May 2025 OEWS · Florida

Highest-paying jobs in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL

All-occupations median

$45,030

10th percentile
$28,620
25th percentile
$34,280
Median
$45,030
75th percentile
$64,120
90th percentile
$98,950
Mean
$57,610

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Employment across all occupations: 90,610.

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for this metro is 97.296, with the United States at 100. Compare prices.

Florida · What this metro includes

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL with a published annual median, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Physicians, All Other120$115,020$258,380$415,240
Nurse Anesthetists110$99,630$207,470$312,000
Dentists, General60$97,970$172,180$333,460
Architectural and Engineering Managers130$116,340$155,360$248,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers130$84,160$138,670$210,350
Purchasing Managers30$70,080$135,260$170,890
Industrial Production Managers80$69,660$134,280$232,180
Pharmacists180$48,160$130,540$167,210
Human Resources Managers60$84,680$127,610$203,120
Lawyers290$66,980$126,670$263,120
Chief Executives130$61,460$125,460$354,750
Marketing Managers70$75,760$124,960$262,000
Physician Assistants80$99,990$124,170$157,630
Financial Managers250$67,640$123,350$249,730
Computer Network Architects70$83,190$121,580$167,560
Computer Hardware Engineers110$77,770$121,160$166,390
Software Developers400$75,710$121,150$167,720
Nurse Practitioners190$97,260$119,640$158,070
Operations Research Analysts80$45,180$118,810$172,700
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer220$82,310$118,480$150,130
Information Security Analysts170$73,280$116,880$173,810
Engineers, All Other460$65,790$115,210$173,330
Electrical Engineers120$75,590$112,700$158,790
Sales Managers250$62,300$112,560$229,680
Computer Occupations, All Other190$61,590$106,330$132,390
Computer and Information Research Scientists140$73,780$105,660$136,990
Speech-Language Pathologists110$75,990$103,560$121,570
Construction Managers360$61,600$102,750$177,310
Mechanical Engineers410$71,930$102,610$136,990
Medical and Health Services Managers340$61,280$100,760$168,210
Industrial Engineers90$71,140$100,410$138,410
Facilities Managers70$58,960$100,040$145,620
Managers, All Other230$45,930$99,450$164,800
Family Medicine Physicians70$98,320$98,320$448,080
Education Administrators, Postsecondary60$64,200$97,560$125,600
Occupational Therapists90$73,600$97,290$123,990
Civil Engineers350$62,810$97,180$164,010
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives100$67,200$97,180$128,650
Personal Financial Advisors100$45,120$94,370$283,110
Biological Scientists, All Other30$39,520$93,040$115,210

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Retail Salespersons3,490$27,550$32,290$44,820
Fast Food and Counter Workers3,030$27,180$28,050$34,920
Cashiers2,580$27,040$29,080$35,750
Waiters and Waitresses2,520$27,040$34,990$60,520
General and Operations Managers2,080$46,000$86,070$203,440
Office Clerks, General1,760$30,610$42,840$62,320
Stockers and Order Fillers1,690$28,710$36,130$45,720
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners1,650$28,350$34,070$39,690
Registered Nurses1,610$61,640$75,310$96,820
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General1,580$33,580$39,540$62,180
Cooks, Restaurant1,310$29,210$35,720$43,900
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand1,280$27,540$36,230$48,120
Customer Service Representatives1,180$29,210$36,900$53,550
Construction Laborers1,130$34,070$43,250$56,620
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,040$29,860$39,090$60,900
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive1,040$32,230$43,750$58,430
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers1,030$30,950$45,700$69,270
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners960$27,980$29,620$36,150
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers910$47,250$72,740$101,970
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers890$35,620$47,610$63,930
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary860$29,290$32,680$34,440
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education820$47,420$58,640$74,150
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants790$32,690$38,030$49,920
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators790$35,310$47,510$55,650
Business Operations Specialists, All Other780$46,490$88,610$135,900

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL is $45,030. Employment is 90,610.

Which published occupation has the highest median in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL?

Physicians, All Other has the highest published annual median on this list, $258,380, in the May 2025 OEWS estimates for Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL.