Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Tampa, FL

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Tampa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,150 a year or less, while the top 10% make $98,670 or more. The middle half of psychology teachers, postsecondary in Tampa earn between $60,890 and $81,190.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Tampa vs. Florida and the U.S.

Psychology teachers, postsecondary in Tampa earn about the same as the Florida average ($74,740) and 21% less than the U.S. average ($93,860). At the median the gap is -13% against the U.S. median of $80,340.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Tampa

On the average salary of $73,780, a single filer in Tampa takes home about $60,734 a year, or $5,061 a month and $2,336 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Tampa a good place for psychology teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tampa area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $73,780 buys what about $73,129 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Tampa ($48,940). A typical home costs $360,738, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Florida cities

Tampa ranks 3rd of 5 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($79,410).

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Highest-paying cities for psychology teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($158,450).

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