Driving & delivery

Rideshare driver

You pick up passengers in your own car through Uber or Lyft and drive them where they need to go. Work whenever you want, and you're paid per ride plus tips.

3.68 reviewsLast review 4 days ago

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Median monthly earnings

$1,125

Middle 50%: $750 – $1,500

Effective hourly

$35.71

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

$150–300

To keep it running

Schedule flexibility

Fully on my own terms

Most common answer

Would recommend it

75%

6 of 8 say yes or probably yes

What people make in a month

Gross earnings people entered themselves, before expenses and taxes. 8 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.

Uber

7 reviewers

Lyft

3 reviewers

Uber Eats

1 reviewer

How it scores

Happiness7.1 / 10

Would do it again75%

Schedule flexibility4.9 / 5

Pay predictability3.0 / 5

What surprised people most

Every option reviewers could pick, most common first. 8 reviews.

Taxes — how much I owe

How much I could earn

How competitive the market is

How little I could earn

How much time it takes

Unexpected expenses

Nothing really surprised me

How difficult it is to get started

How difficult it is to find customers or clients

Reviews

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Lyft· 1–2 years in · 4 days ago

Monthly $1,000–2,000Hours 120+ hrs/moHourly $10.00

I love meeting people from all around the world 🌎 and having great conversations with people during the rides.

· 2–5 years in · 9 days ago

Monthly $2,000–3,500Hours 120+ hrs/moHourly $18.33

I love the flexibility. I love the time I get to spend with my family. I love getting to drive around town and being active and like seeing new destinations and talking to people and helping people every day.

Uber· 1–2 years in · 9 days ago

Monthly $500–1,000Hours 10–20 hrs/moHourly $50.00

Hate Ubers take on my earnings I would change what a drivers take pay is, increasing it given our vehicle wear and tear

Uber· 3–6 months in · 2 weeks ago

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

I chose my own schedule

Uber· 1–2 years in · 2 weeks ago

Monthly $500–1,000Hours 10–20 hrs/moHourly $50.00

Driving Uber is great for people who don't mind 2 things , driving and people lol. With auto accept it can feel like consistent ride after ride which makes time goes by fast and u can meet some truly interesting people ! if your just starting out, only advice I would give is always start on a full tank and keep something to protect you at all times! I would only change the fact that if u buy a new car and work Uber you have to wait for the official registration before they let u drive again. which I don't believe is fair if we have the "receipt" and have to wait 90 days for the dmv.

Uber· 5+ years in · 2 weeks ago

Monthly $1,000–2,000Hours 20–40 hrs/moHourly $50.00

The Rideshare process is perfect for my layered and sporadic schedule, but I often feel depressed that so much of my earnings go to gas, maintenance, and uber. I think that higher rated and more committed drivers should be offered benefits (health) and more of a per ride payout.

Uber· 1–2 years in · 2 weeks ago

Monthly $500–1,000Hours 10–20 hrs/moHourly $50.00

I enjoy talking to strangers which helps me with tips. I even have some people mark me as a favorite. I would recommend little thing nags like having phone charges in the back seats and asking they need anything.

Uber· 3–6 months in · 2 weeks ago

Monthly $1,000–2,000Hours 60–80 hrs/moHourly $21.43

The people get a dash cam

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