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This State Pays Taxi Drivers More Than Any Other, and It's Still Close to Minimum Wage
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Published: August 28, 2024 11:30 am
Driving a taxi is a job with a lot of competition these days from private services like Lyft and Uber. If it’s your profession and you’re not exactly satisfied with your current situation, check out what you could make in a different state. Using salary data from ZipRecruiter, we’ve ranked them for you from the lowest to highest average annual salary. And if you own a taxi company, use this as a checkpoint to see if you’re offering a competitive salary to attract the best drivers in the profession.
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Some of the most urbanized states have the best-paid taxi drivers, but this needs to be balanced against the high cost of living there.
Rural states are all across the spectrum in what they pay their taxi drivers.
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50. Florida
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Annual: $23,168
Monthly: $1,930
Weekly: $445
Hourly: $11.14
49. Arkansas
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Annual: $23,433
Monthly: $1,952
Weekly: $450
Hourly: $11.27
48. West Virginia
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Annual: $24,297
Monthly: $2,024
Weekly: $467
Hourly: $11.68
47. Michigan
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Annual: $24,656
Monthly: $2,054
Weekly: $474
Hourly: $11.85
46. Kentucky
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Annual: $24,665
Monthly: $2,055
Weekly: $474
Hourly: $11.86
45. Louisiana
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Annual: $25,385
Monthly: $2,115
Weekly: $488
Hourly: $12.20
44. North Carolina
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Annual: $25,678
Monthly: $2,139
Weekly: $493
Hourly: $12.35
43. Kansas
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Annual: $25,817
Monthly: $2,151
Weekly: $496
Hourly: $12.41
42. Texas
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Annual: $25,965
Monthly: $2,163
Weekly: $449
Hourly: $12.48
41. Oklahoma
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Annual: $25,999
Monthly: $2,166
Weekly: $499
Hourly: $12.50
40. Georgia
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Annual: $26,179
Monthly: $2,181
Weekly: $503
Hourly: $12.59
39. South Carolina
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Annual: $26,219
Monthly: $2,184
Weekly: $504
Hourly: $12.61
38. Missouri
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Annual: $26,487
Monthly: $2,207
Weekly: $509
Hourly: $12.73
37. Nebraska
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Annual: $26,846
Monthly: $2,237
Weekly: $516
Hourly: $12.91
36. Utah
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Annual: $26,967
Monthly: $2,247
Weekly: $518
Hourly: $12.97
35. Tennessee
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Annual: $27,036
Monthly: $2,253
Weekly: $519
Hourly: $13.00
34. Maryland
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Annual: $27,358
Monthly: $2,279
Weekly: $526
Hourly: $13.15
33. Mississippi
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Annual: $27,424
Monthly: $2,285
Weekly: $527
Hourly: $13.18
32. Illinois
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Annual: $27,461
Monthly: $2,288
Weekly: $528
Hourly: $13.20
31. Iowa
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Annual: $27,670
Monthly: $2,305
Weekly: $532
Hourly: $13.30
30. Connecticut
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Annual: $27,723
Monthly: $2,310
Weekly: $533
Hourly: $13.33
29. Virginia
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Annual: $27,916
Monthly: $2,326
Weekly: $536
Hourly: $13.42
28. Alabama
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Annual: $28,102
Monthly: $2,341
Weekly: $540
Hourly: $13.51
27. Delaware
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Annual: $28,222
Monthly: $2,351
Weekly: $542
Hourly: $13.57
26. Rhode Island
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Annual: $28,275
Monthly: $2,356
Weekly: $543
Hourly: $13.59
25. Ohio
Annual: $28,318
Monthly: $2,359
Weekly: $544
Hourly: $13.61
24. Montana
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Annual: $28,458
Monthly: $2,371
Weekly: $547
Hourly: $13.68
23. South Dakota
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Annual: $28,822
Monthly: $2,401
Weekly: $554
Hourly: $13.86
22. Arizona
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Annual: $28,893
Monthly: $2,407
Weekly: $555
Hourly: $13.89
21. Minnesota
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Annual: $29,075
Monthly: $2,422
Weekly: $559
Hourly: $13.98
20. New Mexico
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Annual: $29,116
Monthly: $2,426
Weekly: $559
Hourly: $14.00
19. Nevada
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Annual: $29,198
Monthly: $2,433
Weekly: $561
Hourly: $14.04
18. Indiana
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Annual: $29,503
Monthly: $2,458
Weekly: $567
Hourly: $14.18
17. Colorado
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Annual: $29,756
Monthly: $2,479
Weekly: $572
Hourly: $14.31
16. Hawaii
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Annual: $29,917
Monthly: $2,493
Weekly: $575
Hourly: $14.38
15. Wyoming
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Annual: $30,029
Monthly: $2,502
Weekly: $577
Hourly: $14.44
14. Wisconsin
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Annual: $30,301
Monthly: $2,525
Weekly: $582
Hourly: $14.57
13. North Dakota
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Annual: $30,496
Monthly: $2,541
Weekly: $586
Hourly: $14.66
12. Oregon
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Annual: $30,527
Monthly: $2,543
Weekly: $587
Hourly: $14.68
11. New Hampshire
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Annual: $30,692
Monthly: $2,557
Weekly: $590
Hourly: $14.76
10. New Jersey
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Annual: $30,765
Monthly: $2,563
Weekly: $591
Hourly: $14.79
9. Alaska
Annual: $30,879
Monthly: $2,573
Weekly: $593
Hourly: $14.85
8. Massachusetts
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Annual: $31,076
Monthly: $2,589
Weekly: $597
Hourly: $14.94
7. Pennsylvania
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Annual: $31,460
Monthly: $2,621
Weekly: $605
Hourly: $15.13
6. Washington
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Annual: $31,606
Monthly: $2,633
Weekly: $607
Hourly: $15.20
5. Idaho
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Annual: $31,855
Monthly: $2,654
Weekly: $612
Hourly: $15.32
4. Maine
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Annual: $32,200
Monthly: $2,683
Weekly: $619
Hourly: $15.48
3. California
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Annual: $33,157
Monthly: $2,763
Weekly: $637
Hourly: $15.94
2. Vermont
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Annual: $33,760
Monthly: $2,813
Weekly: $649
Hourly: $16.23
1. New York
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Annual: $34,351
Monthly: $2,862
Weekly: $660
Hourly: $16.52
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