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Instawork1 reviewerInstawork· 2–5 years in · 2 weeks ago
In-person services
Restaurant worker
You work front or back of house at a restaurant, from serving to line cook. Pay is hourly, and servers make most of it in tips.
1.0Last review 2 weeks agoLow data
Low data. These numbers come from just 1 review, so treat them as an early signal, not a reliable average — they'll sharpen as more people report.
Median monthly earnings
$2,750
Middle 50%: $2,750 – $2,750
Effective hourly
$91.67
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
7 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
Under $100
To get up and running
Time to first $100
Within a week
From starting out
Monthly expenses
Under $50
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Mostly flexible
Most common answer
Would recommend it
100%
1 of 1 say yes or probably yes
What people make in a month
Gross earnings people entered themselves, before expenses and taxes. 1 review.
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$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.
InstaworkHow it scores
Happiness2.0 / 10
Would do it again100%
Schedule flexibility4.0 / 5
Pay predictability2.3 / 5
What surprised people most
Every option reviewers could pick, most common first. 1 review.
How much I could earn
1
How little I could earn
0
How much time it takes
0
How difficult it is to get started
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How difficult it is to find customers or clients
0
Taxes — how much I owe
0
Unexpected expenses
0
How competitive the market is
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Nothing really surprised me
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Everyone here is anonymous. Nobody sees who wrote what.Instawork· 2–5 years in · 2 weeks agoMonthly $2,000–3,500Hours 20–40 hrs/moHourly $91.67
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