Gig Driver Earnings: True Hourly Pay, Cost per Mile & Platform Comparison
Turn a trip log into pay per mile and hour, build your vehicle cost per mile, find your true net hourly pay with dead miles and waiting time, compare a standard mileage rate with actual costs, find the best hours with AVERAGEIFS, rank platforms and multi-apping, estimate quarterly tax set-asides and plan the hours for an income goal: 8 graded labs with a fictional driver. Illustrative numbers, no platform affiliation; tax rules vary, not tax advice.
The first lesson is free — no account needed.
About this course
A gig driver earnings course that turns the trip logs of one fictional rideshare and delivery driver, Maya, into what she really earns, in a spreadsheet, for rideshare and delivery drivers, couriers, people thinking about gig work and personal finance learners. You turn a trip log into gross pay per mile and per engaged hour, build a vehicle cost per mile from fuel, maintenance, tyres, depreciation and insurance, subtract the cost of dead miles and waiting time to find the true net hourly pay, compare a standard mileage rate with actual costs, find the best hours to drive with AVERAGEIFS and COUNTIFS, rank single apps against multi-apping, estimate quarterly tax set-asides, and plan the online hours for a $1,000 net week in a chart. Illustrative numbers, with no affiliation with any platform. Tax rules vary by country, and this is not tax advice. The first lab is free.
Lessons
- Trip Log: Minutes, Total Pay, Gross per Mile & per Engaged HourFree
- Vehicle Cost per Mile: Fuel, Maintenance, Tyres, Depreciation & Insurance (Chart) Pro
- Net Hourly Pay: Dead Miles, Waiting Time & Vehicle Costs Pro
- Standard Mileage Rate vs Actual Costs: Which Deduction Is Larger? Pro
- Peak Hours & Surge: AVERAGEIFS, COUNTIFS and Pay per Engaged Hour by Hour Pro
- Platform Comparison & Multi-Apping: Net per Hour, Rank & the Winner Pro
- Quarterly Tax Set-Aside: Taxable Profit, Rates & the Yearly Total Pro
- Weekly Dashboard: Net per Week, Recent Hourly Rate & Hours to Hit Your Goal (Chart) Pro