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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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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. 

24/7 Wall St. Insights

  • 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

Florida map

  • 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  

Michigan state on the USA map

  • Annual: $24,656
  • Monthly: $2,054
  • Weekly: $474
  • Hourly: $11.85

46. Kentucky

Map of Kentucky, USA, world tourism, travel destination, world trade and economy

  • Annual: $24,665
  • Monthly: $2,055
  • Weekly: $474
  • Hourly: $11.86

45. Louisiana 

Louisiana state on the map of USA

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

44. North Carolina 

north carolina on the map

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

43. Kansas

Kansas on the map of USA

  • 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

Oklahoma on the map of USA

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

40. Georgia

State of Georgia on the map of the USA

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

39. South Carolina 

South Carolina on the map of USA

  • 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

Nebraska on the USA map

  • 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

Map of Illinois, USA, world tourism, travel destination, world trade and economy

  • 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

Map of Virginia, USA, world tourism, travel destination, world trade and economy

  • 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

Arizona on the map

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

21. Minnesota

Minnesota on the USA map

  • 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

Hawaii on the map of USA

  • Annual: $29,917
  • Monthly: $2,493
  • Weekly: $575
  • Hourly: $14.38

15. Wyoming

Map of Wyoming, USA, world tourism, travel destination, world trade and economy

  • 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

Oregon on the USA map

  • 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

New York and New Jersey on the map in the atlas

  • 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

pennsylvania on the map

  • 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

California on the map of USA

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

2. Vermont

Vermont state on the map

  • 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

 

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