Software developer · Panama City, FL
Software developer in Panama City: $4,480/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Panama City at $121,150 a year. About 400 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.40). The 10th percentile is $75,710 and the 90th is $167,720. Pay ranks 187th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× 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 $4,480 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wildwood, about 240 miles away, at $5,164 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,480
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$121,150
$75,710 to $167,720
Rent (1 bd)
$1,328
$1,581 (2 bd)
Employment
400
Location quotient 0.40
Pay rank
187th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $121,150.
- Taxes$2,299
- Rent$1,328
- Other living costs$1,989
- Left over$4,480
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $121,150
- Federal income tax
- −$18,323
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,268
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $93,559
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
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
$10,096 gross, minus $2,299 in tax and $3,317 in living costs.
$4,480
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wildwood, $5,164/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Panama City?
$121,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 400 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Panama City?
$4,480 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,328, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Wildwood, about 240 miles away, leaves $5,164 a month, more than Panama City.