The annual salary statistics of computer hardware engineers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of computer hardware engineers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $67,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $94,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $124,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $172,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer hardware engineers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $172,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $124,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer hardware engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $124,240 | 4.88% | 25.88% |
| 2021 | $118,180 | 17.58% | - |
| 2020 | $97,400 | -4.00% | - |
| 2019 | $101,300 | 7.78% | - |
| 2018 | $93,420 | -5.08% | - |
| 2017 | $98,170 | 4.71% | - |
| 2016 | $93,550 | -0.17% | - |
| 2015 | $93,710 | -0.76% | - |
| 2014 | $94,420 | 3.45% | - |
| 2013 | $91,160 | -1.02% | - |
| 2012 | $92,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $124,240 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for computer hardware engineers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of computer hardware engineers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 8.4 percent (8.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville and 39.1 percent (39.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.