SOC 13-1020 · Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro

Buyers and Purchasing Agents Salary in Panama City, FL

The average salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Panama City, Florida is $81,440 a year ($39.15 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $77,840: half of the 340 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. average for this job ($83,770).

$81,440average per year

$39.15 / hourMedian $77,840Take-home ≈ $66,123

  • $46K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $123K90th

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

340people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#3 of 22Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Buyers and Purchasing Agents pay range in Panama City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,410 a year or less, while the top 10% make $122,930 or more. The middle half of buyers and purchasing agents in Panama City earn between $57,570 and $100,420.

  • $46K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $123K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$81,440$6,787$39.15
Median$77,840$6,487$37.42
Entry level (25th percentile)$57,570$4,798$27.68
Experienced (75th percentile)$100,420$8,368$48.28

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

Buyers and Purchasing Agents pay in Panama City vs. Florida and the U.S.

Buyers and purchasing agents in Panama City earn 4% more than the Florida average ($78,050) and about the same as the U.S. average ($83,770). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $77,710.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Panama City$81,440$77,840$46,410$122,930340
Florida$78,050$72,850$45,970$122,93030,270
United States$83,770$77,710$48,380$128,870491,430

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

Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary after taxes in Panama City

On the average salary of $81,440, a single filer in Panama City takes home about $66,123 a year, or $5,510 a month and $2,543 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 buyers and purchasing agents? 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 $81,440 buys what about $83,703 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Panama City ($45,030). A typical home costs $345,838, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary in other Florida cities

Panama City ranks 3rd of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Crestview pays the most ($90,320).

All Buyers and Purchasing Agents salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for buyers and purchasing agents

Lexington Park, MD pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($114,770).

Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary by city

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Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary in Panama City: questions

How much do buyers and purchasing agents make an hour in Panama City?

$39.15 an hour on average, and $37.42 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level buyers and purchasing agents salary in Panama City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,410 a year and the 25th percentile is $57,570, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the buyers and purchasing agents take-home pay in Panama City?

About $66,123 a year ($5,510 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $81,440. Florida has no state income tax.

Do buyers and purchasing agents earn more in Panama City than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($83,770).

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 13-1020; area Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL (37460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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 1.20, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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