Delivery Driver Real Earnings Calculator
What you actually keep per hour from delivery work, once the platform, the vehicle and the waiting are counted.
Part of the 🛵 Delivery Drivers toolkit, with more tools made for the job.
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Commission and card fees. Leave empty for none.
Every hour, including waiting, travelling and admin.
What you spend per week to earn it
Shows what you keep from each order.
Rules on licences, insurance and who counts as self-employed on delivery apps differ by country, so check yours.
Type what you bring in and the hours you spend, and what you really earn an hour appears here.
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Type what the apps paid you in a week, the cut they took if you know it, the hours you were logged on and what you spent on fuel, servicing and phone. This shows what you really earn per hour and per order.
Delivery apps usually show you earnings per order or per trip. The real question is what is left for each hour you spend working, because the hours include waiting for orders, waiting at restaurants and riding to pickups, and the money has to cover your fuel, servicing and insurance. Two people with the same weekly total can have very different real hourly pay, depending on hours and vehicle.
How it’s worked out
- After fees is what the apps paid minus any cut taken (only if the amount you type is before the cut).
- What you keep is after fees minus your weekly vehicle and phone costs.
- Real hourly pay is what you keep divided by every hour you were logged on or working, including waiting.
- Per order is what you keep divided by the orders you did.
A week showing 350 from the apps over 30 hours looks like 11.67 an hour. After 30 for fuel, 10 set aside for servicing and 15 for insurance and phone, you keep 295, which is 9.83 an hour, or 4.92 for each of 60 orders.
Common mistakes
- Counting only the time on a delivery. Waiting for an order and waiting at the restaurant are working hours that earn nothing.
- Forgetting to set aside for servicing and tyres. A wheel or a service is a cost even if it comes later.
- Using the app's weekly total as take-home. Fuel, insurance and phone data all come out of it.
- Comparing apps by the pay per order. Compare real hourly pay, because a lower order rate with less waiting can win.
Questions
Which hours should I count?
Every hour you are logged on or working for the deliveries: waiting, riding to pickups, waiting at the restaurant, and the delivery itself. The more honest the hours, the more useful the answer.
What cut do the apps take?
It depends on the platform and how you are paid. If your earnings figure is already after the cut, leave the box empty.
Is tax taken off?
No. The result is before tax. What you owe depends on where you live and how you are classed.
Where should I go after this?
Work out your cost per km or mile so you can check which orders are worth taking, or see how many orders you need to reach the pay you want. The links under the result lead there.
Estimates only
These are estimates and general information, not financial, tax, legal or professional advice. Costs, pay, fees, tax and rules for delivery work differ by country, city and platform, so use your own figures and check the rules where you live.
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