How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Tampa, FL?

The median hourly wage is $50.96. The middle half earn between $36.62 and $57.09 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Tampa, FL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $28.46 an hour ($59,190 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $36.62.

Do elevator mechanics make more in Tampa or Miami?

Miami pays more: the median is $105,990 in Tampa and $108,170 in Miami, a 2% difference.

How does Tampa pay compare with the rest of Florida?

The Tampa median of $105,990 is 1% more than the Florida median of $104,730.

Elevator mechanic salary in Tampa, FL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Elevator mechanics in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL area earn a median of $105,990 a year, or $50.96 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $124,360. That's 1% more than the Florida median of $104,730.

Median yearly pay$105,990

Bottom 10% under$59,190Top 10% over$124,360

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $28.46/hr
Jobs in this area: 380
After cost of living: $105,060
Median hourly pay: $50.96/hr
vs U.S. median: −4%
vs Florida median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 45300, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL). Excludes self-employed elevator mechanics. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice to top elevator mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$59,190–$76,180$28.46–$36.62/hr
Mechanic	$105,990$50.96/hr
Top earners	$118,750–$124,360$57.09–$59.79/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Tampa, FL compares

Tampa ranks 2nd of 6 Florida metro areas for elevator mechanic pay.
Elevator mechanics are more concentrated in the Tampa area than nationally: 0.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.7 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $124,360, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $59,190: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Florida metro areas

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Questions

How much do elevator mechanics make in Tampa, FL?: Elevator mechanics in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL area earn a median of $105,990 a year, or $50.96 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $124,360.
How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Tampa, FL?: The median hourly wage is $50.96. The middle half earn between $36.62 and $57.09 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Tampa, FL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $28.46 an hour ($59,190 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $36.62.
Do elevator mechanics make more in Tampa or Miami?: Miami pays more: the median is $105,990 in Tampa and $108,170 in Miami, a 2% difference.
How does Tampa pay compare with the rest of Florida?: The Tampa median of $105,990 is 1% more than the Florida median of $104,730.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-4021 (Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers), area code 45300 (Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed elevator mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (100.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures