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Cooks, Restaurant salary in Panama City, FL

The median cooks, restaurant in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL earns $35,720 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,573 a month.

10th percentile
$29,210
25th percentile
$34,390
Median percentile
$35,720
75th percentile
$37,720
90th percentile
$43,900

Based on 1,310 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$30,881 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,720
Federal income tax−$2,106
Social Security + Medicare−$2,733
Florida income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,573
Every two weeks$1,188

Does it go far here?

$36,713Median pay in Panama City, FL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,456 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Panama City, FL

JobMedian pay
Project Management Specialists$92,360
Management Analysts$88,630
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$88,610
General and Operations Managers$86,070
Registered Nurses$75,310
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$72,740
Accountants and Auditors$71,820
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$63,220

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