Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher Salary in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,430
25th Percentile Wage
$64,630
50th Percentile Wage
$73,570
75th Percentile Wage
$92,370
90th Percentile Wage
$128,220

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers 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 $128,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,430.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$73,570
33.49% 18.77%
2018
$48,930
-8.26% -
2017
$52,970
7.66% -
2016
$48,910
-15.54% -
2015
$56,510
3.93% -
2014
$54,290
-12.82% -
2013
$61,250
2.43% -
2012
$59,760
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher Salary in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,570 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 12.6 percent (12.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and 29.8 percent (29.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$84,220
Tallahassee
$77,680
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$74,120
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$73,570
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$65,670
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$65,470
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$64,440
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$61,390
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$60,930
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$58,690
Jacksonville
$56,700
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$55,500
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$51,670

See also: Top paying jobs in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida.