The annual salary statistics of taxi drivers and chauffeurs in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of taxi drivers and chauffeurs 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 | $22,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for taxi drivers and chauffeurs 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 $49,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of taxi drivers and chauffeurs from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $29,760 | -0.57% | 0.24% |
| 2017 | $29,930 | 2.81% | - |
| 2016 | $29,090 | 0.79% | - |
| 2015 | $28,860 | 2.15% | - |
| 2014 | $28,240 | 0.50% | - |
| 2013 | $28,100 | -5.66% | - |
| 2012 | $29,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,760, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for taxi drivers and chauffeurs in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-White Plains-Wayne (median annual salary of $30,310). Compared with New York-White Plains-Wayne, the median annual salary of taxi drivers and chauffeurs in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower.