How much do Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators make in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL?

Percentile spread

For Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, the published 10th percentile is $44,470 and the 90th percentile is $115,210. The difference is $70,740, which is 89.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $62,170 to the 75th at $97,220, covers $35,050.

The mean annual wage is $81,200, which sits above the median of $79,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL median is 1.8% higher than the national median of $78,000 for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,596, which is 4.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% higher than the Florida median of $76,920.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL is 97.296, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators at $81,596 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL ranks 3rd of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is 48 miles away, with a median of $74,510 and employment of 50. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,790, against $81,596 here.
• Tallahassee, FL is 82 miles away, with a median of $69,690 and employment of 480. That median is 12.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,202, against $81,596 here.
• Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 93 miles away, with a median of $56,100 and employment of 250. That median is 29.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,411, against $81,596 here.

Employment share

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL (70 of 90,610). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (324,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.37 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.