Best Cities for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where shuttle drivers and chauffeurss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	HawaiiState	1.23	$50,310	$45,736	57%
2	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.14	$42,280	$42,492	42%
3	MissouriState	1.12	$37,050	$41,817	34%
4	WashingtonState	1.12	$44,660	$41,622	51%
5	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.12	$38,490	$41,837	41%
6	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.12	$50,040	$41,631	75%
7	VermontState	1.11	$42,270	$41,239	40%
8	MinnesotaState	1.09	$39,810	$40,622	39%
9	North DakotaState	1.09	$37,560	$40,562	31%
10	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.09	$45,640	$40,461	52%
11	CaliforniaState	1.08	$44,730	$40,407	61%
12	MassachusettsState	1.08	$43,590	$40,175	62%
13	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.08	$46,180	$40,402	57%
14	District of ColumbiaState	1.07	$45,700	$39,983	55%
15	South DakotaState	1.07	$36,310	$39,989	32%
16	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.07	$36,390	$39,901	40%
17	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.07	$42,950	$39,842	50%
18	MichiganState	1.06	$36,330	$39,361	37%
19	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.06	$36,760	$39,612	42%
20	New YorkState	1.05	$44,160	$39,253	50%
21	ColoradoState	1.04	$41,020	$38,918	54%
22	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.04	$41,200	$38,941	49%
23	IllinoisState	1.03	$37,590	$38,593	42%
24	KansasState	1.03	$34,670	$38,522	36%
25	NebraskaState	1.03	$35,280	$38,557	36%
26	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.03	$43,590	$38,405	70%
27	AlaskaState	1.02	$39,800	$38,159	41%
28	KentuckyState	1.02	$33,580	$37,944	34%
29	MaineState	1.02	$38,060	$38,136	41%
30	MontanaState	1.02	$36,620	$37,988	37%
31	New MexicoState	1.02	$34,970	$38,011	36%
32	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.02	$36,900	$37,963	52%
33	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.02	$44,460	$38,163	61%
34	DelawareState	1.01	$37,880	$37,505	43%
35	IdahoState	1.01	$36,190	$37,503	40%
36	UtahState	1.01	$37,890	$37,814	47%
37	TexasState	1.00	$35,600	$37,238	47%
38	VirginiaState	1.00	$38,670	$37,362	49%
39	Columbus, OHMetro	1.00	$34,860	$37,283	45%
40	OhioState	0.99	$33,530	$37,091	37%
41	OklahomaState	0.99	$32,590	$36,825	36%
42	WisconsinState	0.99	$34,000	$36,836	38%
43	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.99	$35,470	$36,871	53%
44	ArizonaState	0.98	$36,840	$36,511	49%
45	GeorgiaState	0.98	$34,110	$36,520	50%
46	IowaState	0.98	$32,580	$36,525	35%
47	MarylandState	0.98	$39,750	$36,401	51%
48	TennesseeState	0.98	$33,450	$36,557	45%
49	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.98	$33,950	$36,703	42%
50	IndianaState	0.97	$32,780	$36,221	39%
51	NevadaState	0.97	$36,170	$36,098	48%
52	New JerseyState	0.97	$39,470	$36,278	55%
53	OregonState	0.97	$37,310	$36,223	51%
54	Rhode IslandState	0.97	$36,300	$36,119	50%
55	WyomingState	0.97	$33,540	$36,065	35%
56	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.97	$35,020	$36,178	55%
57	ConnecticutState	0.96	$38,540	$35,818	49%
58	AlabamaState	0.95	$30,960	$35,545	37%
59	PennsylvaniaState	0.95	$34,230	$35,289	45%
60	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.95	$36,760	$35,517	52%
61	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.95	$34,900	$35,431	59%
62	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.94	$33,500	$34,969	54%
63	ArkansasState	0.92	$29,740	$34,461	35%
64	FloridaState	0.92	$34,660	$34,148	60%
65	LouisianaState	0.91	$30,640	$34,007	41%
66	North CarolinaState	0.91	$31,980	$33,877	49%
67	South CarolinaState	0.89	$30,490	$33,141	49%
68	West VirginiaState	0.89	$27,950	$33,195	36%
69	New HampshireState	0.86	$34,090	$32,160	56%
70	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.86	$34,610	$31,899	71%
71	MississippiState	0.85	$26,900	$31,722	40%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).