Driving & delivery

Package & courier delivery

You deliver packages on set routes or on demand through services like Amazon Flex, Spark, and Roadie. You're paid per route or per drop.

4.14 reviewsLast review 3 weeks ago

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Median monthly earnings

$213

50% of reviewers earn $50 – $375

Effective hourly rate

$11.25

Earnings over the hours people logged

Hours per week

4 hrs

Median across reviews

Startup cost

To get up and running

Time to first $100

1–4 weeks

From starting out

Monthly expenses

$50–150

To keep it running

Schedule flexibility

Fully on my own terms

Most common answer

Would recommend it

75%

3 of 4 say “yes” or “probably yes”

What people make in a month

Gross earnings reported before expenses and taxes. 4 reviews.

Under $100

$100–250

$250–500

$500–1,000

$1,000–2,000

$2,000–3,500

$3,500–5,000

$5,000–10,000

$10,000+

By platform

How many reviewers use each platform. Many people work more than one.

Roadie

2 reviewers

Amazon Flex

1 reviewer

Spark Driver

1 reviewer

How it scores

Happiness8.3 / 10

Would do it again75%

Schedule flexibility5.0 / 5

Pay predictability2.0 / 5

What surprised people most

Based on 4 reviews.

How much I could earn

How much I owe in taxes

How competitive the market is

Nothing really surprised me

How little I could earn

How much time it takes

How difficult it is to get started

How difficult it is to find customers or clients

Unexpected expenses

Reviews

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· 2–5 years in · 3 weeks ago

Monthly Under $100Hours Under 10 hrs hrs/moHourly $10.00

1. Flexibility! Only work when I want to. 2. Be selective. Don't take jobs that are insulting such as having to drive 20 miles for $5.00 in pay. Remember, if you take a job that takes you 10 miles outside of town, you still have to drive 10 miles back. 3. I wish that Roadie (which is owned by UPS if you didn't know) would have better compensation. Part of the reason I seldom turn on that app.

Roadie· 2–5 years in · 6 weeks ago

Monthly Under $100Hours Under 10 hrs hrs/moHourly $10.00

I do not live in a large metropolitan community. There are not many offers in my area and I would have to go to one of the heavily populated areas 40 to 50 miles away. Not feasible when I factor in mileage. When there is an offer locally, it usually does not meet my requirements as far as money, time and mileage are concerned.

Spark Driver· 2–5 years in · 6 weeks ago

Monthly $250–500Hours 20–40 hrs/moHourly $12.50

I recommend it to anyone because you can work on ur own terms and make plenty of extra money

Amazon Flex· 1–2 years in · 6 weeks ago

Monthly $1,000–2,000Hours 40–60 hrs/moHourly $30.00

Pick your runs and work when you want to.

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