Gig Driver Take-Home Pay Calculator

What do you really make per hour after gas, car wear and taxes? Type your numbers from any week and see the honest figure. Free, instant, no signup. Works for DoorDash, Uber, Lyft, Instacart and Uber Eats.

Your numbers

App(s) you drive for Just a label. The math is the same for every app.

Time period Total earnings, including tips What the app(s) paid out before anything else.

Hours worked Include waiting time.

Miles driven All of it: to the zone, between orders, home.

Your car's MPG

Gas price per gallon

What a mile really costs you, all-in Pre-filled with the IRS 2026 rate (72.5¢): gas, oil, tires, repairs, depreciation, insurance. Lower it if your car is older and paid off; many drivers land around 40-55¢. Taxes below always use the IRS rate, because that is the deduction you actually take.

¢ / mile

More options (other costs, tax rate)

Other costs this period Phone plan share, hot bags, tolls, parking, car wash.

Federal income tax rate to set aside Rough guess at your bracket. 12% fits many part-time drivers. Pick 0% if this is a small side income and you already have other tax withheld. State income tax rate 0% if your state has none. Otherwise a rough figure like 4-6%.

What you really make

$0.00per hour after car costs and taxes

The app showed $0.00/hour. Real take-home is 0% of that.

Earnings (incl. tips)
Gas you actually bought
Wear, tires, oil, depreciation, insurance share
= your cost per mile x miles, minus the gas above
Other costs
Profit before tax
For taxes, the IRS mileage deduction (72.5¢ x miles) is , so taxable profit is 
Self-employment tax to set aside (15.3% of 92.35% of taxable profit)
Income tax to set aside (your rates)
Real take-home 
Real take-home per mile
Tax to put aside per $100 earned

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How this works

The app shows you gross pay. It does not show you what driving costs. This calculator takes it away in three steps:

Gas = miles ÷ your MPG x gas price. Cash that already left your pocket.
Wear and tear starts from the IRS standard mileage rate for 2026, 72.5 cents per mile, the IRS's own estimate of the full cost of driving a mile (gas, oil, tires, repairs, depreciation, insurance). It is an average across all cars, so the box is editable: an older paid-off car costs less per mile, a new financed one can cost more. We subtract your gas from it so nothing is counted twice.
Taxes to set aside: gig income is self-employment income. Taxable profit is your earnings minus the IRS mileage deduction (72.5¢ x every business mile, whatever your car really costs) minus other costs. Self-employment tax is 15.3% of 92.35% of your net profit. On top of that you owe income tax at your own bracket, which is why there is a rate picker under "More options". Put this money aside as you earn; the IRS expects quarterly payments.

This is an estimate to help you decide whether a shift, zone or app is worth it. It is not tax advice. Your real tax depends on your whole return (other income, deductions, credits, state). The IRS rate figure is from IRS notice IR-2025-128. Nothing you type leaves your browser.

The miles the apps don't count

Most apps log only the miles from pickup to drop-off. The miles to your first pickup, between orders, and back home are also business miles, and on a typical day they are a big share of the total. Enter all of them above. If you are not tracking them, you are paying tax on money you never kept.