New Report Says Uber Drivers Make $6.20 An Hour: Rideshare Drivers React

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Chicago Driver Conquers the Windy City

Here at The Rideshare Guy, we have a pulse on the driver community, and they love sharing their success stories with us! In this interview, RSG contributor Sergio Avedian talks with Uber and Lyft driver Emanuel about what it’s like driving in Chicago, how he successfully pivoted during the pandemic to delivery, and how he earns $3,000 a week as a rideshare driver!

Here’s what readers are saying:

Many drivers, who typically don’t or can’t work the hours that Emanuel can, expressed skepticism about Emanuel’s earnings. One reader, Michael, dismissed Emanuel’s earnings as “not remarkable”, but as contributor Sergio shares, what other job could offer $30/hour with the flexibility that gig work does?

“Even with that you landed at $30 an hour, what W2 will pay Emanuel the same amount in that region with the flexibility he has?”

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REACTION To New Report Says Uber Drivers Make $6.20 An Hour!

A new study has come out, finding that Uber drivers only make $6.20 an hour - but is it correct? RSG contributors Chris and Sergio break down the findings, including the study participant size, analysis, and methodology.?

Here’s what readers are saying:

In the end, driving for rideshare is like running your own business. Many business owners don’t accept any price for their services, and neither should rideshare drivers. As viewer Matt succinctly states:

“The ones making $7 an hour are the fools with a 100% acceptance rate. Back when Uber was hiding the trip details from is I would only accept trips within 5 minutes of my location. Now I only accept trips within 5 minutes of me and I rarely take trips that take longer than 10 minutes minutes to complete.”

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Is It Worth It To Drive Uber In 2022

Is it worth it to drive Uber in 2022? Join RSG contributor Chris as he shares his answer to the question if driving Uber is worth it and some pros and cons of driving Uber.

Here’s what readers are saying:

Driving for Uber can certainly be worth it, especially if you’re in a high-demand market like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other busy cities. However, as viewer J points out, you have to strategize your driving and consider multi-apping:

“I would highly suggest that no one works for Uber only in 2022. It is not where it's at with them running the Upfront price Model with fuzzy Math. I would suggest having other Rideshare companies to drive for an only use Uber when they send you a request that meets your requirements.”

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