Which delivery app pays best in your city?
A free weekly board built from what drivers publicly post about their pay on Reddit and X (16 reports in the last 30 days, each linked to its source), plus a log of pay, promo and policy changes.
We're just getting started. Every place still has fewer than 5 reports, so they're all marked Low sample. Add your week to put your city on the board.
This week's board
For each place, the app with the highest median $/hr across public driver reports from the last 30 days. Self-reported and usually gross, before gas or taxes.
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All public reports by app
Every report from the last 30 days with an hourly figure, including ones with no city.
| App | Median $/hr in public reports | Reports | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uber Eats | $25.00 | 5 | $20.00 – $32.50 |
| Spark | $32.00 | 5 | $24.00 – $40.00 |
| DoorDash | $20.00 | 3 | $10.00 – $25.00 |
| Multi-app | $24.73 | 1 | $24.73 – $24.73 |
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What changed this week
Pay, promo and policy changes from public sources. Driver-reported items are marked unconfirmed.
- Uber EatsDriver-reported · unconfirmedDriver says Uber Eats now charges $1.75 per instant cash-out
A courier posted that Uber Eats is charging $1.75 per transfer to their bank account. One report, not yet confirmed by Uber.
US · source 1
- DoorDashDriver-reported · unconfirmedDriver says DoorDash's AI support line lowered completion rate after promising it wouldn't
A Dasher reported that DoorDash's AI phone support unassigned an order after promising no impact, then their completion rate dropped from 98 to 97. One first-person account.
US · source 1
- DoorDashPublished reportSolo publishes a DoorDash pay ranking for 16 large metros
Solo published a Jan–Sep 2026 DoorDash pay ranking for 16 large metros (engaged time, incl. tips). See their post for the figures. We link rather than copy third-party data.
16 large metros · source 1
- InstacartDriver-reported · unconfirmedShoppers report lower batch pay on aisle-scan jobs
Shoppers say aisle-scan batch pay fell from $18-20 at launch to about $12-14 per batch, while the number of aisles per job went up.
Multiple markets · source 1
- DoorDashNews reportDoorDash agrees to $131.5M settlement with NYC over courier minimum-pay rules
Reported by Bloomberg: DoorDash settled a NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection probe into its compliance with the city's delivery-worker minimum pay rules. Posts citing the settlement say roughly $115M goes to about 264,000 Dashers.
- Uber EatsNews reportUber reported to be nearing its own NYC minimum-pay settlement
Market posts citing Bloomberg say Uber is nearing a settlement with NYC officials over courier minimum-pay compliance. Not final as of these posts.
New York City · source 1
- All appsOfficialReminder: NYC delivery minimum is $22.13/hr before tips
NYC's minimum pay rate for app delivery workers (DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, Instacart and others) is $22.13/hour before tips for trip time since April 1, 2026. It rises each April 1.
New York City · source 1
Reports without a city
These posts state a clear number but no location.
- Spark$24.00/hrgross/unspecified
This week I've done $24 an hour on Spark in 20 hours on it.
2026-09-18 · Reddit post
- Spark$29.29/hr · $1,025.00/weekgross/unspecified
I only work a max of thirty five hours a week. I make anywhere from 950 to 1100 hundred dollars a week.
2026-09-18 · Reddit post
- Spark$800.00/weekgross/unspecified
Last week I pulled in about $800, still learning.
2026-09-18 · Reddit post
- Instacart$13.50/ordergross/unspecified
Yup when they first started it was between 18-20. Ive just watched them drop it to 16-18. And now I see them averaging 13/14 per batch.
2026-09-28 · Reddit post
- Multi-app$24.73/hrgross/unspecified
This is why I multi-app. DoorDash: $87.55 Uber Eats: $77.29 Spark: $269.15 $433.99 total / 17.5 hours = $24.73/hr Don’t be loyal to one app. Be loyal to the best offer. https://t.co/ddKvuhHvtY
2026-10-03 · X post
- DoorDash$20.00/hrnet
@MartiONtheHill I do DoorDash on the side. I easily make $20/hr profit. Working 4 hours every night. On my time.. at my pace. I can smoke a joint, listening to good music and make $80 for 4 hours of super chill work. I’ll take that over making $20/hr doing psychical labor lol
2026-10-15 · X post
- DoorDash$10.00/hrgross/unspecified
#doordash monsoon rain made 60 in 6 hours. Dd not worth it anymore
2026-10-10 · X post
- Spark$40.00/hrgross/unspecified
First time doing box packages delivery with Spark Driver ( normally do only groceries or household item pickup orders) Struggled a bit to fit them all to my SUV and arranged them in order for efficient delivery. But it worths it : decent mileage, time and pay ( $40/hr) Drive http
2026-09-18 · X post