How much does a Taxi Drivers make?

The median annual wage for Taxi Drivers is $42,100 ($20 per hour). Pay ranges from about $34,650 at the 10th percentile to $75,800 at the 90th percentile.

What is the average salary for a Taxi Drivers?

The average (mean) annual salary is $49,930, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.

Which state pays Taxi Driverss the most?

Texas has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $48,740.

Is Taxi Drivers a growing occupation?

BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 41K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.

Taxi Drivers Salary

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · 41K employed in the U.S.

Median annual

$42,100

Median hourly

$20

Average annual

$49,930

Typical range

$34,650–$75,800

Pay distribution

10th to 90th percentile, with the median marked.

10th$34,650

25th$37,790

Median$42,100

75th$60,960

90th$75,800

What this role pays

The median annual salary for Taxi Drivers is $42,100 as of May 2025, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. That works out to about $20 an hour at a full-time schedule.

Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on an unplanned basis and charge a fare, usually based on a meter..

Most earn between $34,650 and $75,800 a year. There are roughly 41K people employed as taxi drivers in the United States. Use the state and metro pages below to see how pay changes by location, and the calculator to convert any hourly or annual figure.

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Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $20.24
Daily: $162
Weekly: $810
Bi-weekly: $1,619
Monthly: $3,508
Annual: $42,100

$42,100 a year is around the 50th percentile for Taxi Driverss. The median is $42,100.

Taxi Drivers — U.S., May 2025
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$16.70	$34,650
25th percentile	$18.20	$37,790
Median	$20.20	$42,100
75th percentile	$29.30	$60,960
90th percentile	$36.40	$75,800
Average (mean)	$24.00	$49,930
Employment	41,050 people

Highest-paying states

Median annual wage by state.

1Texas$48,740
2Nevada$44,800
3Colorado$43,490
4New York$41,570
5New Hampshire$41,510
6California$39,260
7Missouri$37,560
8Oregon$37,120
9Maine$36,960
10North Carolina$36,950
11Maryland$36,900
12Illinois$36,770

Top-paying metro areas

Median annual wage by metro area.

1Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$44,800
2Kansas City, MO-KS$38,020
3Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$37,420
4Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$36,770
5San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$35,600
6Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$35,290
7Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$35,000
8Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$31,980
9Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$28,530
10La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$27,920
11Eau Claire, WI$26,300

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a Taxi Drivers make?: The median annual wage for Taxi Drivers is $42,100 ($20 per hour). Pay ranges from about $34,650 at the 10th percentile to $75,800 at the 90th percentile.
What is the average salary for a Taxi Drivers?: The average (mean) annual salary is $49,930, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.
Which state pays Taxi Driverss the most?: Texas has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $48,740.
Is Taxi Drivers a growing occupation?: BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 41K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.