Note: There are two tables of wages on this page. The first is by county or region, the second by metropolitan area.

WAGES FOR TAXI DRIVERS & CHAUFFEURS
1995-97


County / Area	Year	Entry Level: No Experience	Experienced: New to Firm	Experienced: 3 Years with Firm
		Typical Wages* (Median)	Typical Wages* (Median)	Typical Wages* (Median)

Alameda
Union	1996	$5.10- 5.20 ($5.10)	$5.20- 6.30 ($5.80)	$5.20- 6.30 ($5.80)
Non-Union	1996	$4.70- 9.50 ($7.00)	$5.20-11.50 ($8.10)	$5.20-15.00 ($9.80)
Sonoma	1997	$5.00- 8.50 ($6.30)	$5.00-10.00 ($7.00)	$5.20-13.00 ($8.50)

* Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less.

Source: California Cooperative Occupational Information System
Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department

WAGES FOR TAXI DRIVERS & CHAUFFEURS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$11.60	$11.64	$7.24-16.16

* Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less. ** Midrange is what the middle 50 percent make - 25 percent earn the top end or more, and 25 percent earn the bottom end or less.

Source: Occupational Employment Statistics Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department