This State Pays Taxi Drivers More Than Any Other, and It’s Still Close to Minimum Wage

By Drew Wood Published Aug 28, 11:30AM EDT

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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

Annual: $23,168
Monthly: $1,930
Weekly: $445
Hourly: $11.14

49. Arkansas

Annual: $23,433
Monthly: $1,952
Weekly: $450
Hourly: $11.27

48. West Virginia

Annual: $24,297
Monthly: $2,024
Weekly: $467
Hourly: $11.68

47. Michigan

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

Annual: $25,385
Monthly: $2,115
Weekly: $488
Hourly: $12.20

44. North Carolina

Annual: $25,678
Monthly: $2,139
Weekly: $493
Hourly: $12.35

43. Kansas

Annual: $25,817
Monthly: $2,151
Weekly: $496
Hourly: $12.41

42. Texas

Annual: $25,965
Monthly: $2,163
Weekly: $449
Hourly: $12.48

41. Oklahoma

Annual: $25,999
Monthly: $2,166
Weekly: $499
Hourly: $12.50

40. Georgia

Annual: $26,179
Monthly: $2,181
Weekly: $503
Hourly: $12.59

39. South Carolina

Annual: $26,219
Monthly: $2,184
Weekly: $504
Hourly: $12.61

38. Missouri

Annual: $26,487
Monthly: $2,207
Weekly: $509
Hourly: $12.73

37. Nebraska

Annual: $26,846
Monthly: $2,237
Weekly: $516
Hourly: $12.91

36. Utah

Annual: $26,967
Monthly: $2,247
Weekly: $518
Hourly: $12.97

35. Tennessee

Annual: $27,036
Monthly: $2,253
Weekly: $519
Hourly: $13.00

34. Maryland

Annual: $27,358
Monthly: $2,279
Weekly: $526
Hourly: $13.15

33. Mississippi

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

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

Annual: $28,102
Monthly: $2,341
Weekly: $540
Hourly: $13.51

27. Delaware

Annual: $28,222
Monthly: $2,351
Weekly: $542
Hourly: $13.57

26. Rhode Island

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

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

Annual: $28,893
Monthly: $2,407
Weekly: $555
Hourly: $13.89

21. Minnesota

Annual: $29,075
Monthly: $2,422
Weekly: $559
Hourly: $13.98

20. New Mexico

Annual: $29,116
Monthly: $2,426
Weekly: $559
Hourly: $14.00

19. Nevada

Annual: $29,198
Monthly: $2,433
Weekly: $561
Hourly: $14.04

18. Indiana

Annual: $29,503
Monthly: $2,458
Weekly: $567
Hourly: $14.18

17. Colorado

Annual: $29,756
Monthly: $2,479
Weekly: $572
Hourly: $14.31

16. Hawaii

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

Annual: $30,301
Monthly: $2,525
Weekly: $582
Hourly: $14.57

13. North Dakota

Annual: $30,496
Monthly: $2,541
Weekly: $586
Hourly: $14.66

12. Oregon

Annual: $30,527
Monthly: $2,543
Weekly: $587
Hourly: $14.68

11. New Hampshire

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

Annual: $31,076
Monthly: $2,589
Weekly: $597
Hourly: $14.94

7. Pennsylvania

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

Annual: $31,855
Monthly: $2,654
Weekly: $612
Hourly: $15.32

4. Maine

Annual: $32,200
Monthly: $2,683
Weekly: $619
Hourly: $15.48

3. California

Annual: $33,157
Monthly: $2,763
Weekly: $637
Hourly: $15.94

2. Vermont

Annual: $33,760
Monthly: $2,813
Weekly: $649
Hourly: $16.23

1. New York

Annual: $34,351
Monthly: $2,862
Weekly: $660
Hourly: $16.52

About the Author Drew Wood →

Drew Wood has edited or ghostwritten 8 books and published over 1,000 articles on a wide range of topics, including business, politics, world cultures, wildlife, and earth science. Drew holds a doctorate and 4 masters degrees and he has nearly 30 years of college teaching experience. His travels have taken him to 25 countries, including 3 years living abroad in Ukraine.

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