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Project Engineer / Capital Projects Manager pay in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

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The median annual wage for Project Management Specialists in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL was $97,780 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $76,590 and $128,130.

The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL median is $4,540 below the national median of $102,320, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 13-1082 Project Management Specialists

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

$97,780
Project Management Specialists in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL: median $97,780; published 25th to 75th percentile $76,590 to $128,130.
Annual wage percentiles, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
10th25thMedian75th90th
$59,560$76,590$97,780$128,130$159,990
$47.01
Project Management Specialists in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL: median $47.01; published 25th to 75th percentile $36.82 to $61.60.
Hourly wage percentiles, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
10th25thMedian75th90th
$28.64$36.82$47.01$61.60$76.92

BLS estimated 11,660 workers employed in this occupation in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. Location quotient: 1.18.

What should you know about united States?

$102,320
Project Management Specialists in U.S.: median $102,320; published 25th to 75th percentile $78,440 to $133,100.
Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$61,580$78,440$102,320$133,100$167,970
$49.19
Project Management Specialists in U.S.: median $49.19; published 25th to 75th percentile $37.71 to $63.99.
Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$29.61$37.71$49.19$63.99$80.76

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Project Engineer / Capital Projects Manager median is $97,780. The all-occupations median in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $48,940. Ratio: 2.00 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.18 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Project Engineer / Capital Projects Manager in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period25thMedian75th
May 2024$75,200$97,340$127,140
May 2025$76,590$97,780$128,130

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-1082 Project Management Specialists, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-1082 Project Management Specialists, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Project Engineer / Capital Projects Manager
AreaMedian25th to 75th
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$92,370$73,060 to $121,580
Homosassa Springs, FL$94,200$69,620 to $122,140

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