Taxi driver: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs (SOC 8213)
About £25,038 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time
£2,491 a month About £2,087 a month after tax
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £21,341 in 2021 to £29,887 in 2026 (+40%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | x | £21,341 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | x | £20,864 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | x | £25,163 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | x | £26,616 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2026 | x | x | £29,887 | x | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £29,887 a year and half earn more. That is 27% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
Ranked by median, it is number 294 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
The mean (£45,942) is well above the median: a minority in this job earn much more than most.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,087 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,090 in Scotland.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | x | x |
| 25th (P25) | x | x |
| 30th | x | x |
| 40th | £27,715 | £2,310 |
| Median (50th) | £29,887 | £2,491 |
| 60th | x | x |
| 70th | x | x |
| 75th (P75) | x | x |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £25,038 | £2,087 |
| Scotland | £25,074 | £2,090 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £30,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 31 job titles to SOC 8213 Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Black cab driver
- Cab driver
- Cabbie
- Car shunter
- Carriage driver
- Chauffeur
- Chauffeur-gardener
- Chauffeur-handyman
- Chauffeur-mechanic
- Chauffeur-valet
- Civilian police driver
- Driver
- Driver and collector
- Driver-handyman
- Driver-mechanic
- Gardener-chauffeur
- Hackney carriage owner
- Handyman-driver
- Hearse driver
- Mini cab driver
- Minicab driver
- Motor car driver
- Motor driver
- Owner-driver
- PCO driver
- Private hire driver
- Taxi driver
- Taxi owner
- Taxi owner-driver
- Taxicab driver
- Uber driver
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.