Some delivery workers have tried to increase their gratuity by asking DoorDash customers for higher tips mid-delivery.
As a result, the average food delivery tip has increased by 20% from 2020 to 2022, Uber Eats told Insider.
With tips and base pay, DoorDash said on average, Dashers make $25 per hour on active deliveries.
Many gig delivery workers make below minimum wage and say their earnings have fallen since the height of the pandemicA 2020 study found many gig delivery workers are struggling to make minimum wage.
The survey of gig workers from the Economic Policy Institute found that about 14% of gig workers made less than the federal minimum wage, and 29% earned less than their state's minimum wage.
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