Best Cities for Taxi Driverss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where taxi driverss 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	TexasState	1.21	$48,740	$50,983	34%
2	NevadaState	1.06	$44,800	$44,711	39%
3	MissouriState	1.01	$37,560	$42,393	33%
4	ColoradoState	0.98	$43,490	$41,262	51%
5	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.97	$38,020	$40,970	41%
6	MichiganState	0.94	$36,670	$39,729	37%
7	New HampshireState	0.93	$41,510	$39,160	46%
8	North CarolinaState	0.93	$36,950	$39,142	42%
9	KentuckyState	0.91	$33,850	$38,249	34%
10	IllinoisState	0.90	$36,770	$37,752	43%
11	MaineState	0.88	$36,960	$37,034	42%
12	New YorkState	0.88	$41,570	$36,951	53%
13	MinnesotaState	0.87	$35,710	$36,439	43%
14	PennsylvaniaState	0.87	$35,480	$36,577	44%
15	OregonState	0.86	$37,120	$36,039	51%
16	UtahState	0.86	$36,390	$36,317	49%
17	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.86	$37,420	$36,155	51%
18	ArizonaState	0.85	$36,120	$35,798	50%
19	GeorgiaState	0.85	$33,430	$35,792	51%
20	CaliforniaState	0.84	$39,260	$35,465	69%
21	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.84	$35,000	$35,176	51%
22	MarylandState	0.80	$36,900	$33,791	55%
23	MassachusettsState	0.77	$35,270	$32,507	77%
24	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.74	$35,290	$31,093	87%
25	WisconsinState	0.72	$27,820	$30,141	47%
26	KansasState	0.71	$26,970	$29,967	46%
27	FloridaState	0.66	$28,060	$27,645	74%
28	VirginiaState	0.65	$28,490	$27,527	66%

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