How much do Opticians, Dispensing make in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL?

Percentile spread

For Opticians, Dispensing, the published 10th percentile is $33,230 and the 90th percentile is $73,440. The difference is $40,210, which is 78.8% 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 $40,520 to the 75th at $61,630, covers $21,110.

The mean annual wage is $52,920, which sits above the median of $51,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL median is 8% higher than the national median of $47,260 for Opticians, Dispensing. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,479, which is 11% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.2% lower than the Florida median of $58,850.

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 $51,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Opticians, Dispensing at $52,479 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Opticians, Dispensing. Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL ranks 4th of 13 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 $57,780 and employment of 70. That median is 13.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,548, against $52,479 here.
• Dothan, AL is 68 miles away, with a median of $34,420 and employment of 90. That median is 32.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,058, against $52,479 here.
• Tallahassee, FL is 82 miles away, with a median of $58,700 and employment of 60. That median is 15% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,501, against $52,479 here.

Employment share

Opticians, Dispensing accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL (70 of 90,610). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (73,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.63 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.