Optimization Engineer Salary in Tampa, Florida

How much does an Optimization Engineer make in Tampa, FL?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Optimization Engineer in Tampa, FL is $74,877. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $70,072 to $80,710, with most professionals earning between $65,697 and $86,020.

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Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners.

December 10, 2022

Design, develop, test, troubleshoot, triage, debug, deploy, maintain, document and deliver large-scale, highly distributed, real-time systems that are core to effectively managing the supply chain business.

December 12, 2022

Leads efforts to optimize cost, minimize risk, increase cash, and eliminating waste at the program and commodity level.

February 28, 2023

Demonstrated ability to concisely frame complex product & business scenarios, including development of succinct recommendations.

March 14, 2023

Understands the impact of strategic considerations and technical functionality on business decisions.

March 25, 2023

Manage the testing roadmap to keep product and marketing teams informed on upcoming tests and priority shifts in upcoming tests.

April 09, 2023

Create modeling framework for various networking problems such as cross-layer optimization under constraints such as latency/availability, demand uncertainty, risk assessment, and data center optimization.

April 30, 2023

Develop innovative cross-functional solutions that deliver the vehicle targets for cost, weight and performance and meet the customer needs and expectations.

May 09, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Optimization Engineer in Tampa, FL

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70072

80710

74877

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71881

83156

77324

What is the average salary for Optimization Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Optimization Engineer in Tampa, FL. The base salary for Optimization Engineer ranges from $70,072 to $80,710 with the average base salary of $74,877. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $71,881 to $83,156 with the average total cash compensation of $77,324.

View Average Salary for Optimization Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$74,877	$70,072 - $80,710
Bonus	$2,447	$1,809 - $2,446
Total Pay	$77,324	$71,881 - $83,156

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Optimization Engineer Salary Near Tampa, FL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Tampa, FL
CITY, STATE Brandon, FL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $70,072 - $80,710	COMPARE TO Tampa, FL 0%
CITY, STATE Saint Petersburg, FL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $70,087 - $80,727	COMPARE TO Tampa, FL
CITY, STATE Clearwater, FL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,710 - $80,293	COMPARE TO Tampa, FL
CITY, STATE Bradenton, FL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,998 - $80,625	COMPARE TO Tampa, FL
CITY, STATE Spring Hill, FL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,451 - $79,994	COMPARE TO Tampa, FL
CITY, STATE Sarasota, FL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $70,308 - $80,982	COMPARE TO Tampa, FL

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About Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a major city in, and the county seat of, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is on the west coast of Florida on Tampa Bay, near the Gulf of Mexico, and is the largest city in the Tampa Bay Area. The bay's port is the largest in the state, near downtown's Channel District. Bayshore Boulevard runs along the bay, and is east of the historic Hyde Park neighborhood. Today, Tampa is part of the metropolitan area most commonly referred to as the "Tampa Bay Area". For U.S. Census purposes, Tampa is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area....

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