SOC 15-1251 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer Programmers make in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Programmers in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL is $65,530. The 10th percentile is $35,180 and the 90th percentile is $107,310. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$65,530

10th percentile
$35,180
25th percentile
$49,380
Median
$65,530
75th percentile
$95,280
90th percentile
$107,310
Mean
$71,650

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Computer Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $35,180 and the 90th percentile is $107,310. The difference is $72,130, which is 110.1% 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 $49,380 to the 75th at $95,280, covers $45,900.

The mean annual wage is $71,650, which sits above the median of $65,530. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL median is 34.7% lower than the national median of $100,390 for Computer Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,351, which is 32.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 29.7% lower than the Florida median of $93,180.

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 $65,530 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Programmers at $67,351 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Programmers. Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL ranks 7th of 7 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 $100,650 and employment of 60. That median is 53.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,730, against $67,351 here.
  • Tallahassee, FL is 82 miles away, with a median of $72,680 and employment of 640. That median is 10.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,386, against $67,351 here.
  • Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 93 miles away, with a median of $107,400 and employment of 90. That median is 63.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,909, against $67,351 here.

Employment share

Computer Programmers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL (30 of 90,610). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (92,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.56 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL · Computer Programmers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Computer Programmers make in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Programmers in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL is $65,530. The 10th percentile is $35,180 and the 90th percentile is $107,310. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Computer Programmers?

The local median is 34.7% lower than the national median of $100,390.

What is Computer Programmers pay in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL is 97.296, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $65,530 is $67,351. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL compare with nearby metros for Computer Programmers?

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 48 miles away, at $100,650. Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL ranks 7th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.