Police officer · Panama City, FL
Police officer in Panama City: $787/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Panama City at $58,750 a year. About 440 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.11). The 10th percentile is $45,490 and the 90th is $86,910. Pay ranks 304th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,328/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $787 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 232 miles away, at $2,124 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$787
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,750
$45,490 to $86,910
Rent (1 bd)
$1,328
$1,581 (2 bd)
Employment
440
Location quotient 1.11
Pay rank
304th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $58,750.
- Taxes$792
- Rent$1,328
- Other living costs$1,989
- Left over$787
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,750
- Federal income tax
- −$5,012
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,494
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,244
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,328
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $587
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,317
Left over each month
$4,896 gross, minus $792 in tax and $3,317 in living costs.
$787
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $2,124/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Panama City?
$58,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 440 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Panama City?
$787 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,328, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Jacksonville, about 232 miles away, leaves $2,124 a month, more than Panama City.