Pay for most Uber Eats delivery drivers averages around $15–$25 per hour, but the averages don’t tell you how high—or how low—the pay for any one delivery can really be. Most customers don’t know that the minimum pay for an order is around $3, or $1.50 for an add-on order. Drivers see an upfront payout […]
The highest tips we’ve ever seen for Uber Eats drivers! ($170+)
For better or worse, Uber Eats delivery drivers depend on tips to make the gig worth their time. Tips make up around 30% or more of a driver’s income. And without tips, the pay for a delivery can be as low as $3. So when a big tip comes in, it’s cause to celebrate—and take […]
Customer changed the delivery address? What DoorDash and Uber Eats drivers can do
It’s a frustrating situation that every delivery driver on DoorDash or Uber Eats has seen before: You’re already on the way to the delivery when the customer messages you to let you know that the address in the app is wrong. They want you to go to a different address. Sometimes it’s an honest mistakes. […]
How to get instant pay on Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Spark, Instacart, and Amazon Flex
You earned it, and now you want to cash it out—But most gig apps only deposit your earnings once each week! If you need your money sooner than payday, many apps allow you to instantly withdraw your earnings—for a fee. But what are your options if you want quick access to your earnings without paying […]
Crazy low pay for some Uber Eats orders—only $1.44? Here’s what’s going on
Recently, Uber Eats delivery drivers began getting unusually low payouts for orders—as low as $1.44. Base payouts are typically around $3, so drivers wonder why pay is dipping to absurd new lows. UPDATE: The low payouts—<$2.50 for an order or <$1.50 for an add on—were most likely caused by a glitch. Trip supplements and tip […]
Are Walmart orders worth it for Uber Eats drivers?
Did you know that some Walmart orders are delivered by Uber Eats? Spark isn’t the only Walmart delivery app in town! But it turns out that Walmart orders aren’t always popular with most Uber Eats drivers. Head over to any Uber Eats driver forum to see some VERY strong reactions: “Nothing good ever comes from […]
What the data says about Uber Eats pay: Earnings per day, per week, and per trip!
Let’s get to the bottom of this: How much do Uber Eats drivers really make? It’s not easy to get a clear answerk. Uber avoids giving a specific number, and most of the anecdotes online aren’t very trustworthy. We can’t get info directly from Uber, so our approach was to gather the highest quality information […]
Drivers: Get cash back on gas for Uber, Lyft, DoorDash & Amazon Flex
Gas is one of your most significant expenses when you drive for apps like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Amazon Flex, and Spark. The gig companies don’t directly compensate drivers for gas. As a 1099 contractor, you are responsible for your own gas expenses. But the gig apps know how that gas is at the top of […]
Uber Eats hiding upfront Info from delivery drivers? Here’s why
One of the biggest perks about delivering for Uber Eats is that you have the freedom to accept or decline any order offer that comes in. If you don’t like the estimated payout, the restaurant, the distance to the customer, or anything else about the order, you can skip it and wait for the next […]
Uber app down? How to tell, and what you can do while you wait!
Like any other service on the internet, the Uber driver app sometimes goes down. But the Uber driver app is quite reliable—especially compared to DoorDash—and what might look like a service outage is usually just a slow day. Common issues that indicate the Uber driver app is down: You can’t log into the app Can’t […]