The highest-paying states for taxi drivers and chauffeurs (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 and chauffeurs in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $35,560, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for taxi drivers and chauffeurs. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $32,710). 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 and chauffeurs in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $35,560 |
$26,580 | 470 |
| 2 | Washington | $32,710 |
$24,720 | 3,860 |
| 3 | California | $30,640 |
$23,240 | 27,790 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $29,670 |
$24,480 | 11,410 |
| 5 | Colorado | $29,360 |
$21,700 | 2,560 |
| 6 | New York | $29,160 |
$22,310 | 16,650 |
| 7 | Minnesota | $27,640 |
$20,870 | 3,250 |
| 8 | Alaska | $27,460 |
$21,440 | 460 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $27,450 |
$20,550 | 8,510 |
| 10 | Maryland | $27,230 |
$20,080 | 4,030 |
| 11 | Oregon | $27,210 |
$22,140 | 2,110 |
| 12 | Illinois | $27,090 |
$19,530 | 7,980 |
| 13 | Hawaii | $26,930 |
$21,790 | 1,370 |
| 14 | Virginia | $26,600 |
$18,660 | 5,470 |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $26,550 |
$21,820 | 590 |
| 16 | Delaware | $26,520 |
$21,460 | 500 |
| 17 | Connecticut | $26,460 |
$22,450 | 3,770 |
| 18 | Maine | $25,940 |
$20,850 | 1,000 |
| 19 | Utah | $25,770 |
$17,560 | 1,780 |
| 20 | Virgin Islands | $25,600 |
$21,240 | 60 |
| 21 | Vermont | $25,560 |
$21,860 | 490 |
| 22 | New Mexico | $25,450 |
$18,630 | 1,150 |
| 23 | Arizona | $25,330 |
$21,850 | 6,680 |
| 24 | South Dakota | $25,270 |
$21,130 | 610 |
| 25 | North Dakota | $25,010 |
$19,030 | 770 |
| 26 | Texas | $24,720 |
$18,390 | 12,000 |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $24,690 |
$17,700 | 8,720 |
| 28 | North Carolina | $24,400 |
$17,600 | 3,460 |
| 29 | Iowa | $24,290 |
$18,300 | 1,520 |
| 30 | Nevada | $24,140 |
$17,400 | 8,820 |
| 31 | Kansas | $24,110 |
$17,580 | 1,780 |
| 32 | Louisiana | $24,010 |
$17,150 | 2,750 |
| 33 | Montana | $23,990 |
$18,130 | 490 |
| 34 | Florida | $23,550 |
$18,500 | 9,880 |
| 35 | Kentucky | $23,370 |
$17,180 | 1,830 |
| 36 | Missouri | $23,250 |
$17,910 | 3,850 |
| 37 | Michigan | $23,220 |
$19,620 | 4,750 |
| 38 | Indiana | $23,040 |
$17,380 | 2,690 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $23,000 |
$19,130 | 1,530 |
| 40 | Ohio | $22,870 |
$18,710 | 7,700 |
| 41 | New Hampshire | $22,830 |
$17,220 | 1,590 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $22,760 |
$17,300 | 2,860 |
| 43 | Wyoming | $22,570 |
$17,280 | 630 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $22,200 |
$16,820 | 1,690 |
| 45 | Mississippi | $22,190 |
$17,240 | 1,010 |
| 46 | Wisconsin | $22,160 |
$16,920 | 5,020 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $22,070 |
$17,450 | 1,300 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $21,940 |
$18,620 | 1,540 |
| 49 | Idaho | $21,500 |
$16,900 | 490 |
| 50 | Alabama | $21,230 |
$16,720 | 1,400 |
| 51 | Georgia | $20,770 |
$16,880 | 4,270 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $20,290 |
$19,110 | 1,120 |
| 53 | Guam | $19,610 |
$18,080 | 250 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $18,800 |
$16,370 | 1,170 |