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Cab Driver salary

Average cab driver salary

$36,952

$17.77 hourly rate

Entry-level cab driver salary
$22,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a cab driver make?

The average cab driver salary in the United States is $36,952. Cab driver salaries typically range between $22,000 and $60,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for cab drivers is $17.77 per hour.

Cab driver salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Cab drivers earn the highest average salary in Rhode Island.

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Where can a Cab Driver earn more?

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Ashburn, VA$57,480
Fayetteville, NC$35,920
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Google$69,090
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Cab Driver salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Glassdoor and Comparably, the average salary for a cab driver typically falls between $25,027 and $47,400.
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$36,952yearly
glassdoor[1]
$47,400yearly
comparably[2]
$31,620yearly
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$25,027yearly

Average cab driver salary by state

The average cab driver salary in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average cab driver salary states are Arkansas, Georgia, and South Carolina.

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Highest paying states for cab drivers

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Rhode Island$57,391$27.59
2Connecticut$57,380$27.59
3Vermont$55,209$26.54
4Maine$54,798$26.35
5New Hampshire$56,033$26.94
6West Virginia$45,442$21.85
7Massachusetts$51,038$24.54
8North Dakota$54,042$25.98
9Iowa$45,922$22.08
10Washington$55,084$26.48
11Pennsylvania$45,864$22.05
12Oregon$49,384$23.74
13Nebraska$45,135$21.70
14South Dakota$47,894$23.03
15Minnesota$46,603$22.41
16Michigan$42,104$20.24
17Alaska$55,059$26.47
18New Jersey$45,408$21.83
19Tennessee$42,552$20.46
20Idaho$45,048$21.66
21Kansas$42,489$20.43
22District of Columbia$43,755$21.04
23Maryland$44,710$21.50
24Wisconsin$41,246$19.83
25New York$44,431$21.36
26Illinois$43,718$21.02
27Delaware$44,624$21.45
28Oklahoma$42,548$20.46
29Ohio$40,778$19.60
30Hawaii$55,227$26.55
31California$45,513$21.88
32Arizona$42,001$20.19
33Indiana$38,580$18.55
34Kentucky$37,958$18.25
35Louisiana$36,822$17.70
36Virginia$39,075$18.79
37Montana$41,375$19.89
38Wyoming$41,917$20.15
39North Carolina$36,211$17.41
40Alabama$33,977$16.34
41Nevada$39,762$19.12
42Missouri$36,586$17.59
43Mississippi$32,266$15.51
44South Carolina$32,352$15.55
45Arkansas$33,272$16.00
46Georgia$32,865$15.80
47Florida$26,235$12.61
48Colorado$37,559$18.06
49Utah$34,188$16.44
50New Mexico$34,144$16.42
51Texas$31,867$15.32

Highest paying cities for cab drivers

The highest-paying cities for cab drivers are Middletown, CT, Springfield, MA, and Aberdeen, SD.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Middletown, CT$57,480$27.63
2Springfield, MA$51,214$24.62
3Aberdeen, SD$50,067$24.07
4Hillsboro, OR$49,827$23.96
5Eureka, CA$47,771$22.97
6Middletown, PA$46,958$22.58
7Harrison, NY$44,870$21.57
8Columbia, MD$44,697$21.49
9Dover, DE$44,064$21.18
10Addison, IL$43,956$21.13
11Washington, DC$43,770$21.04
12Lebanon, TN$42,779$20.57
13Glendale, AZ$42,201$20.29
14Springfield, VA$40,733$19.58
15Columbus, OH$40,136$19.30
16Covington, KY$38,760$18.63
17Columbus, IN$37,750$18.15
18Alexandria, LA$37,382$17.97
19Columbia, MO$36,708$17.65
20Fayetteville, NC$35,920$17.27

Cab Drivers are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. Columbia, MD
  2. Addison, IL
  3. Washington, DC
  4. Glendale, AZ
  5. Columbus, OH

Cab Driver salary details

A cab driver's salary ranges from $22,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $60,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Cab Driver Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a cab driver's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$60,000$5,000$29
75th Percentile$47,000$3,917$23
Average$36,952$3,079$18
25th Percentile$28,000$2,333$13
10th Percentile$22,000$1,833$11

Highest paying cab driver jobs

The highest paying types of cab drivers are driver manager, lead driver, and chauffeur.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Chauffeur$40,414$3,368$19.43287,020
Transporter$29,035$2,420$13.963,334
Driver Supervisor$38,495$3,208$18.51214,993
Driver Manager$45,922$3,827$22.083,141
Driver Medic$33,857$2,821$16.28251,660
Shuttle Driver$35,367$2,947$17.00416,879

Top companies hiring cab drivers now:

  1. The Assurance Group Jobs (35)
  2. Blue Bird Jobs (6)
  3. Lyft Jobs (1,631)
  4. Assurance Jobs (57)
  5. Walmart Jobs (6)

Which companies pay cab drivers the most?

Cab driver salaries at Google and Udemy are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average cab driver salary at companies like The Assurance Group and State University of New York College at Cortland are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Google$69,090$33.22
2Udemy$67,403$32.41
3The Assurance Group$65,076$31.29
4State University of New York College at Cortland$56,789$27.30
5Lyft$55,506$26.69
6Assurance$55,285$26.58
7Loyola Marymount University$51,948$24.98
8UBS$50,039$24.06
9Uber Technologies$47,244$22.71
10WorldQuant$41,291$19.85
11PIC Group$41,059$19.74
12Delaware Systems Technology, Inc.$40,713$19.57
13MEC$40,504$19.47
14Lee Regional Health System$40,443$19.44
15Sdsu Foundation$39,492$18.99
16LAZ Parking$38,392$18.46
17St. Mary's Health Inc.$37,619$18.09
18Randstad North America, Inc.$36,495$17.55
19Compass Group USA$34,629$16.65
20Synovus$34,558$16.61

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Cab Driver salary trends

The average cab driver salary has risen by $7,346 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average cab driver earned $29,606 annually, but today, they earn $36,952 a year. That works out to a 17% change in pay for cab drivers over the last decade.

Compare cab driver salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average cab driver salary over time

Compare cab driver salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Cab Driver salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$37,000$17.77+5.0%
    2024$35,100$16.87+3.7%
    2023$33,800$16.25+4.2%
    2022$32,400$15.56+2.3%
    2021$31,600$15.20+3.3%

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