Taxi Driver Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Taxi Driver make in South Dakota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Taxi Driver in South Dakota is $37,025 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $18.

However, a Taxi Driver's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,621
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,754 to $45,189
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $25,044

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Taxi Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,189	$3,766	$869	$22
Average	$37,025	$3,085	$712	$18
25th Percentile	$30,754	$2,563	$591	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Taxi Driver Salaries

A Taxi Driver's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Taxi Driver Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Taxi Drivers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $45,108.
California: $44,937.
Massachusetts: $44,338.

District of Columbia $45,108 California $44,937 Massachusetts $44,338 Washington $44,175 New Jersey $44,159 Alaska $44,102 Connecticut $43,540 New York $43,312

Hawaii $42,582 Rhode Island $42,240 Maryland $42,008 Minnesota $41,690 Colorado $41,568 Illinois $41,527 Oregon $41,372 Delaware $41,258

New Hampshire $41,187 Virginia $41,026 Pennsylvania $40,558 Nevada $40,321 North Dakota $40,244 Michigan $40,122 Wisconsin $40,077 Vermont $39,987

Texas $39,739 Maine $39,722 Arizona $39,698 Ohio $39,669 Georgia $39,295 Indiana $39,107 Wyoming $39,071 Utah $39,013

Iowa $38,989 Kansas $38,793 Louisiana $38,736 North Carolina $38,716 Missouri $38,708 Florida $38,549 Montana $38,463 Nebraska $38,382

Kentucky $38,337 South Carolina $38,174 Tennessee $38,072 Idaho $38,032 New Mexico $37,734 Oklahoma $37,669 Alabama $37,429 South Dakota $37,025

Arkansas $36,805 West Virginia $36,687 Mississippi $36,333

Top Paying Cities for Taxi Drivers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Alcester: $37,411
Aurora: $37,610
Baltic: $37,205

Alcester, SD $37,411 Aurora, SD $37,610 Baltic, SD $37,205 Beresford, SD $37,315 Brandon, SD $37,129 Brookings, SD $37,679 Burbank, SD $37,278 Canistota, SD $37,333

Canton, SD $37,227 Centerville, SD $37,318 Chancellor, SD $37,223 Chester, SD $37,315 Colman, SD $37,437 Colton, SD $37,281 Crooks, SD $37,185 Davis, SD $37,272

Dell Rapids, SD $37,274 Egan, SD $37,374 Elk Point, SD $37,160 Elkton, SD $37,633 Fairview, SD $37,282 Flandreau, SD $37,495 Freeman, SD $37,454 Garretson, SD $37,212

Gayville, SD $37,517 Harrisburg, SD $37,153 Hartford, SD $37,210 Hudson, SD $37,312 Humboldt, SD $37,263 Hurley, SD $37,319 Irene, SD $37,424 Jefferson, SD $37,021

Lennox, SD $37,223 Lesterville, SD $37,489 Lyons, SD $37,220 Madison, SD $37,511 Marion, SD $37,344 Menno, SD $37,470 Mission Hill, SD $37,498 Monroe, SD $37,304

Belle Fourche, SD $37,448 Black Hawk, SD $36,303 Box Elder, SD $36,349 Buffalo, SD $37,380 Buffalo Gap, SD $37,086 Camp Crook, SD $37,416 Caputa, SD $36,525 Custer, SD $37,007

Deadwood, SD $36,778 Edgemont, SD $37,361 Enning, SD $37,070 Fairburn, SD $36,664 Fort Meade, SD $36,661 Hermosa, SD $36,518 Hill City, SD $36,765 Hot Springs, SD $37,333

Howes, SD $37,152 Interior, SD $37,211 Keystone, SD $36,481 Kyle, SD $37,291 Lead, SD $37,115 Ludlow, SD $37,527 Manderson, SD $37,351 Mud Butte, SD $37,175

Nemo, SD $36,533 Newell, SD $37,247 New Underwood, SD $36,527 Nisland, SD $37,329 Oelrichs, SD $37,256 Oglala, SD $37,321 Oral, SD $37,222 Owanka, SD $36,706

Piedmont, SD $36,329 Pine Ridge, SD $37,390 Porcupine, SD $37,278 Pringle, SD $37,121 Quinn, SD $37,158 Redig, SD $37,114 Saint Onge, SD $37,219 Scenic, SD $36,955

Smithwick, SD $37,269 Spearfish, SD $37,387 Sturgis, SD $36,544 Union Center, SD $37,095 Vale, SD $36,978 Wall, SD $37,104 Wasta, SD $36,916 White Owl, SD $37,169

Whitewood, SD $37,062 Wounded Knee, SD $37,353 Leola, SD $37,574 Long Lake, SD $37,632 Mansfield, SD $37,552 Mellette, SD $37,588 Northville, SD $37,547 Onaka, SD $37,401

Orient, SD $37,458 Pierpont, SD $37,585 Redfield, SD $37,646 Rockham, SD $37,502 Roscoe, SD $37,436 Selby, SD $37,371 Seneca, SD $37,378 Stratford, SD $37,590

Tolstoy, SD $37,380 Tulare, SD $37,594 Turton, SD $37,596 Warner, SD $37,633 Westport, SD $37,581 Pierre, SD $34,324 Agar, SD $35,217 Belvidere, SD $37,157

Blunt, SD $34,324 Burke, SD $37,448 Colome, SD $37,402 Dallas, SD $37,391 Draper, SD $36,237 Fort Pierre, SD $34,425 Gregory, SD $37,431 Hamill, SD $37,338

Harrold, SD $34,525 Hayes, SD $36,774 Herrick, SD $37,427 Holabird, SD $35,303 Ideal, SD $37,328 Kadoka, SD $37,200 Kennebec, SD $36,783 Long Valley, SD $37,198

Lower Brule, SD $36,734 Martin, SD $37,288 Midland, SD $37,077 Milesville, SD $37,101 Mission, SD $37,368 Murdo, SD $36,848 Norris, SD $37,256 Okaton, SD $37,162

Okreek, SD $37,346 Onida, SD $34,661 Parmelee, SD $37,323 Philip, SD $37,156 Presho, SD $36,508 Reliance, SD $37,359 Rosebud, SD $37,408 Saint Charles, SD $37,467

Saint Francis, SD $37,337 Tuthill, SD $37,243 Vivian, SD $36,349 Wanblee, SD $37,268 White River, SD $37,251 Winner, SD $37,368 Witten, SD $37,301 Wood, SD $37,247

Mobridge, SD $37,379 Bison, SD $37,286 Bullhead, SD $37,571 Cherry Creek, SD $37,189 Dupree, SD $37,197 Eagle Butte, SD $37,236 Faith, SD $37,186 Glencross, SD $37,218

Glenham, SD $37,392 Herreid, SD $37,535 Isabel, SD $37,210 Keldron, SD $37,390 Lantry, SD $37,253 Lemmon, SD $37,530 Little Eagle, SD $37,566 Lodgepole, SD $37,429

Mc Intosh, SD $37,446 Mc Laughlin, SD $37,413 Meadow, SD $37,200 Morristown, SD $37,484 Mound City, SD $37,468 Pollock, SD $37,609 Prairie City, SD $37,334 Ralph, SD $37,456

Reva, SD $37,336 Ridgeview, SD $37,254 Timber Lake, SD $37,273 Trail City, SD $37,261 Wakpala, SD $37,414 Walker, SD $37,473 Watauga, SD $37,389 Whitehorse, SD $37,294

Rapid City, SD $36,296 Ellsworth Afb, SD $36,296 Allen, SD $37,287 Batesland, SD $37,303 Montrose, SD $37,334 North Sioux City, SD $36,963 Nunda, SD $37,492 Oldham, SD $37,575

Olivet, SD $37,487 Parker, SD $37,284 Ramona, SD $37,508 Renner, SD $37,162 Rowena, SD $37,137 Rutland, SD $37,459 Salem, SD $37,462 Scotland, SD $37,546

Sinai, SD $37,694 Springfield, SD $37,590 Tabor, SD $37,566 Tea, SD $37,182 Trent, SD $37,324 Tyndall, SD $37,555 Utica, SD $37,490 Valley Springs, SD $37,159

Vermillion, SD $37,498 Viborg, SD $37,414 Volga, SD $37,606 Volin, SD $37,456 Wakonda, SD $37,417 Wentworth, SD $37,446 Winfred, SD $37,464 Worthing, SD $37,218

Yankton, SD $37,642 Sioux Falls, SD $37,127 Vienna, SD $37,673 Wallace, SD $37,651 Waubay, SD $37,633 Webster, SD $37,642 White, SD $37,700 Willow Lake, SD $37,716

Wilmot, SD $37,670 Mitchell, SD $37,676 Alexandria, SD $37,537 Alpena, SD $37,601 Armour, SD $37,524 Artesian, SD $37,595 Avon, SD $37,534 Bonesteel, SD $37,461

Bridgewater, SD $37,437 Canova, SD $37,487 Carpenter, SD $37,688 Carthage, SD $37,604 Cavour, SD $37,654 Chamberlain, SD $37,484 Corsica, SD $37,530 Dante, SD $37,512

Delmont, SD $37,513 Dimock, SD $37,555 Emery, SD $37,499 Ethan, SD $37,575 Fairfax, SD $37,467 Fedora, SD $37,563 Fort Thompson, SD $37,044 Fulton, SD $37,568

Gann Valley, SD $37,406 Geddes, SD $37,476 Harrison, SD $37,504 Highmore, SD $36,783 Stephan, SD $36,946 Hitchcock, SD $37,623 Howard, SD $37,581 Huron, SD $37,752

Iroquois, SD $37,662 Kaylor, SD $37,596 Kimball, SD $37,482 Lake Andes, SD $37,537 Lane, SD $37,680 Letcher, SD $37,578 Marty, SD $37,657 Miller, SD $37,517

Mount Vernon, SD $37,554 New Holland, SD $37,610 Oacoma, SD $37,450 Parkston, SD $37,570 Pickstown, SD $37,594 Plankinton, SD $37,548 Platte, SD $37,484 Pukwana, SD $37,457

Ree Heights, SD $37,270 Saint Lawrence, SD $37,519 Spencer, SD $37,482 Stickney, SD $37,523 Tripp, SD $37,534 Virgil, SD $37,569 Wagner, SD $37,541 Wessington, SD $37,541

Wessington Springs, SD $37,535 White Lake, SD $37,498 Wolsey, SD $37,615 Woonsocket, SD $37,598 Yale, SD $37,684 Aberdeen, SD $37,688 Akaska, SD $37,351 Amherst, SD $37,630

Andover, SD $37,576 Ashton, SD $37,569 Barnard, SD $37,621 Bath, SD $37,609 Bowdle, SD $37,422 Brentford, SD $37,637 Britton, SD $37,736 Claremont, SD $37,598

Columbia, SD $37,553 Conde, SD $37,593 Cresbard, SD $37,500 Doland, SD $37,673 Eureka, SD $37,554 Faulkton, SD $37,497 Ferney, SD $37,730 Frankfort, SD $37,671

Frederick, SD $37,630 Gettysburg, SD $37,145 Groton, SD $37,613 Hecla, SD $37,684 Hosmer, SD $37,494 Houghton, SD $37,525 Hoven, SD $37,392 Ipswich, SD $37,533

Java, SD $37,368 Langford, SD $37,579 Lebanon, SD $37,207 Watertown, SD $37,752 Arlington, SD $37,651 Astoria, SD $37,711 Badger, SD $37,717 Big Stone City, SD $37,772

Bradley, SD $37,639 Brandt, SD $37,686 Bristol, SD $37,609 Bruce, SD $37,645 Bryant, SD $37,699 Castlewood, SD $37,676 Claire City, SD $37,733 Clark, SD $37,704

Clear Lake, SD $37,689 Corona, SD $37,734 De Smet, SD $37,684 Eden, SD $37,617 Erwin, SD $37,660 Estelline, SD $37,670 Florence, SD $37,658 Garden City, SD $37,664

Gary, SD $37,713 Goodwin, SD $37,642 Grenville, SD $37,607 Hayti, SD $37,690 Hazel, SD $37,673 Henry, SD $37,674 Kranzburg, SD $37,814 Labolt, SD $37,645

Lake City, SD $37,680 Lake Norden, SD $37,708 Lake Preston, SD $37,672 Marvin, SD $37,605 Milbank, SD $37,766 New Effington, SD $37,813 Ortley, SD $37,613 Peever, SD $37,664

Raymond, SD $37,682 Revillo, SD $37,668 Rosholt, SD $37,804 Roslyn, SD $37,600 Sisseton, SD $37,687 South Shore, SD $37,616 Stockholm, SD $37,617 Strandburg, SD $37,613

Summit, SD $37,615 Toronto, SD $37,671 Twin Brooks, SD $37,603 Veblen, SD $37,752

Taxi Driver Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Taxi Driver salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $37,025. While startup companies pay approximate $37,025.

Taxi Driver Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$37,025
Growth Stage	51~500	$37,025
Established	501~5000	$37,025
Enterprise	5000+	$37,025

Taxi Driver Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Taxi Driver's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$30,754

Average $37,025/year

$45,189

$2,563

Average $3,085/month

$3,766

$591

Average $712/week

$869

$15

Average $18/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,189	$3,766	$869	$22
Average	$37,025	$3,085	$712	$18
25th Percentile	$30,754	$2,563	$591	$15

Taxi Driver Salary Growth & Career Path

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