Lyft and Uber Earnings Report
January 22-28
This week, I'll share my recent Lyft experience, covering the rides completed, earnings, and insights into my hourly wages.
For my weekly Lyft earnings, I completed 46 rides, earning a total of $616.10. My booked time was 15 hours and 54 minutes, while my online time amounted to 27 hours and 12 minutes.
My hourly wage based on booked time is $38.75, and based on online time, it's approximately $22.65.
This week, I completed 23 trips with Uber, totaling $197.45 in earnings. My online time was 17 hours and 31 minutes. After crunching the numbers, my hourly wage based on online time came to about $11.27. Unfortunately, I couldn't get the booked time details from Uber to make a comparison.
I embarked on an experimental strategy with Lyft. On a bustling Wednesday, I decided to go all in with Lyft's Priority Mode, a feature that gives drivers the upper hand in getting rides but is capped at 13 hours weekly. I burned through my entire quota in a single day, and the gamble paid off spectacularly, netting me $408.50 from a whirlwind of rides. This strategic move was the highlight of my week, propelling my Lyft earnings to a grand total of $616.10.
Uber's journey was more subdued this week. With 23 trips under my belt, I earned a modest $197.45. My Uber dashboard showed an online time of 17 hours and 31 minutes, translating to an hourly wage of approximately $11.27. The absence of a feature akin to Lyft's Priority Mode and detailed booked time data made a direct strategy comparison challenging. Also worth noting is that when I'm online waiting for rides on both apps, the one that doesn't secure a ride first will accumulate more online time.
This week's foray into Lyft's Priority Mode not only boosted my earnings but also shed light on the impactful strategies rideshare drivers can employ. By maximizing the potential of app-specific features, I was able to significantly improve my earnings.