Exactly 39,250 of Florida's 230,490 business professionals work in Tampa. Between 2006 and 2010, in Tampa, there has been a 8% growth in the number of business professionals. As the number of business professionals in Tampa has increased, overall employment in Tampa has also increased.

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Salaries for business professionals in Tampa have increased. In 2010 business professionals in Tampa reportedly earned an average salary of $95,788 per year. Business professionals in Tampa made a yearly average salary of $81,856, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Tampa.

Business professionals make a median salary of $75,764 per year in Tampa. The difference in pay between the business professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 146%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $48,891 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $120,295 per year.

On average business professional salaries in Tampa are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There are 12 accredited business schools in the city. Many of Tampa's business professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 72 degree and certificate programs in business offered by Tampa's business schools.

Approximately 3,144 students completed business courses in 2010.