How much do Operations Research Analysts make in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL?

Percentile spread

For Operations Research Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $45,180 and the 90th percentile is $172,700. The difference is $127,520, which is 107.3% 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 $83,130 to the 75th at $143,650, covers $60,520.

The mean annual wage is $115,000, which sits below the median of $118,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL median is 33.6% higher than the national median of $88,940 for Operations Research Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $122,112, which is 37.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 53.1% higher than the Florida median of $77,600.

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 $118,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Operations Research Analysts at $122,112 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Operations Research Analysts. Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL ranks 1st of 8 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 $115,920 and employment of 240. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,467, against $122,112 here.
• Tallahassee, FL is 82 miles away, with a median of $46,570 and employment of 400. That median is 60.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,585, against $122,112 here.
• Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 93 miles away, with a median of $79,940 and employment of 290. That median is 32.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,808, against $122,112 here.

Employment share

Operations Research Analysts accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL (80 of 90,610). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,510 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.27 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.