How much do Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers make in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL?

Percentile spread

For Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, the published 10th percentile is $45,490 and the 90th percentile is $86,910. The difference is $41,420, which is 70.5% 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 $55,070 to the 75th at $65,200, covers $10,130.

The mean annual wage is $62,390, which sits above the median of $58,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL median is 22.9% lower than the national median of $76,210 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,383, which is 20.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.1% lower than the Florida median of $74,470.

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 $58,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers at $60,383 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers. Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL ranks 7th of 14 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 $59,130 and employment of 660. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,939, against $60,383 here.
• Dothan, AL is 68 miles away, with a median of $59,210 and employment of 430. That median is 0.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,629, against $60,383 here.
• Tallahassee, FL is 82 miles away, with a median of $67,200 and employment of 850. That median is 14.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,551, against $60,383 here.

Employment share

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers accounts for 0.49% of wage-and-salary employment in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL (440 of 90,610). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.13 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.