United States
Taxi Drivers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$36,220
Taxi Drivers in the United States earn a median of $36,220 a year, about $17.42 an hour.
Median
$36,220
per year
Hourly
$17.42
as published
Mean
$39,310
pulled up by top earners
Workers
17,510
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | State | $49,090 | +36% |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | Metro | $49,140 | +36% |
| New York | State | $40,630 | +12% |
| Florida | State | $27,360 | -24% |
| Wisconsin | State | $25,420 | -30% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $27,360 | -24% |
| Arizona | State | $31,340 | -13% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Metro | $31,340 | -13% |
| Virginia | State | $28,400 | -22% |
| Massachusetts | State | $31,950 | -12% |
| Missouri | State | $36,650 | +1% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $30,950 | -15% |
| Oregon | State | $35,740 | -1% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $31,950 | -12% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $35,750 | -1% |
| North Carolina | State | $34,790 | -4% |
| Illinois | State | $29,120 | -20% |
| Madison, WI | Metro | $28,310 | -22% |
| Texas | State | $35,610 | -2% |
| Minnesota | State | $36,860 | +2% |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | Metro | $28,070 | -23% |
| New Hampshire | State | $33,400 | -8% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Metro | $35,540 | -2% |
| Kentucky | State | $28,510 | -21% |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | Metro | $26,610 | -27% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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