Recreational Therapists Salary — Tampa, Florida

The average Recreational Therapists in Tampa, Florida earns $64,770 a year.

$64,770 / year, mean
↓ 5.7% below national average 100th percentile in Florida

Tampa sits at the very top of the range for this role in Florida — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for recreational therapists — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Florida

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
110
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.5%
Cost of living 101 #48 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1340 #8 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $360,738 #75 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $71,254 #97 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Tampa ranks #48 for cost of living and #75 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Napa $109,290 Stockton $107,870 San Francisco $103,380 Vallejo $103,260 San Jose $99,100 Fresno $97,480 San Diego $95,640 Sacramento $91,830 Los Angeles $89,800 Seattle $85,280 Riverside $84,610 Portland $73,870 Spokane $70,310 Buffalo $70,160 New York $70,030 Syracuse $66,680 Richmond $66,440 Dallas $65,090 Albany $65,070 Tampa $64,770 San Antonio $64,520 Scranton $63,280 Virginia Beach $63,000 Ann Arbor $62,400 Baltimore $62,040 Miami $61,990 Rochester $61,630 Philadelphia $61,520 Pittsburgh $61,510 Detroit $61,380 Louisville $61,290 Chicago $58,800 Orlando $58,580 Jacksonville $56,680 Lancaster $53,960 Grand Rapids $53,880 Indianapolis $53,660 Allentown $52,720 Harrisburg $45,340
CityMean salaryvs. Tampa
Albany, New York$65,070+0.5%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$52,720-18.6%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$62,400-3.7%
Baltimore, Maryland$62,040-4.2%
Buffalo, New York$70,160+8.3%
Chicago, Illinois$58,800-9.2%
Dallas, Texas$65,090+0.5%
Detroit, Michigan$61,380-5.2%
Fresno, California$97,480+50.5%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$53,880-16.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$45,340-30.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$53,660-17.2%
Jacksonville, Florida$56,680-12.5%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$53,960-16.7%
Los Angeles, California$89,800+38.6%
Louisville, Kentucky$61,290-5.4%
Miami, Florida$61,990-4.3%
Napa, California$109,290+68.7%
New York, New York$70,030+8.1%
Orlando, Florida$58,580-9.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$61,520-5.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$61,510-5.0%
Portland, Oregon$73,870+14.0%
Richmond, Virginia$66,440+2.6%
Riverside, California$84,610+30.6%
Rochester, New York$61,630-4.8%
Sacramento, California$91,830+41.8%
San Antonio, Texas$64,520-0.4%
San Diego, California$95,640+47.7%
San Francisco, California$103,380+59.6%
San Jose, California$99,100+53.0%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$63,280-2.3%
Seattle, Washington$85,280+31.7%
Spokane, Washington$70,310+8.6%
Stockton, California$107,870+66.5%
Syracuse, New York$66,680+2.9%
Vallejo, California$103,260+59.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$63,000-2.7%
Gross salary
64,770/yr
Estimated take-home
54,223/yr
Est. total withheld
16.3%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Florida has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 29-1125 SOC code
Official area Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 45300 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: fl_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
St. PetersburgClearwater
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Florida

Population (metro area)
3,240,469