Rideshare Driver inntektskalkulator

The Rideshare Driver Earnings Calculator reveals the true net hourly pay of Uber and Lyft drivers after subtracting gas, vehicle depreciation (IRS standard mileage rate $0.67/mile in 2024 captures actual wear, maintenance, tires, oil changes), and extra commercial insurance ('rideshare endorsement' typically $10–20/month premium over personal coverage). Most rideshare drivers see $22–28/hour gross before expenses but realize only $9–14/hour net — a 40–60% gap that platforms and most riders never discuss. The IRS standard mileage rate of $0.67 (2024) embeds a realistic cost of running a vehicle: depreciation, repairs, tires, oil changes, brakes, transmission service, and registration. Rideshare drivers typically drive 30,000–50,000 miles per year specifically for ride work (vs ~14,000 for average private use), accelerating wear roughly 2–3× compared to commuter cars. Cars driven hard for rideshare often have 300k+ mile lifespans (with some Toyota Prius / Camry / Honda Accord examples) but typically reach 'unsafe to drive paying passengers' threshold at 200k miles regardless of body condition. Gas cost depends on miles per gallon and local fuel prices. Calculator inputs: miles per hour while driving (typically 15–25 mph in city, lower in dense urban areas), gas price ($3.50–4.50 typical), and MPG. A driver doing 30 hours/week at 18 mph drives 540 miles weekly. At 28 mpg and $3.80/gal, that's ~$73/week in fuel alone. Add IRS-implied depreciation of $362 (540 × $0.67), the true cost of running a rideshare is ~$435 weekly even without insurance increases. Who needs this calculator: aspiring drivers evaluating whether to start, current drivers reconsidering whether to continue, journalists investigating gig economy labor conditions, and economists measuring true gig worker earnings (which have figured prominently in regulatory debates from California Prop 22 to NYC minimum wage). The Economic Policy Institute and Federal Reserve research consistently show that headline 'driver earnings' published by Uber/Lyft overstate actual take-home by 50–80% by not accounting for these costs.

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1. 1Step 1 — Enter weekly hours actively driving (not 'app open' time, just trip + reposition time)
2. 2Step 2 — Enter gross hourly earnings before expenses (from Uber/Lyft weekly summary)
3. 3Step 3 — Enter miles per hour while driving (use app data or estimate 18 mph for typical urban work)
4. 4Step 4 — Enter local gas price and vehicle MPG
5. 5Step 5 — Calculator computes weekly miles = Hours × MPH
6. 6Step 6 — Subtracts gas, depreciation ($0.67/mile IRS rate), and ~$15/week extra commercial insurance
7. 7Step 7 — Outputs net weekly earnings, true hourly rate, and annual net at 52-week pace

• !Tracking only gas as expense — depreciation is the largest cost, often 5× gas
• !Not tracking reposition miles between rides — they count for expense but not income
• !Believing platform-published 'driver earnings' which exclude personal expenses
• !Working in inefficient hours (slow times) which compound expense-to-revenue ratio
• !Skipping rideshare endorsement on insurance — voids personal coverage during gigs