SOC 43-6011 · Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in Panama City, FL

The average salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Panama City, Florida is $60,620 a year ($29.14 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $54,990: half of the 140 people in this job in the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 23% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

$60,620average per year

$29.14 / hourMedian $54,990Take-home ≈ $50,888

  • $39K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $87K90th

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

140people in this job
-23%vs U.S. average
#18 of 21Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay range in Panama City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $86,930 or more. The middle half of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Panama City earn between $47,510 and $73,170.

  • $39K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $87K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,620$5,052$29.14
Median$54,990$4,582$26.44
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,510$3,959$22.84
Experienced (75th percentile)$73,170$6,098$35.18

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

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay in Panama City vs. Florida and the U.S.

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Panama City earn 12% less than the Florida average ($69,090) and 23% less than the U.S. average ($79,140). At the median the gap is -28% against the U.S. median of $76,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Panama City$60,620$54,990$38,700$86,930140
Florida$69,090$64,710$42,830$99,22019,220
United States$79,140$76,590$50,560$109,850459,910

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

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary after taxes in Panama City

On the average salary of $60,620, a single filer in Panama City takes home about $50,888 a year, or $4,241 a month and $1,957 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants? 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 $60,620 buys what about $62,305 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Panama City ($45,030). A typical home costs $345,838, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in other Florida cities

Panama City ranks 18th of 21 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($74,550).

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Highest-paying cities for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($113,320).

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary by city

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Panama City: questions

How much do executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants make an hour in Panama City?

$29.14 an hour on average, and $26.44 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants salary in Panama City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,700 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,510, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants take-home pay in Panama City?

About $50,888 a year ($4,241 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,620. Florida has no state income tax.

Do executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants earn more in Panama City than elsewhere?

The average here is 23% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

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 43-6011; area Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL (37460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.0%.
  • 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 0.51, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.51).

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