MOSCOW, March 19 – RIA Novosti. While the average income per shift of a taxi driver in Russia increased by 33% during the year to reach 5.6 thousand rubles, according to a study by GTK Holding, the net income of a taxi driver is about 35-40% of this amount. The results are available to RIA Novosti.

“A shift takes an average of 8 hours. The driver’s average income per shift is around 5.6 thousand rubles. This figure increased by 33 percent compared to the previous year. A year ago this figure was at the level of 4.2 thousand rubles. 2021 – 5 thousand rubles, 2020′ de – 3.1 thousand rubles, in 2019 – 2.5 thousand rubles … The net income of a taxi driver is about 35-40% of income,” he says.

In addition, the number of orders per hour by a taxi driver increased during the year. In 2023, the average was three. A year ago, this figure was 2.5 orders, in 2021 – 2.6 orders, in 2020 – 1.8 orders and in 2019 – 2.9 orders.

According to a survey of taxi drivers, 65% prefer to limit themselves to an eight-hour shift, 13% adhere to the shift method, 6-7 hours a day, 15% – 8-12 hours, 7%. On average, 45% of economy class taxi drivers earn about 60 thousand rubles per month, 20% – 50-60 thousand rubles per month, 18% – 60-70 thousand rubles, 13% – more than 70 thousand rubles , % 4 – less than 50 thousand rubles.