Uber DoorDash True Hourly Wage Calculator

📖 Overview

This calculator reveals true earnings after gas and vehicle wear instead of gross app payouts.

It helps gig workers price shifts and route choices around real net income.

Use these default and higher-pressure example inputs to explore how sensitive this calculator is before using your real numbers.

Converts gross gig income to true hourly wage after fuel and mileage wear costs using an IRS-rate proxy for depreciation and operating drag.

The Formula

True Profit = Gross − Fuel Cost − (Miles × IRS Rate)

Gross Earnings	Total payout before expenses
Hours Worked	Total shift time including waiting
Miles Driven	All shift miles including deadhead
Gas Price	Local gasoline price per gallon
MPG	Real vehicle efficiency on gig routes

💡Gross app payout can overstate income significantly when mileage-heavy shifts are not normalized for wear and fuel.

Gross	Hours	Miles	True Hourly
$180	6	90	$17-$21/h
$280	9	162	$13-$18/h
$420	12	240	$14-$19/h

Use this tool when you need a fast decision during active planning or execution.
Use this before committing money, time, or tradeoffs that are hard to reverse.
Use this to compare options using the same assumptions across scenarios.

Results can be misleading if key inputs are missing, stale, or unrealistic.
Very small or very large values may amplify rounding effects and interpretation risk.
If assumptions change mid-decision, recalculate before acting.

💡 Track real miles not estimated dispatch miles.

💡 Compare neighborhoods by true hourly not gross trip totals.

💡 Recalculate when fuel price or vehicle changes.

❓ Why use an IRS mileage rate?

It approximates full vehicle cost burden beyond fuel only.

❓ Should taxes be included too?

Yes add taxes separately for a complete take-home estimate.