The combination of Uber Eats' base pay and tips comes in 25% to 33% lower than DoorDash. However, if DoorDash drivers are making more deliveries per hour than Grubhub and Uber Eats drivers, one might think they would receive more tips.
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Driving for Uber Eats is a part-time gig for most people, but you can make it a full-time gig with effort. Many drivers make $1,000 a week with Uber Eats because they know how the system works and how to maximize their earnings.
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.
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.
It's actually quite easy to make $200+ a day delivering for Uber eats. I routinely make that, and avg $1000–1200/week. The key is knowing the correct area and times to deliver. If you're in a bad delivery area, you pretty much have no chance, however.
Many Uber Eats workers are earning full-time incomes from Uber Eats. Glassdoor estimates that Uber Eats drivers working full time earn around $54,000/year (including additional pay like tips and bonuses), which means making $1,000/week is possible.
Uber doesn't ban you from doing both. Why would you do it? Because it opens up more possibilities than simply driving for a food app (like DoorDash, Grubhub, or Postmates). That said, you do have to meet some minimum requirements to drive for the Uber driver app, or the Uber Eats app.
Grubhub has a much smaller market share compared to DoorDash, and customers can order fewer types of items. Does Grubhub or DoorDash make more money? DoorDash has a higher national average pay than Grubhub, and it's not uncommon for DoorDash drivers to make $100/day.