SOC 53-3031 · Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro

Driver/Sales Workers Salary in Panama City, FL

The average salary for driver/sales workers in Panama City, Florida is $35,880 a year ($17.25 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $33,430: half of the 240 people in this job in the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($40,730).

$35,880average per year

$17.25 / hourMedian $33,430Take-home ≈ $31,010

  • $27K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

240people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#15 of 21Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Driver/Sales Workers pay range in Panama City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $51,460 or more. The middle half of driver/sales workers in Panama City earn between $27,040 and $43,920.

  • $27K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$35,880$2,990$17.25
Median$33,430$2,786$16.07
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,040$2,253$13.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$43,920$3,660$21.12

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Driver/Sales Workers pay in Panama City vs. Florida and the U.S.

Driver/sales workers in Panama City earn 8% less than the Florida average ($38,840) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($40,730). At the median the gap is -14% against the U.S. median of $38,770.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Panama City$35,880$33,430$27,040$51,460240
Florida$38,840$36,260$27,040$57,08024,380
United States$40,730$38,770$22,590$59,980409,180

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Driver/Sales Workers salary after taxes in Panama City

On the average salary of $35,880, a single filer in Panama City takes home about $31,010 a year, or $2,584 a month and $1,193 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Panama City a good place for driver/sales workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Panama City area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.3), so the average $35,880 buys what about $36,877 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Panama City ($45,030). A typical home costs $345,838, or 9.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Driver/Sales Workers salary in other Florida cities

Panama City ranks 15th of 21 Florida metro areas for this job; Jacksonville pays the most ($43,960).

All Driver/Sales Workers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for driver/sales workers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($55,520).

Driver/Sales Workers salary by city

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Driver/Sales Workers salary in Panama City: questions

How much do driver/sales workers make an hour in Panama City?

$17.25 an hour on average, and $16.07 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level driver/sales workers salary in Panama City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,040 a year and the 25th percentile is $27,040, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the driver/sales workers take-home pay in Panama City?

About $31,010 a year ($2,584 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $35,880. Florida has no state income tax.

Do driver/sales workers earn more in Panama City than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($40,730).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-3031; area Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL (37460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.00, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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