High paying medical jobs in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL run 2.7% below the national average (2024), so a Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL salary is worth about 1.03× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$258,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$115,020 – $415,240120
2Nurse Anesthetists$207,470
Master's degree
$99,630 – $312,000110
3Dentists, General$172,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,970 – $333,46060
4Pharmacists$130,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,160 – $167,210180
5Physician Assistants$124,170
Master's degree
$99,990 – $157,63080
6Nurse Practitioners$119,640
Master's degree
$97,260 – $158,070190
7Speech-Language Pathologists$103,560
Master's degree
$75,990 – $121,570110
8Family Medicine Physicians$98,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$98,320 – $448,08070
9Occupational Therapists$97,290
Master's degree
$73,600 – $123,99090
10Physical Therapists$92,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,680 – $119,140160
11Dental Hygienists$87,360
Associate's degree
$77,080 – $93,860100
12Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$77,540
Associate's degree
$54,080 – $92,48040
13Respiratory Therapists$77,390
Associate's degree
$60,580 – $80,56070
14Registered Nurses$75,310
Bachelor's degree
$61,640 – $96,8201,610
15Dietitians and Nutritionists$73,820
Bachelor's degree
$47,380 – $82,39050
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$62,640
Associate's degree
$47,510 – $91,530130
17Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$62,320
Associate's degree
$38,280 – $102,90040
18Paramedics$58,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,550 – $78,17090
19Surgical Technologists$58,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,440 – $73,33070
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$56,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,440 – $67,020400
21Opticians, Dispensing$51,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,230 – $73,44070
22Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$49,730
Bachelor's degree
$32,890 – $83,250160
23Medical Records Specialists$41,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,750 – $72,520140
24Pharmacy Technicians$40,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,450 – $49,660260
25Psychiatric Technicians$39,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,760 – $48,270120
26Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$39,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,120 – $60,02080
27Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$38,720
Associate's degree
$33,310 – $49,95080
28Emergency Medical Technicians$38,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,600 – $62,29050

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianPanama City-Panama City Beach, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$258,380	$115,020 – $415,240	120
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$207,470	$99,630 – $312,000	110
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$172,180	$97,970 – $333,460	60
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$130,540	$48,160 – $167,210	180
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$124,170	$99,990 – $157,630	80
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$119,640	$97,260 – $158,070	190
7	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$103,560	$75,990 – $121,570	110
8	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$98,320	$98,320 – $448,080	70
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$97,290	$73,600 – $123,990	90
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$92,690	$64,680 – $119,140	160
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$87,360	$77,080 – $93,860	100
12	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$77,540	$54,080 – $92,480	40
13	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$77,390	$60,580 – $80,560	70
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$75,310	$61,640 – $96,820	1,610
15	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$73,820	$47,380 – $82,390	50
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,640	$47,510 – $91,530	130
17	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,320	$38,280 – $102,900	40
18	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,610	$42,550 – $78,170	90
19	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,570	$36,440 – $73,330	70
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,120	$48,440 – $67,020	400
21	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,060	$33,230 – $73,440	70
22	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$49,730	$32,890 – $83,250	160
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,930	$35,750 – $72,520	140
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,490	$34,450 – $49,660	260
25	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,940	$34,760 – $48,270	120
26	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,460	$33,120 – $60,020	80
27	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$38,720	$33,310 – $49,950	80
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,020	$36,600 – $62,290	50

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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