Cybersecurity Analyst apprenticeships in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is one of Florida's largest labor markets for cybersecurity analysts. It is the 17th-largest metro area in the United States by population. This page collects what adults switching into a career as a cybersecurity analyst inside the Tampa metro need first: how local pay compares to the state, what the available labor-market data says about six-figure work, and which statewide programs and licensing rules apply locally.

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL cybersecurity analysts earn a median of $104,260 (BLS OEWS Tampa MSA, May 2024). For Florida context, statewide pay runs from $28/hr at entry to $48/hr at the state median and $73/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $100K avg salary. The Tampa metro is a top-50 U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.

In the Tampa metro, estimated six-figure cybersecurity analyst jobs: ~2.1K of 2.8K (~75%). Confidence: high. Our six-figure estimator uses a $115k review threshold; cells where the published p90 reaches that threshold are flagged for conservative upper-tail extrapolation. ACS 2024 5-year PUMS estimates ~1.6K $100K+ annual earners (~56% of employed cybersecurity analysts, ACS PUMS WAGP+SEMP). Projections Central long-term pressure score: 80/100 (Very high, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 769K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: Florida shows ~10K of 14K (~75%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS PUMS, Projections Central, Census ACS.

Statewide cybersecurity analyst programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Florida programs page; none are flagged as metro-exclusive. Metro program and association references are inherited from sourced state pages unless a metro-exclusive entity is explicitly sourced. Treat them as orientation, not a complete local inventory, and verify current intake details with the statewide source or sponsor before relying. Licensing is set at the state level: Florida rules apply in the Tampa metro unless a local authority says otherwise. Metro pages use state-level licensing and program context unless a city, county, or sponsor rule is explicitly sourced. Verify current licensing, local add-ons, and sponsor requirements with the official state or local authority before relying. cybersecurity analyst apprenticeship sites cluster within a 45-60 minute drive of the Tampa core; smaller employers may sponsor at the regional level when no in-metro slot is open.