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The app shows earnings. This shows what you kept.
Gig apps report gross earnings against active time, which flatters the number on both ends. This calculator counts every hour online and every mile driven, subtracts fuel and a per-mile wear allowance (oil, tires, brakes, depreciation), and shows the hourly rate you actually earned — the only number worth comparing to a job.
Gig drivers use it weekly to answer the only question that matters — is this beating a job? — with fuel and wear subtracted and every online hour counted. People considering signing up use it with the app's promised earnings before buying the "make $30/hour" pitch.
Studies and driver logs consistently put gross app pay at $20–30/hr in busy metros, but after fuel and vehicle costs the true figure often lands at $12–18/hr — before self-employment tax. A $250 day over 12 hours and 180 miles nets about $16.76/hr after $49 of vehicle costs.
Fuel is obvious; the silent cost is wear — oil, tires, brakes, and depreciation. AAA-style estimates put total operating cost at 30–60¢/mile depending on the vehicle; a frugal economy car with cheap gas can run 20–30¢. The IRS standard mileage rate (76¢/mile from July 2026) bundles everything, which is why the tax deduction usually exceeds what you feel going out of pocket.
Yes. If you are online and unable to do anything else, that is work time. Apps define "active time" narrowly because it raises the displayed hourly rate. Your bank account does not care about the distinction — neither should your math.