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Salaries & Cost of Living in Pinellas County, FL

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 36 occupations in Pinellas County, FL.

Jobs listed
36
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Median of medians
$44,505
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,648
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
94%
34 of 36

Pay and cost of living in Pinellas County, FL

Pinellas County, FL is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL labor market, and this page summarizes 36 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $44,505 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Software Developers at $130,450, and the lowest is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $29,260.

A one-bedroom apartment in Pinellas County, FL has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,648 a month and a two-bedroom $1,917. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $27,138 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $44,541 a year, and 34 of the 36 occupations listed here (94%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Pinellas County, FL or against other counties.

All jobs in Pinellas County, FL, highest paying first

Showing 1–36 of 36.

Occupations in Pinellas County, FL ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Software Developers$130,450$100,096$6,080
2General and Operations Managers$103,670$81,483$4,529
3Project Management Specialists$97,780$77,339$4,183
4Management Analysts$95,840$75,974$4,070
5Registered Nurses$85,470$68,679$3,462
6Accountants and Auditors$78,990$64,120$3,082
7First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,980$61,299$2,847
8Human Resources Specialists$65,580$54,687$2,296
9First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$63,650$53,271$2,178
10Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,000$51,946$2,067
11Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,120$50,435$1,941
12Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$59,600$50,017$1,907
13Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,560$42,753$1,301
14Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,090$42,376$1,270
15First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$48,290$40,930$1,149
16Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,020$39,106$997
17Office Clerks, General$45,680$38,832$975
18First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,240$38,479$945
19Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,770$37,298$847
20Construction Laborers$43,750$37,282$845
21Customer Service Representatives$42,660$36,406$772
22Light Truck Drivers$40,490$34,662$627
23Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,570$32,316$432
24Nursing Assistants$37,470$32,236$425
25Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$37,210$32,027$407
26Waiters and Waitresses$37,070$31,914$398
27Cooks, Restaurant$37,010$31,866$394
28Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,640$31,569$369
29Food Preparation Workers$36,330$31,320$349
30Security Guards$36,010$31,063$327
31Stockers and Order Fillers$35,420$30,588$288
32Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,800$30,090$246
33Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,210$29,616$207
34Retail Salespersons$33,790$29,279$178
35Cashiers$30,290$26,467−$56
36Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,260$25,639−$125