DoorDash Earnings Calculator
The pay per order is the number the app shows you. Your real rate is what is left after gas and the wear you are putting on your car. This calculator finds that number.
Last updated June 2, 2026
Enter your typical orders, pay, tips, and miles. The result is your net hourly and net monthly, not the headline.
When to use this calculator
- You drive for DoorDash and want net hourly after vehicle costs.
- You are deciding if delivery beats a simpler hourly job in your market.
- You compare apps using the same week of orders and miles.
Inputs you need
- Deliveries per hour, base pay and tips per order, miles per hour, gas and maintenance per mile, hours per week.
Expenses people forget
- Depreciation and wear: maintenance per mile is not optional fiction.
- Dead time and unpaid waiting between orders (fold into hours).
- Tolls, parking, hot bags, phone mount, increased insurance discussion with your insurer.
- Platform pay variability by zone, time, and promotions.
- Tax reserve on net profit.
Your numbers
Example values are shown so you can see how it works. Replace them with your own.
- Gross monthly income$727
- Estimated expenses- $150
- Estimated tax reserve- $116
- Net monthly income$462
- Net hourly income$8.90/hr
- Annualized estimate$5,547
- Miles per month624 mi
- Vehicle costs- $150
Your net hourly rate is below what most simple hourly jobs pay. This only makes sense if your real costs drop or the work has another payoff.
Estimates only, based on the numbers you enter. Nothing is saved to the page address. Tax figures are rough planning numbers, not filing advice.
Assumptions this calculator makes
- Vehicle costs use your per-mile gas and maintenance figures times miles driven.
- Earnings assume a steady active hour, not surge or slow periods.
- The tax reserve is a rough planning set-aside, not tax advice.
This is an estimate, not advice
Every result here is a rough model based only on the numbers you enter. Sidequity is an informational tool and does not provide professional, tax, legal, investment, or financial advice, and it makes no income guarantees. Any tax set-aside is a planning placeholder, not a tax calculation.
How to interpret the result
Net hourly is the honest measure. If it falls below a regular job, the flexibility has to be worth the gap.
High miles per dollar quietly destroy delivery pay, so watch that ratio.
Illustrative: 12 hours a week at $18 net per hour is about $935 a month before tax reserve. That is not $500 or $1,000 unless your inputs say so.
What this calculator does not know
- Tomorrow's algorithm change or bonus structure.
- Accidents, tickets, or major repairs.
Common mistakes
- Counting tips but ignoring gas and maintenance.
- Forgetting unpaid time waiting for orders.
- Treating a peak-hour rate as your average.
- Ignoring car depreciation, which is a real cost per mile.
Suggested next steps
- Log one full shift: miles, gross, active hours, waiting hours.
- Run gig-mileage-cost with the same weekly miles before you trust gross hourly.
- Compare to Uber Eats comparison calculator.
- Read gig work net hourly sections in guides.
Estimates only. Not tax, legal, or financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is this affiliated with DoorDash?
No. Sidequity is independent and not affiliated with DoorDash. Enter the numbers that match your own market and vehicle.
Why include maintenance per mile?
Driving wears out tires, brakes, and the car itself. Spreading that cost per mile gives a far more honest hourly rate than gas alone.
What is a realistic deliveries per hour?
It varies widely by market and time of day. Track a few shifts and use your real average rather than a best case.
Does this include taxes?
Only a rough reserve you set. Delivery income is usually self-employment income, so confirm your real tax with a professional.
DoorDash Earnings Calculator last updated June 2, 2026. Back to all calculators.