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Tampa: $2,320/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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  • No state income tax
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 244 sunny days

From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep −$106/mo versus Chicago.

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Left each month

$2,320

Versus Chicago

−$106/mo

−$1,272 a year

Local pay

$88,181

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$7,348
Tax$1,480
Rent$1,506
Other bills$2,042
Left$2,320

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$2,320 / mo left

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoTampa
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Tampa · this breakdownChicago · home

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,480
  • Rent$1,506
  • Other living costs$2,042
  • Left over$2,320

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$88,181
Federal income tax
−$11,014
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,746
State income tax (FL)
None
Take-home pay
$70,421
Effective tax rate
20.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,506
Groceries
$400
Getting around
$592
Healthcare
$450
Utilities and internet
$250
Everything else
$350
Total spending
$3,548

Left over each month

$7,348 gross, minus $1,480 in tax and $3,548 in living costs.

$2,320

County by county

4 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Tampa, FL
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Hillsborough CountyFL1.5M46%$1,543$1,554$333,300$75,01129 min
Pinellas CountyFL961k30%$1,525$1,605$319,000$70,29325 min
Pasco CountyFL589k18%$1,372$1,262$265,800$67,38431 min
Hernando CountyFL202k6%$1,209$1,144$240,700$63,19330 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,183 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,506.

Work from home
19.3% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
78.3% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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Federal jobs that pay relocation here

18 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

  • Supervisory Staff Administrator

    200TH Military Police Command (U.S. Army Reserve Command) · $74,678–$111,087 a year

    Tampa, FL · Fort Wayne, IN · Fort Meade, MD · +2 more · Tampa, FL, Fort Wayne, IN, Baltimore, MD +2 · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Supervisory Staff Administrator

    3rd Theater Medical Command (U.S. Army Reserve Command) · $74,678–$97,087 a year

    Saint Petersburg, FL · Tampa, FL · Closes October 21, 2026

  • CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR

    Office of Investigations (Veterans Affairs, Inspector General) · $63,780–$97,087 a year

    Bay Pines, FL · Orlando, FL · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · +6 more · Tampa, FL, Orlando, FL, Port St. Lucie, FL +6 · Closes December 31, 2026

  • CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR

    Office of Investigations (Veterans Affairs, Inspector General) · $63,780–$97,087 a year

    Bay Pines, FL · Orlando, FL · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · +6 more · Tampa, FL, Orlando, FL, Port St. Lucie, FL +6 · Closes December 31, 2026

  • Psychologist

    Bay Pines VA Healthcare Systems (Veterans Health Administration) · $144,298–$187,590 a year

    Bay Pines, FL · Cape Coral, FL · Tampa, FL, Cape Coral, FL · Closes December 31, 2026

13 more on the full list.

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The place

244 sunny days. July high 90°F. January nights 52°F. 27 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
244 sunny days, 90°F in July, 52°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
27 minutes each way
Size
3.3M people
Buying instead
Median home $306,100. About $2,068/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
No state income tax. Sales tax 7.0%, property tax 0.94%.

Fit

Money left over
57
Sun and mild weather
81
Being in a big city
68
Public school districts in Tampa

4 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in Tampa
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
HillsboroughTampa220,36029319.7
PinellasLargo87,87615315.9
PascoLand O Lakes86,62710716.7
HernandoBrooksville23,7343217.7

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Tampa calculated?

Tampa is in Florida, which has no state income tax. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in Tampa?

About $1,506 for a one-bedroom and $1,793 for a two-bedroom in Tampa, FL.

How do I compare Tampa with another city?

Put Tampa next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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