Taxi Driver Salary in Canada
The median taxi driver salary is $16.25/hr.
In 2021, taxi drivers reported higher salaries in Ontario.
| TAXI AND LIMOUSINE DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS(NOC 7513) | |||
| Canada | 11.75 | 16.25 | 29 |
| Newfoundland | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| PEI | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nova Scotia | 12.95 | 14 | 22 |
| New Brunswick | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | 13.5 | 13.5 | 26.26 |
| Ontario | 15 | 17 | 30.77 |
| Manitoba | 11.95 | 11.95 | 18.1 |
| Saskatchewan | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Alberta | 15 | 18 | 25.67 |
| British Columbia | 15.2 | 16.25 | 25.17 |
| Yukon Territory | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| NWT | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nunavut | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Source: Job Bank. November 2021 | |||
In 2018, the taxi driver median salary was $14 per hour
| TAXI AND LIMOUSINE DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS (NOC 7513) | |||
| Province/Territory | Wages ($/hour) | ||
| 2018 | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 11 | 14 | 26.4 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Prince Edward Island | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nova Scotia | 11 | 13.63 | 25 |
| New Brunswick | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | 12 | 13.92 | 26.4 |
| Ontario | 14 | 14 | 27 |
| Manitoba | 11.35 | 12 | 21 |
| Saskatchewan | 11.06 | 14.42 | 22 |
| Alberta | 15 | 16.5 | 32.97 |
| British Columbia | 12.65 | 15.38 | 25 |
| Yukon Territory | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Northwest Territories | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nunavut | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Source: Job Bank. October 2018 | |||
In 2017, taxi drivers reported higher salaries in Alberta.
| TAXI AND LIMOUSINE DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS (NOC 7513-C) | |||
| 2017 | Wages ($/hr) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 10.72 | 13.5 | 26 |
| Alberta | 12.2 | 16.2 | 36 |
| British Columbia | 11.35 | 15.38 | 30 |
| Ontario | 11.4 | 12.82 | 27 |
| Northwest Territories | 12.5 | 12.5 | 25.65 |
| Manitoba | 11 | 12 | 24.45 |
| Québec | 11.25 | 13.92 | 24 |
| Saskatchewan | 11 | 13 | 20.57 |
| New Brunswick | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nova Scotia | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nunavut | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Prince Edward Island | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Yukon | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Source: Job Bank. September 2017* | |||
*Wages are reviewed and updated on the Job Bank Web site on an annual basis.
In Canada, a taxi driver earned a median wage of $14/hr in 2016.
In 2016, taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs reported the highest median wages in Alberta.
| TAXI AND LIMOUSINE DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS (NOC 7513-C) | |||
| 2016 |
Wages ($/hr) |
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| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 10.5 | 14 | 26 |
| Alberta | 12.2 | 16.2 | 35 |
| British Columbia | 10.85 | 16.5 | 29 |
| Saskatchewan | 10.72 | 12.5 | 26 |
| Northwest Territories | 12.5 | 12.5 | 25.65 |
| Manitoba | 11 | 12 | 25 |
| Ontario | 11.4 | 12.82 | 25 |
| Québec | 10.75 | 14 | 22 |
| New Brunswick | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nova Scotia | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nunavut | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Prince Edward Island | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Yukon | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Source: Job Bank. November 2016* | |||
*Wages are reviewed and updated on the Job Bank Web site on an annual basis.
Licensing
This occupation is not regulated in Canada. This means that you are not required to be registered with one of the provincial or territorial regulatory bodies to be authorized to practise this occupation in Canada.
TAXI DRIVER SALARY IN CANADA 2018
TAXI DRIVER SALARY IN CANADA 2017
TAXI DRIVER SALARY IN CANADA 2016
