How much do Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Percentile spread

For Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $55,600 and the 90th percentile is $81,210. The difference is $25,610, which is 45.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $56,370 to the 75th at $75,770, covers $19,400.

The mean annual wage is $66,130, which sits above the median of $56,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL median is 33.4% lower than the national median of $84,620 for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,873, which is 34% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% lower than the Florida median of $57,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 100.890, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $55,873 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ranks 4th of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $66,270 and employment of 80. That median is 17.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,220, against $55,873 here.
• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 74 miles away, with a median of $55,660 and employment of 310. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,882, against $55,873 here.
• Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is 109 miles away, with a median of $73,500 and employment of 60. That median is 30.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,968, against $55,873 here.

Employment share

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (290 of 1,447,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (50,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.62 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.