Taxi Driver and Chauffeurs Salary in El Centro, California

The annual salary statistics of taxi drivers and chauffeurs in El Centro, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of taxi drivers and chauffeurs in El Centro is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs in El Centro, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,410
25th Percentile Wage
$23,060
50th Percentile Wage
$24,130
75th Percentile Wage
$25,200
90th Percentile Wage
$27,710

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for taxi drivers and chauffeurs in El Centro, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $27,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,410.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of taxi drivers and chauffeurs from 2012 to 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$24,130
3.48% 21.22%
2017
$23,290
17.35% -
2013
$19,250
1.25% -
2012
$19,010
- -

Table 2. Compare Taxi Driver and Chauffeurs Salary in El Centro with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,130 in El Centro is in the middle of salary range for taxi drivers and chauffeurs in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of taxi drivers and chauffeurs in El Centro is 36.4 percent (36.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 18.5 percent (18.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuba City.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$37,920
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$37,410
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$36,880
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$35,880
Napa
$34,010
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$31,400
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$30,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$29,900
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$29,800
Modesto
$29,760
Bakersfield-Delano
$29,250
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$28,700
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$28,500
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$28,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$28,020
Vallejo-Fairfield
$27,890
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$27,420
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$27,220
Salinas
$27,060
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$26,720
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$26,450
Stockton
$26,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$26,070
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$26,010
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$25,850
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$25,660
Redding
$25,510
Visalia-Porterville
$25,290
Chico
$24,890
Fresno
$24,750
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$24,660
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$24,210
El Centro
$24,130
Yuba City
$19,660

See also: Top paying jobs in El Centro, California.