SOC 15-2031 · Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro

Operations Research Analysts Salary in Panama City, FL

The average salary for operations research analysts in Panama City, Florida is $115,000 a year ($55.29 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $118,810: half of the 80 people in this job in the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($101,343).

$115,000average per year

$55.29 / hourMedian $118,810Take-home ≈ $89,732

  • $45K10th
  • $83K25th
  • $119KMedian
  • $144K75th
  • $173K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
+13%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 17Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Operations Research Analysts pay range in Panama City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,180 a year or less, while the top 10% make $172,700 or more. The middle half of operations research analysts in Panama City earn between $83,130 and $143,650.

  • $45K10th
  • $83K25th
  • $119KMedian
  • $144K75th
  • $173K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$115,000$9,583$55.29
Median$118,810$9,901$57.12
Entry level (25th percentile)$83,130$6,928$39.97
Experienced (75th percentile)$143,650$11,971$69.06

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

Operations Research Analysts salary after taxes in Panama City

On the average salary of $115,000, a single filer in Panama City takes home about $89,732 a year, or $7,478 a month and $3,451 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 operations research analysts? 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 $115,000 buys what about $118,196 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Panama City ($45,030). A typical home costs $345,838, or 3.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Operations Research Analysts salary in other Florida cities

Panama City ranks 1st of 17 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Operations Research Analysts salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for operations research analysts

Colorado Springs, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($136,770).

Operations Research Analysts salary by city

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Operations Research Analysts salary in Panama City: questions

How much do operations research analysts make an hour in Panama City?

$55.29 an hour on average, and $57.12 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level operations research analysts salary in Panama City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,180 a year and the 25th percentile is $83,130, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the operations research analysts take-home pay in Panama City?

About $89,732 a year ($7,478 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $115,000. Florida has no state income tax.

Do operations research analysts earn more in Panama City than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($101,343).

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 15-2031; area Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL (37460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • 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 1.25, this job is 1.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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