Most of these gig economy delivery platforms promise up to $25 per hour. My father is a full time delivery driver for Uber, Lyft, and Door Dash with Uber being is primary job. In comparison, I drive Door Dash part time whenever i’m bored. No matter what, I always seem to average $21-22 per hour over each week that I dash. That means the $25 per hour promise is very attainable. This doesn’t mean you can expect to earn the same. I live in a highly populated suburb approximately 45 minutes outside of center city Philadelphia in what could be considered a “nice area”. There are hundreds if not over 1000 restaurants within 5 miles of my home. I choose to Door Dash during peak times – lunch and dinner. During some of the best promotions, I can average as high as $30 per hour over 4 hours or $50 in one hour. At the same, I would average as low as $13 per hour during non-peak, non-promotion times like 2:30pm – 4:30pm.
If you live in a highly populated area with plenty of Door Dash partners, you can probably expect to earn a similar $22/hour over a typical Monday through Friday 40 hour work week. That is approximately $880 per week. If you stick to 40 hours, but target peak times and include Saturday and Sunday, you can easily earn $1000 per week, or $52,000 per year. If you work 12 hour days, 7 days a week, with no vacations, you can earn up to $2000 per week or $104,000 per year. Sure $104,000 sounds like a lot of money, and it is, but you have to consider the taxes, lack of benefits, lack of social life, and the cost of driving – depreciation, maintenance, fuel, and insurance. The cost of driving can be anywhere from $0.15 per mile to $1 per mile with most vehicles falling under the $0.25-$0.50 per mile range. If you are driving enough to earn $100,000 per year, you are probably replacing your 200,000 mile car every 5 or 6 years.
If you live in a rural low population town, you should be happy to average $16 per hour or $640 per week as a 40-hour per week full time Door Dasher. That is just under $34,000 per year. I can’t speak for Uber Eats or Post Mates, but as a Door Dash and Grubhub driver I can tell you that the pay is basically the same, at least in my area. So how much can you make full time? It depends on your cost of driving, where you live, how many Door Dash partners (restaurants and other businesses) are in your area, the population level and average age, and more. If you are making a life decision to quit your job and Door Dash full time, try it out part time to gauge what your average pay would be. Since I consistently average $22 per hour, I can make $45,000 per year if I work the typical 40 hour work week. If I bump it up to 45 hours per week, I can make $51,000 per year. If I work 56 hours per week, I can make $64,000 per year. It is important to note that Uber limits you from driving more than 12 hours per day for your safety. I don’t know for sure, but I assume Door Dash, Lyft, Grubhub, Uber Eats, and Post Mates have similar if not identical rules.
Recommended Tools to help Dashers and Delivery Drivers
Stanley long battery life rechargeable USB spot light that makes it easy to spot addresses at night, helping you to reduce your delivery times and get more orders.
Magnetic Car Phone Mount compatible with iPhones and tablets, helping to keep your phone securely held.
Door Dash LED Wireless Rechargeable Sign, helping to reduce the amount of parking tickets and identification.
DashCam with 24 hour parking monitoring, night vision, HD, and SD card, helping to ensure your safety and liability.
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