The annual salary statistics of taxi drivers and chauffeurs in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of taxi drivers and chauffeurs in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $22,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for taxi drivers and chauffeurs in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of taxi drivers and chauffeurs from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $37,410 | 17.67% | 20.64% |
| 2016 | $30,800 | 12.34% | - |
| 2015 | $27,000 | 1.78% | - |
| 2014 | $26,520 | -5.81% | - |
| 2013 | $28,060 | -5.81% | - |
| 2012 | $29,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,410, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is the second highest paying city for taxi drivers and chauffeurs in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $37,920). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of taxi drivers and chauffeurs in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 1.3 percent (1.3%) lower.