The highest-paying states for taxi drivers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of taxi drivers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $46,950, Vermont is the highest paying state for taxi drivers. It is followed by New Hampshire (average annual salary $41,600). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of taxi drivers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont | $46,950 |
$25,480 | 30 |
| 2 | New Hampshire | $41,600 |
$24,650 | 80 |
| 3 | Minnesota | $40,150 |
$22,500 | 50 |
| 4 | Washington | $37,590 |
$31,480 | 240 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $35,120 |
$30,300 | 210 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $34,240 |
$31,790 | 660 |
| 7 | New York | $33,250 |
$27,460 | 1,380 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $32,560 |
$29,780 | 100 |
| 9 | Michigan | $32,250 |
$24,170 | 50 |
| 10 | Iowa | $32,140 |
$20,690 | 50 |
| 11 | California | $31,510 |
$30,660 | 530 |
| 12 | Maryland | $31,130 |
$27,850 | 290 |
| 13 | Colorado | $30,920 |
$27,040 | 70 |
| 14 | Florida | $30,820 |
$20,870 | 780 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | $30,020 |
$17,990 | 50 |
| 16 | Maine | $29,690 |
$28,980 | 150 |
| 17 | North Carolina | $29,120 |
$22,720 | 650 |
| 18 | Texas | $29,010 |
$20,120 | 0 |
| 19 | Illinois | $28,600 |
$24,960 | 180 |
| 20 | Indiana | $28,600 |
$19,670 | 90 |
| 21 | South Dakota | $28,560 |
$24,340 | 90 |
| 22 | Arizona | $28,540 |
$27,880 | 330 |
| 23 | Nevada | $28,420 |
$22,530 | 3,300 |
| 24 | Oregon | $28,080 |
$26,870 | 200 |
| 25 | Ohio | $26,250 |
$24,870 | 190 |
| 26 | Mississippi | $25,720 |
$18,410 | 40 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $25,560 |
$17,990 | 1,080 |
| 28 | Kansas | $25,000 |
$20,030 | 90 |
| 29 | New Mexico | $24,960 |
$24,270 | 60 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $24,910 |
$21,650 | 320 |
| 31 | Kentucky | $24,370 |
$21,500 | 100 |
| 32 | Georgia | $23,940 |
$23,560 | 0 |
| 33 | Virginia | $23,320 |
$22,880 | 90 |
| 34 | Missouri | $23,190 |
$23,190 | 140 |
| 35 | Tennessee | $23,030 |
$17,700 | 70 |
| 36 | South Carolina | $19,590 |
$17,530 | 50 |
| 37 | Louisiana | $19,150 |
$17,590 | 70 |
| 38 | Alabama | $19,060 |
$16,270 | 30 |
| 39 | Montana | $19,000 |
$18,200 | 100 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of taxi drivers in those states is not available at this time.
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