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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Panama City, FL

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL earns $35,940 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,588 a month.

10th percentile
$30,150
25th percentile
$33,000
Median percentile
$35,940
75th percentile
$41,960
90th percentile
$58,090

Based on 80 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

$31,058 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,940
Federal income tax−$2,133
Social Security + Medicare−$2,749
Florida income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,588
Every two weeks$1,195

Does it go far here?

$36,939Median pay in Panama City, FL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
56%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

All veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers salaries · Take-home pay in Florida