SOC 17-2061 · Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro

Computer Hardware Engineers Salary in Panama City, FL

The average salary for computer hardware engineers in Panama City, Florida is $119,320 a year ($57.36 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $121,160: 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 27% less than the U.S. average for this job ($162,670).

$119,320average per year

$57.36 / hourMedian $121,160Take-home ≈ $92,772

  • $78K10th
  • $99K25th
  • $121KMedian
  • $137K75th
  • $166K90th

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

110people in this job
-27%vs U.S. average
#6 of 6Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Hardware Engineers pay range in Panama City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,770 a year or less, while the top 10% make $166,390 or more. The middle half of computer hardware engineers in Panama City earn between $99,260 and $136,990.

  • $78K10th
  • $99K25th
  • $121KMedian
  • $137K75th
  • $166K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$119,320$9,943$57.37
Median$121,160$10,097$58.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$99,260$8,272$47.72
Experienced (75th percentile)$136,990$11,416$65.86

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

Computer Hardware Engineers pay in Panama City vs. Florida and the U.S.

Computer hardware engineers in Panama City earn 13% less than the Florida average ($137,810) and 27% less than the U.S. average ($162,670). At the median the gap is -25% against the U.S. median of $161,740.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Panama City$119,320$121,160$77,770$166,390110
Florida$137,810$134,160$77,680$203,5103,290
United States$162,670$161,740$92,940$225,33076,660

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

Computer Hardware Engineers salary after taxes in Panama City

On the average salary of $119,320, a single filer in Panama City takes home about $92,772 a year, or $7,731 a month and $3,568 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 computer hardware engineers? 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 $119,320 buys what about $122,636 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Panama City ($45,030). A typical home costs $345,838, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Hardware Engineers salary in other Florida cities

Panama City ranks 6th of 6 Florida metro areas for this job; Palm Bay pays the most ($149,930).

All Computer Hardware Engineers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for computer hardware engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($208,700).

Computer Hardware Engineers salary by city

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Computer Hardware Engineers salary in Panama City: questions

How much do computer hardware engineers make an hour in Panama City?

$57.36 an hour on average, and $58.25 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer hardware engineers salary in Panama City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,770 a year and the 25th percentile is $99,260, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer hardware engineers take-home pay in Panama City?

About $92,772 a year ($7,731 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $119,320. Florida has no state income tax.

Do computer hardware engineers earn more in Panama City than elsewhere?

The average here is 27% less than the U.S. average for this job ($162,670).

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 17-2061; 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 2.40, this job is 2.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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