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Atmospheric and Space Scientists Salary in Tampa, FL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Atmospheric and Space Scientists in Tampa, FL have a median annual salary of $122,280, with 30 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $40,410 at the 10th percentile to $179,640 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$122,280

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$58.79

Employment

30

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$40,410
10th
$94,520
25th
$122,280
Median
$141,130
75th
$179,640
90th

Local compared with national

Tampa, FL

$122,280

Median annual · 2025

United States

$99,070

Median annual · 2025

The Tampa, FL median is 23.4% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $23,210).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.1
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  4. 4.ScienceImportance 4.0
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.0
  6. 6.Active LearningImportance 4.0
  7. 7.WritingImportance 3.9
  8. 8.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.9
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.8
  10. 10.MathematicsImportance 3.4
  11. 11.Learning StrategiesImportance 3.1
  12. 12.MonitoringImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • AccuWeather Galileo
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Advanced Visual Systems AVS/Express
  • Air quality modeling software
  • Aninoquisi MesoTRAC
  • Apple Final Cut Pro
  • Baron Services FasTrac
  • Baron Volumetric Imaging and Processing of Integrated Radar VIPIR
  • C++
  • Cave5D
  • Cisco IOS
  • Environmental Research Services RAOB
  • ESRI ArcInfo
  • ESRI ArcView
  • Facebook

Common tasks

  • Develop or use mathematical or computer models for weather forecasting.
  • Interpret data, reports, maps, photographs, or charts to predict long- or short-range weather conditions, using computer models and knowledge of climate theory, physics, and mathematics.
  • Conduct meteorological research into the processes or determinants of atmospheric phenomena, weather, or climate.
  • Design or develop new equipment or methods for meteorological data collection, remote sensing, or related applications.
  • Formulate predictions by interpreting environmental data, such as meteorological, atmospheric, oceanic, paleoclimate, climate, or related information.
  • Broadcast weather conditions, forecasts, or severe weather warnings to the public via television, radio, or the Internet or provide this information to the news media.
  • Prepare forecasts or briefings to meet the needs of industry, business, government, or other groups.
  • Gather data from sources such as surface or upper air stations, satellites, weather bureaus, or radar for use in meteorological reports or forecasts.
  • Develop computer programs to collect meteorological data or to present meteorological information.
  • Prepare weather reports or maps for analysis, distribution, or use in weather broadcasts, using computer graphics.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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