	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$101,730	$61,530 – $127,720	2,030
15	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,530	$51,330 – $187,640	2,180
16	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,260	$54,130 – $162,150	1,170
17	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,180	$45,700 – $101,050	2,670
18	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$77,560	$50,600 – $136,620	1,280
19	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,510	$44,250 – $133,380	3,690
20	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,780	$39,520 – $134,580	470
21	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$60,530	$39,070 – $82,920	870

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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