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Uber Eats earnings calculator: your real pay per hour

A courier on a scooter doing 70 deliveries a week at £4 a fare, with £27 of tips and promotions, over 28 hours online keeps about £9.21 an hour after fuel, wear and insurance. The app total works out at £10.96 an hour. Enter your own week below.

Your Uber Eats week

The weekly summary in the Driver app shows your earnings, trips and time online.

Fares only. Add tips and promotions below.
All time online, including waiting for trips.
Including the trip to the restaurant.
Your vehicle and costs

Our starting figures are estimates. Change them to what you really pay.

UK petrol averaged about 174p in October 2026.
Town driving with stops is usually worse than the official figure.
Tyres, brakes, chains, servicing and repairs.
Scooters and cars need cover for food delivery. Use the weekly cost of the extra cover.
Phone data, bags, parking, cleaning.
Tax
Before tax. A job uses your tax-free allowance first.
You keep £9.21 an hourDetails

What you really earn

Your weekScooter / moped, 28 hours, 210 miles
Earnings, tips and bonuses£307.00
Fuel or charging−£18.46
Wear, tyres and servicing−£12.60
Insurance−£15.00
Phone, data and other−£3.00
After costs£257.94
Income tax and National Insurance£0.00
You keep this week£257.94
You keep per hour£9.21£10.96 an hour before costs. £9.21 after costs, before tax.

After costs you make £3.50 an hour less than the National Living Wage (£12.71, before tax).

How the tax estimate works

Over 48 working weeks you would earn £14,736. The lowest-tax option for you is the HMRC mileage rate (a deduction of £2,563), which leaves a taxable profit of £12,173. That gives about £0 income tax and £0 Class 4 National Insurance a year. Rates are for 2026/27 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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How Uber Eats pays couriers

Uber Eats shows you how much a delivery will pay before you accept it. Uber says fares are worked out from the expected time and effort for that trip, plus real-time factors such as demand in your area. Structures differ by city, so check the details in your own Driver app.

On top of fares you can earn from:

  • Tips. Customers can tip when they order and after delivery. Uber Eats says 100% of tips go to the courier, and they are separate from your fare.
  • Promotions. Quests pay a bonus for completing a set number of trips. Boost+ adds extra to trips in certain areas and times. Both appear in the Discover section of the Driver app.

Earnings are deposited weekly. You can also cash out early with Instant Pay for a small fee.

Worked example: a scooter courier

The courier completes 70 deliveries in 28 hours online, an average of 2.5 an hour, with 3 miles per delivery.

Per weekAmount
Fares, tips and promotions£307.00
Fuel, 210 miles at 90 mpg−£18.46
Wear and servicing−£12.60
Insurance−£15.00
Phone and other costs−£3.00
Tax and National Insurance to set aside£0.00
You keep£257.94

That is £9.21 an hour, or £9.21 after costs but before tax. Promotions make up £15.00 of the week. Without them, the hourly rate after costs would fall by about £0.54.

Car, scooter or bike for Uber Eats

A car costs the most per mile. In our estimates, a petrol car at 45 mpg costs about 26p a mile to run, a 125cc scooter about 15p, and an e-bike about 5p, before insurance. On short city deliveries, the cheaper vehicle often keeps more per hour even if a car can reach more orders. Change the vehicle in the calculator to see your own comparison.

Tax for Uber Eats couriers

Uber Eats couriers are self-employed and pay tax on profit through Self Assessment. Motorbike and scooter riders can use HMRC’s simplified mileage rate of 24p a mile instead of real running costs; car drivers can use 55p a mile for the first 10,000 miles in 2026/27. Bicycle and e-bike riders cannot use simplified mileage, so they deduct real costs or the £1,000 trading allowance.

In this example, 210 miles a week over 48 weeks at 24p, plus phone costs, gives a deduction of £2,563. Profit is £12,173, below the personal allowance, so no tax is due. With a job as well, it would be.

Ways to raise your hourly rate

  • Count hours online, not hours on trips. Waiting time is the biggest hidden cost.
  • Use Quests only if they fit your normal hours. A bonus that needs two extra hours of slow trips can lower your hourly rate.
  • Judge offers by pay per minute. The offer screen shows the estimated time and distance. Divide the fare by the minutes.

Questions people ask

How much does Uber Eats pay per delivery in the UK?

There is no fixed rate. Uber shows the fare before you accept, based on expected time and effort plus demand. Many couriers average a few pounds per trip, more with tips and promotions.

Do Uber Eats couriers keep all their tips?

Yes. Uber Eats says 100% of tips go to the courier, and tips are added on top of fares.

How much can I earn per hour on Uber Eats?

It depends on trips per hour and your vehicle. In our scooter example the courier keeps about £9.21 per hour online after costs.

Can I claim mileage as an Uber Eats rider?

Car and van drivers can use 55p a mile for the first 10,000 business miles in 2026/27, and motorcycle riders 24p a mile. Bicycle riders deduct actual costs or the £1,000 trading allowance instead.

When does Uber Eats pay?

Earnings are deposited weekly. You can cash out earlier with Instant Pay for a small fee.

Sources

Written and checked by Owais Farooq. Last updated 30 October 2026.

Tax uses 2026/27 rates for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. See how we calculate for every rate, assumption and source.

This is an estimate, not tax advice. Found a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.

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