Exactly 3,220 of Florida's 21,640 social workers work in Tampa. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Tampa has shrunk by 20%. As the number of social workers in Tampa has decreased, overall employment in Tampa has increased.

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As the number of social workers in Tampa has shrunk, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $44,078 per year was earned by social workers in Tampa. The average salary for social workers in Tampa was $37,808 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Tampa.

Tampa social workers earn a median yearly salary of $43,898. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 151%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $25,132 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $63,098 per year.

On average social worker salaries in Tampa are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Tampa's social workers are graduates of the only accredited social work school in the city.

Tampa's social work schools offer 3 social work degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 243 students completed social work courses in 2010.