The average engineer salary at City of Tampa was $101,235 , which is 4 percent higher than the average salary for this job in Florida, and 6 percent higher than the national average for this job . Engineer salaries at City of Tampa typically range from $79,810 to $121,244 (25th to 75th percentile). The highest reported engineer salary was $145,309. There are 33 employees at City of Tampa with the job title engineer.