Enter your hours, distance and weekly delivery earnings. We subtract fuel and vehicle wear-and-tear to show your true net hourly pay — for DoorDash, Instacart and Amazon Flex drivers.
The result is your net hourly pay after running costs, before income tax.
With the default US numbers, a DoorDash driver works 40 hours, drives 700 miles and earns $1,100 in a week. Fuel for 700 miles at 30 mpg and $3.50 a gallon costs about $81.67, wear-and-tear at $0.20 a mile adds $140, and other costs come to $55. That leaves $823.33 of net profit, or about $20.58 an hour, compared with $27.50 an hour before costs. Long drives between orders raise fuel and wear costs quickly, so miles matter as much as payouts.
Unlike rideshare apps, delivery platforms don't show drivers a separate commission deducted from their pay. DoorDash, Instacart and Amazon Flex pay you an offer amount (base, batch or block pay) with customer tips added on top where offered, while the platform's own fees are charged to customers and merchants. The weekly earnings in your app are already what you take in, so this calculator focuses on subtracting your running costs, fuel and vehicle wear, to show what is really left in your pocket.
DoorDash, Instacart and Amazon Flex are all active in the US and Canada. Only Amazon Flex operates in the UK. DoorDash and Amazon Flex operate in Australia, and only DoorDash operates in New Zealand.
Delivery apps don't take a visible percentage from a gross fare the way Uber and Lyft do. Your app shows offer pay plus tips and promotions as your earnings, so there is no separate commission to subtract. The calculator deducts your actual running costs instead.
Fuel prices and vehicle costs vary by location, so you should adjust the default values to match your own market for the most accurate result.
This tool estimates pre-tax net profit and does not calculate income tax or self-employment tax, since drivers are independent contractors responsible for their own tax filing.
It depends on your area, your vehicle and when you work. A useful benchmark is to compare your net hourly result with the minimum wage or a typical hourly job where you live. If your result is close to or below that, look at your mileage per order, fuel efficiency and the hours you choose.
The IRS business mileage rate is meant to cover the full cost of running a car, including fuel. This calculator already subtracts fuel separately, so using the IRS rate in the wear-and-tear field would count fuel twice and make your earnings look lower than they are.
Yes. Every mile you drive while working costs fuel and wear, including driving to pickups, waiting areas and the trip home. Counting only delivery miles makes your net hourly pay look higher than it really is.
Yes. Enter your real numbers for each app, switch platforms above and compare the net hourly results. If you use more than one app, see our multi-apping guide below.
Your estimate starts from your weekly payout and subtracts fuel cost (from your miles, fuel price, and vehicle efficiency), per-mile wear-and-tear, and any other weekly costs you enter. The remainder is your net profit, divided by your hours for true net hourly pay. Taxes are not subtracted, so set money aside separately.