Average Salary for Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs
SOC 53-3041 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · 2018 data
The median annual wage for Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs in the United States is $25,980 ($12.49/hr), based on 2018 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $19,240 at the 10th percentile to $40,360 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 207,920 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 11.9% since 2014.
Median Annual
$25,980
Mean Annual
$28,450
10th Pct
$19,240
75th Pct
$32,180
Employment
207,920
Salary Distribution
$19k
10th
$22k
25th
$26k
Median
$32k
75th
$40k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $37,920 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $36,880 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $35,880 |
| Napa, CA | $34,010 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $33,580 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | $33,520 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $33,340 |
| Midland, TX | $33,180 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $32,400 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $32,310 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $32,190 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $32,140 |
| Decatur, IL | $32,030 |
| Casper, WY | $31,670 |
| Leominster-Gardner, MA | $30,460 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $35,560 |
| Washington | $32,710 |
| California | $30,640 |
| Massachusetts | $29,670 |
| Colorado | $29,360 |
| New York | $29,160 |
| Minnesota | $27,640 |
| Alaska | $27,460 |
| New Jersey | $27,450 |
| Maryland | $27,230 |
| Oregon | $27,210 |
| Illinois | $27,090 |
| Hawaii | $26,930 |
| Virginia | $26,600 |
| Rhode Island | $26,550 |
| Delaware | $26,520 |
| Connecticut | $26,460 |
| Maine | $25,940 |
| Utah | $25,770 |
| Virgin Islands | $25,600 |
| Vermont | $25,560 |
| New Mexico | $25,450 |
| Arizona | $25,330 |
| South Dakota | $25,270 |
| North Dakota | $25,010 |
| Texas | $24,720 |
| Pennsylvania | $24,690 |
| North Carolina | $24,400 |
| Iowa | $24,290 |
| Nevada | $24,140 |
| Kansas | $24,110 |
| Louisiana | $24,010 |
| Montana | $23,990 |
| Florida | $23,550 |
| Kentucky | $23,370 |
| Missouri | $23,250 |
| Michigan | $23,220 |
| Indiana | $23,040 |
| Nebraska | $23,000 |
| Ohio | $22,870 |
| New Hampshire | $22,830 |
| Tennessee | $22,760 |
| Wyoming | $22,570 |
| South Carolina | $22,200 |
| Mississippi | $22,190 |
| Wisconsin | $22,160 |
| Oklahoma | $22,070 |
| Arkansas | $21,940 |
| Idaho | $21,500 |
| Alabama | $21,230 |
| Georgia | $20,770 |
| West Virginia | $20,290 |
| Guam | $19,610 |
| Puerto Rico | $18,800 |
Salary by Industry
National median wage for Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs broken down by industry sector, 2018 data.
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters | $95,340 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $52,130 |
| Engineering Services | $46,870 |
| Performing Arts Companies | $46,790 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $46,230 |
| Finance and Insurance | $39,200 |
| Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers | $36,780 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation | $36,380 |
| Drycleaning and Laundry Services | $36,270 |
| Truck Transportation | $35,620 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $34,950 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $34,830 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) | $34,700 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | $34,600 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $33,930 |
| Construction of Buildings | $33,580 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $32,810 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $32,810 |
| Legal Services | $32,410 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services | $31,840 |
| Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences | $31,740 |
| Religious Organizations | $31,460 |
| Hospitals | $31,330 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $31,320 |
| Amusement Parks and Arcades | $31,240 |
| Support Activities for Rail Transportation | $31,210 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | $31,180 |
| State government, including schools and hospitals | $31,120 |
| Educational Services | $31,110 |
| Insurance Carriers | $31,040 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $30,880 |
| Facilities Support Services | $30,780 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) | $30,680 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $30,520 |
| Air Transportation | $30,460 |
| Support Activities for Road Transportation | $30,250 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other | $30,070 |
| School and Employee Bus Transportation | $30,020 |
| Construction | $29,830 |
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | $29,780 |
| Educational Services | $29,670 |
| Nonscheduled Air Transportation | $29,670 |
| Offices of All Other Health Practitioners | $29,620 |
| Other Schools and Instruction | $29,570 |
| Manufacturing | $29,220 |
| Urban Transit Systems | $29,210 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation | $28,930 |
| Landscaping Services | $28,840 |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings | $28,780 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land | $28,770 |
| Rooming and Boarding Houses | $28,670 |
| Real Estate | $28,600 |
| Offices of Physicians | $28,540 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services | $28,260 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | $28,230 |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | $28,210 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $28,180 |
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $28,100 |
| Junior Colleges | $27,950 |
| Death Care Services | $27,800 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly | $27,640 |
| Food Manufacturing | $27,600 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $27,600 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing | $27,550 |
| Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospitals, and the US Postal Service | $27,530 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services | $27,450 |
| Offices of Chiropractors | $27,380 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $27,340 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $27,340 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | $27,300 |
| Civic and Social Organizations | $27,230 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities | $27,210 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $27,160 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries | $27,110 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $27,100 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $27,100 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | $27,070 |
| Local government, including schools and hospitals | $27,050 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation | $26,970 |
| Support Activities for Transportation | $26,900 |
| Gambling Industries | $26,830 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $26,780 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | $26,780 |
| Taxi and Limousine Service | $26,780 |
| Offices of Dentists | $26,760 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $26,750 |
| Special Food Services | $26,710 |
| Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | $26,710 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation) | $26,600 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation) | $26,600 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $26,600 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $26,590 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $26,560 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | $26,550 |
| Investigation and Security Services | $26,480 |
| Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services | $26,480 |
| Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | $26,470 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) | $26,410 |
| Personal and Laundry Services | $26,410 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $26,390 |
| Employment Services | $26,310 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $26,310 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events | $26,150 |
| Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | $26,140 |
| Couriers and Messengers | $26,080 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $26,030 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $26,030 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $26,030 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities | $25,980 |
| Other Personal Services | $25,970 |
| Cross-industry, private ownership only | $25,910 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $25,870 |
| Beverage Manufacturing | $25,860 |
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing | $25,860 |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores | $25,840 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $25,810 |
| Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries | $25,690 |
| Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation | $25,610 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services | $25,610 |
| Office Administrative Services | $25,600 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | $25,570 |
| Charter Bus Industry | $25,390 |
| Individual and Family Services | $25,330 |
| Social Assistance | $25,330 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $25,270 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | $25,210 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations | $25,210 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $25,050 |
| Land Subdivision | $24,980 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $24,930 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $24,930 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $24,910 |
| Child Day Care Services | $24,880 |
| Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) | $24,850 |
| Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers | $24,810 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services | $24,760 |
| Casino Hotels | $24,740 |
| Wholesale Trade | $24,730 |
| Rental and Leasing Services | $24,690 |
| Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing | $24,690 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places | $24,680 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $24,600 |
| Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) | $24,550 |
| Food and Beverage Stores | $24,550 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | $24,540 |
| Full-Service Restaurants | $24,540 |
| Other Motor Vehicle Dealers | $24,460 |
| Automotive Body, Paint, Interior, and Glass Repair | $24,380 |
| Temporary Help Services | $24,340 |
| Ambulance Services | $24,290 |
| Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance | $24,290 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $24,280 |
| Educational Support Services | $24,230 |
| Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) | $24,170 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance | $24,160 |
| Repair and Maintenance | $24,150 |
| Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance | $23,990 |
| Home Health Care Services | $23,960 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | $23,820 |
| Accommodation | $23,750 |
| Traveler Accommodation | $23,730 |
| Retail Trade | $23,550 |
| Spectator Sports | $23,510 |
| Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers | $23,500 |
| Automobile Dealers | $23,460 |
| Other Support Activities for Transportation | $23,290 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers | $21,430 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers | $21,430 |
| Local Messengers and Local Delivery | $19,830 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $25,980 |
| 2017 | $24,880 |
| 2016 | $24,300 |
| 2015 | $23,510 |
| 2014 | $23,210 |