Part-time Uber driver shares payslip proving exact amount he makes
A part-time Uber driver has posted on social media sharing his earnings.
The driver, who goes by @danhinvesting on X, said that he works around 20 hours per week as an Uber driver in addition to working another job, and that he's been doing this for just over two months.
"Iv [sic] been an Uber driver for 9 weeks on the side of my main job and this is what iv earned," he wrote in the social media post, alongside a chart showing how much he was earning.
"My post today about my last weeks earnings got a lot of comments asking why I'm doing it, saying it's not worth it," he said.
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He went on to say that he wanted to show 'full transparency' about his earnings as an Uber driver, and explained that 'my overheads are around £100-£120 per week.'
Responding to questions in the comments, he replied that his wear and tear on the car 'seems ok at the minute', and that he drives a Tesla.
"My main job is also self employed," he explained on social media. "Sometimes it's full time hours sometimes its not. I use Uber to top my wage up when the other job is quiet. Keep a steady income".
The data he shared covered his earnings between April 20 and June 22 in weekly instalments, so the whole period of around nine weeks and working around 20 hours per week.
He added: "I don't think it's as bad as people are saying at all."
For this entire period, the data showed that he had earned a total of £3,627.48 over those nine weeks, or an average of just over £400 a week, though this varied a lot from week to week.
Minus the running costs of his car, which he listed as '£100-£120 a week', this would be around £280-£300 a week.
Uber drivers are also counted as self-employed, so this number does not account for tax either, which self-employed people have to file themselves in the UK.
Using a general rule of thumb for self-employed people to put away about 30 percent of their income for tax, this would mean an average of about £210 per week in earning after tax and running costs.
Drivers who work for ride share apps such as Uber are paid per trip that they carry out, and earnings can vary a lot.
Information on Uber's website says: "The money you make with Uber depends on when, where and how often you drive."
In 2025 Uber drivers complained that it was becoming 'impossible' to get by on the app, with one big factor being the rising cost of things like fuel, maintenance, and insurance.
Uber strongly refuted the claims, saying that drivers have access to 'industry leading worker rights' and earn a National Living Wage from driving.
LADBible has approached Uber for comment.
Kit Roberts