How much do Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other make in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Percentile spread

For Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $36,540 and the 90th percentile is $75,390. The difference is $38,850, which is 76.9% 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 $44,490 to the 75th at $60,940, covers $16,450.

The mean annual wage is $53,550, which sits above the median of $50,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL median is 10.9% lower than the national median of $56,730 for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,104, which is 11.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.2% higher than the Florida median of $50,440.

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 $50,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other at $50,104 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ranks 3rd of 15 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 $48,490 and employment of 40. That median is 4.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,917, against $50,104 here.
• North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 55 miles away, with a median of $49,480 and employment of 170. That median is 2.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,312, against $50,104 here.
• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 74 miles away, with a median of $46,180 and employment of 420. That median is 8.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,534, against $50,104 here.

Employment share

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (460 of 1,447,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (107,730 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.46 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.