How much do welders make an hour in Panama City, FL?

The median hourly wage is $25.65. The middle half earn between $21.02 and $29.53 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Panama City, FL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.00 an hour ($33,270 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.02.

Do welders make more in Panama City or Miami?

Miami pays more: the median is $53,350 in Panama City and $54,590 in Miami, a 2% difference.

How does Panama City pay compare with the rest of Florida?

The Panama City median of $53,350 is 5% more than the Florida median of $50,640.

Welder salary in Panama City, FL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Panama City–Panama City Beach, FL area earn a median of $53,350 a year, or $25.65 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $62,230. Statewide, welders earn a median of $50,640; Panama City is 5% above it.

Median yearly pay$53,350

Bottom 10% under$33,270Top 10% over$62,230

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $16.00/hr
Jobs in this area: 250
After cost of living: $54,830
Median hourly pay: $25.65/hr
vs U.S. median: −1%
vs Florida median: +5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 37460, Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL). Excludes self-employed welders. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Entry-level to top welder pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$33,270–$43,720$16.00–$21.02/hr
Experienced welder	$53,350$25.65/hr
Top earners	$61,420–$62,230$29.53–$29.92/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Panama City, FL compares

Panama City ranks 3rd of 22 Florida metro areas for welder pay.
Welders hold about the same share of jobs in the Panama City area as nationally: 2.8 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $62,230, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $33,270: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Panama City, FL?: Welders in the Panama City–Panama City Beach, FL area earn a median of $53,350 a year, or $25.65 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $62,230.
How much do welders make an hour in Panama City, FL?: The median hourly wage is $25.65. The middle half earn between $21.02 and $29.53 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Panama City, FL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.00 an hour ($33,270 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.02.
Do welders make more in Panama City or Miami?: Miami pays more: the median is $53,350 in Panama City and $54,590 in Miami, a 2% difference.
How does Panama City pay compare with the rest of Florida?: The Panama City median of $53,350 is 5% more than the Florida median of $50,640.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 51-4121 (Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers), area code 37460 (Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed welders and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (97.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures