SOC 43-4071 · Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro

File Clerks Salary in Panama City, FL

The average salary for file clerks in Panama City, Florida is $40,980 a year ($19.70 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,790: half of the 70 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. metro average for this job ($46,326).

$40,980average per year

$19.70 / hourMedian $37,790Take-home ≈ $35,107

  • $32K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

70people in this job
-12%vs U.S. metro average
#15 of 19Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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File Clerks pay range in Panama City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,630 or more. The middle half of file clerks in Panama City earn between $34,890 and $44,580.

  • $32K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,980$3,415$19.70
Median$37,790$3,149$18.17
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,890$2,908$16.77
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,580$3,715$21.43

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

File Clerks salary after taxes in Panama City

On the average salary of $40,980, a single filer in Panama City takes home about $35,107 a year, or $2,926 a month and $1,350 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 file clerks? 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 $40,980 buys what about $42,119 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Panama City ($45,030). A typical home costs $345,838, or 8.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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File Clerks salary in other Florida cities

Panama City ranks 15th of 19 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($46,220).

All File Clerks salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for file clerks

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($65,520).

File Clerks salary by city

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File Clerks salary in Panama City: questions

How much do file clerks make an hour in Panama City?

$19.70 an hour on average, and $18.17 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level file clerks salary in Panama City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,750 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,890, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the file clerks take-home pay in Panama City?

About $35,107 a year ($2,926 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,980. Florida has no state income tax.

Do file clerks earn more in Panama City than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,326).

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 43-4071; area Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL (37460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • 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 1.65, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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