SOC 29-1127 · Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro

Speech-Language Pathologists Salary in Panama City, FL

The average salary for speech-language pathologists in Panama City, Florida is $99,150 a year ($47.67 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $103,560: half of the 110 people in this job in the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($99,493).

$99,150average per year

$47.67 / hourMedian $103,560Take-home ≈ $78,582

  • $76K10th
  • $87K25th
  • $104KMedian
  • $104K75th
  • $122K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

110people in this job
-0%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 21Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Speech-Language Pathologists pay range in Panama City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $75,990 a year or less, while the top 10% make $121,570 or more. The middle half of speech-language pathologists in Panama City earn between $87,300 and $103,560.

  • $76K10th
  • $87K25th
  • $104KMedian
  • $104K75th
  • $122K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$99,150$8,262$47.67
Median$103,560$8,630$49.79
Entry level (25th percentile)$87,300$7,275$41.97
Experienced (75th percentile)$103,560$8,630$49.79

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

Speech-Language Pathologists salary after taxes in Panama City

On the average salary of $99,150, a single filer in Panama City takes home about $78,582 a year, or $6,549 a month and $3,022 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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 speech-language pathologists? 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 $99,150 buys what about $101,906 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Panama City ($45,030). A typical home costs $345,838, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Speech-Language Pathologists salary in other Florida cities

Panama City ranks 5th of 21 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($109,560).

All Speech-Language Pathologists salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for speech-language pathologists

El Centro, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($139,700).

Speech-Language Pathologists salary by city

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Speech-Language Pathologists salary in Panama City: questions

How much do speech-language pathologists make an hour in Panama City?

$47.67 an hour on average, and $49.79 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level speech-language pathologists salary in Panama City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $75,990 a year and the 25th percentile is $87,300, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the speech-language pathologists take-home pay in Panama City?

About $78,582 a year ($6,549 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $99,150. Florida has no state income tax.

Do speech-language pathologists earn more in Panama City than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($99,493).

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 29-1127; area Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL (37460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • 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 1.07, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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