The annual salary statistics of taxi drivers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of taxi drivers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $29,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for taxi drivers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,580.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,370, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for taxi drivers in state of New York, followed by Syracuse (median annual salary $29,550). In comparison, the median annual salary of taxi drivers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 14.0 percent (14.0%) higher than that in Syracuse.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Syracuse | |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| Glens Falls |