Highest-paying Cities for Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs

The top 100 highest paying cities 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 cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $37,920, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for taxi drivers and chauffeurs. It is followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California (average annual salary $37,410). 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 city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$37,920	$23,920	9,690
2	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$37,410	$22,760	6,160
3	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$36,880	$23,760	160
4	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$35,880	$29,400	330
5	North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$34,780	$29,630	40
6	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$34,620	$23,910	40
7	Napa, California	$34,010	$23,880	280
8	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$33,670	$26,500	50
9	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$33,580	$25,130	3,160
10	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$33,520	$23,050	1,120
11	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$33,340	$21,680	1,350
12	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$33,300	$23,810	120
13	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$33,200	$22,260	80
14	Midland, Texas	$33,180	$23,470	80
15	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$32,400	$23,890	260
16	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$32,310	$20,800	160
17	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$32,190	$22,430	230
18	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$32,140	$20,360	270
19	Decatur, Illinois	$32,030	$20,500	n/a
20	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$31,680	$22,410	150
21	Casper, Wyoming	$31,670	$21,410	70
22	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$31,400	$22,740	80
23	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$31,180	$19,420	90
24	Peabody, Massachusetts	$31,000	$24,250	410
25	Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$30,620	$21,500	60
26	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$30,460	$24,430	390
27	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$30,450	$21,490	3,400
28	Fairbanks, Alaska	$30,450	$22,570	30
29	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$30,310	$18,230	11,300
30	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$30,230	$21,240	110
31	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$30,200	$22,060	2,320
32	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$30,030	$24,390	8,920
33	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$30,020	$23,750	3,980
34	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$29,950	$24,570	120
35	Cumberland, West Virginia	$29,940	$19,770	40
36	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$29,900	$23,370	8,710
37	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$29,900	$24,230	30
38	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$29,800	$22,860	670
39	Modesto, California	$29,760	$22,620	170
40	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$29,760	$22,090	18,250
41	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$29,600	$20,310	2,720
42	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$29,510	$23,630	2,650
43	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$29,500	$22,630	370
44	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$29,430	$17,590	60
45	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$29,420	$19,470	70
46	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$29,390	$22,420	360
47	Morgantown, West Virginia	$29,340	$19,250	80
48	Kingston, New York	$29,310	$21,950	70
49	Coeur dAlene, Idaho	$29,300	$23,270	40
50	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$29,250	$23,190	310
51	Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida	$29,170	$22,860	100
52	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$29,130	$20,990	350
53	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$29,130	$24,760	40
54	Duluth, Wisconsin	$29,050	$23,380	90
55	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$28,970	$22,470	180
56	Carson City, Nevada	$28,950	$22,150	30
57	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$28,940	$20,880	80
58	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$28,930	$19,070	60
59	St Marys County, Maryland	$28,830	$21,640	50
60	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$28,700	$23,220	130
61	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$28,680	$19,440	40
62	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$28,680	$22,630	70
63	Johnstown, Pennsylvania	$28,650	$21,870	280
64	Reading, Pennsylvania	$28,590	$19,460	250
65	Charlottesville, Virginia	$28,590	$21,060	330
66	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$28,550	$21,850	80
67	Framingham, Massachusetts	$28,520	$24,030	370
68	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$28,500	$19,480	1,130
69	Lafayette, Louisiana	$28,490	$22,220	370
70	St George, Utah	$28,460	$21,000	140
71	Rocky Mount, North Carolina	$28,410	$18,180	40
72	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$28,380	$22,730	1,350
73	Spokane, Washington	$28,350	$24,170	160
74	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$28,330	$23,200	230
75	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$28,300	$20,090	2,010
76	Harrisonburg, Virginia	$28,240	$21,250	100
77	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania	$28,220	$20,750	60
78	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$28,060	$20,810	50
79	Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania	$28,040	$23,600	60
80	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$28,020	$22,080	7,150
81	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$27,990	$20,650	140
82	Southeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$27,950	$23,910	60
83	Worcester, Massachusetts	$27,930	$24,560	970
84	Bloomington, Illinois	$27,930	$19,070	80
85	Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$27,910	$17,800	150
86	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$27,890	$23,060	210
87	Sussex County, Delaware	$27,820	$19,220	70
88	Roanoke, Virginia	$27,820	$20,340	260
89	Madison, Wisconsin	$27,790	$17,870	550
90	Greenville, North Carolina	$27,780	$19,380	50
91	South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$27,740	$18,530	90
92	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$27,700	$19,170	360
93	Missoula, Montana	$27,640	$21,720	40
94	Ocean City, New Jersey	$27,630	$20,930	70
95	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$27,620	$21,380	160
96	Burlington, North Carolina	$27,580	$22,420	40
97	Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$27,580	$23,210	n/a
98	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$27,570	$19,380	1,150
99	Rockford, Illinois	$27,570	$19,570	40
100	Boulder, Colorado	$27,550	$21,230	100

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for taxi drivers and chauffeurs.