The standard mileage deduction (65.5 cents per mile in 2023) is calculated by the IRS to include the average costs of gas, car payments, maintenance, car insurance, and depreciation.
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The average income for most DoorDash drivers ranges between $15 and $25 per hour. You may also earn more than this if you get plenty of additional income from tips for your orders.
Empowering Dashers With Advanced TelematicsThe app uses key data about speed, distance traveled and braking, in order to provide Dashers with helpful and real-time insights about their driving.
It's possible but you would have to use the car for the sole purpose of Doordash and/or other delivery/ride-sharing platforms. I went down that rabbit hole with my tax guy my first year of Doordashing and he said that it's usually best to just write off your mileage instead of your expenses.
To accomplish this, it helps to be a top-performing driver. According to Gridwise numbers, the average salary for a DoorDash driver in the 90th percentile (meaning the top 10% of earners) is $20 an hour. So to make $1,000 a week on a DoorDash driver salary, you need to work 50 hours a week.