Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Panama City Metro
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area
Figures describe the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Panama City city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 302 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $258,380 | $124.22 | 120 |
| 2 | Nurse Anesthetists | $207,470 | $99.74 | 110 |
| 3 | Dentists, General | $172,180 | $82.78 | 60 |
| 4 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $155,360 | $74.69 | 130 |
| 5 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $138,670 | $66.67 | 130 |
| 6 | Purchasing Managers | $135,260 | $65.03 | 30 |
| 7 | Industrial Production Managers | $134,280 | $64.56 | 80 |
| 8 | Pharmacists | $130,540 | $62.76 | 180 |
| 9 | Human Resources Managers | $127,610 | $61.35 | 60 |
| 10 | Lawyers | $126,670 | $60.90 | 290 |
| 11 | Chief Executives | $125,460 | $60.32 | 130 |
| 12 | Marketing Managers | $124,960 | $60.08 | 70 |
| 13 | Physician Assistants | $124,170 | $59.70 | 80 |
| 14 | Financial Managers | $123,350 | $59.30 | 250 |
| 15 | Computer Network Architects | $121,580 | $58.45 | 70 |
| 16 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $121,160 | $58.25 | 110 |
| 17 | Software Developers | $121,150 | $58.25 | 400 |
| 18 | Nurse Practitioners | $119,640 | $57.52 | 190 |
| 19 | Operations Research Analysts | $118,810 | $57.12 | 80 |
| 20 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $118,480 | $56.96 | 220 |
| 21 | Information Security Analysts | $116,880 | $56.19 | 170 |
| 22 | Engineers, All Other | $115,210 | $55.39 | 460 |
| 23 | Electrical Engineers | $112,700 | $54.18 | 120 |
| 24 | Sales Managers | $112,560 | $54.12 | 250 |
| 25 | Computer Occupations, All Other | $106,330 | $51.12 | 190 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Panama City metro area overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.