The annual salary statistics of taxi drivers and chauffeurs in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of taxi drivers and chauffeurs in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $23,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for taxi drivers and chauffeurs in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of taxi drivers and chauffeurs from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $30,020 | 12.23% | 13.82% |
| 2016 | $26,350 | 3.61% | - |
| 2015 | $25,400 | -4.96% | - |
| 2014 | $26,660 | 1.16% | - |
| 2013 | $26,350 | 1.82% | - |
| 2012 | $25,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,020 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for taxi drivers and chauffeurs in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of taxi drivers and chauffeurs in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 13.7 percent (13.7%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area and 21.2 percent (21.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Peabody | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Framingham | |
| Worcester | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Springfield | |
| Pittsfield | |
| New Bedford | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |