How much do Gopuff drivers make? Gopuff does not say. Its delivery partner sign-up page promises a transparent fee for every order you deliver and 100% of your tips, but it gives no dollar figure, hourly rate or weekly range.[1] This guide covers what Gopuff does publish about the job and how to work out your own number, instead of repeating a figure that no official source backs.
What is Gopuff delivery?
Gopuff is a delivery service for everyday essentials. Its own description lists grocery, home, baby and pet essentials and over-the-counter medications, delivered to customers who want them quickly. A Gopuff driver is what Gopuff calls a delivery partner: a person who takes those orders from a Gopuff pickup location to the customer’s door. The sign-up page contrasts this with restaurant apps, saying you do not have to worry about which restaurant to go to.
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How does the Gopuff driver model work?
Two details on the sign-up page set Gopuff apart from restaurant apps. The first is the centralized pickup location: you return to one pickup location after each delivery. The second is small delivery zones. Gopuff also says you can deliver as little or as much as you want, whenever you want.
For you, that has practical consequences. Orders come from one place. The trade-off is that your work depends on a hub near you, and the page offers a tool to search open locations. If no location is open near you, there is nowhere to sign up.
What does Gopuff ask of its drivers?
In the US, the sign-up page lists four requirements:
- you are at least 21 years old;
- you have a valid US driver’s license;
- you have a vehicle with insurance in your name;
- you have a smartphone with the most up-to-date operating system.
The UK has a separate list, with a minimum age of 18 and a different identity and insurance requirement. We cover the US version only. The page footer is dated 2022, so confirm the current requirements in the application. The 21 minimum is higher than at some other apps, so if you are 18 or 19 you should check the age rule of any app before applying.
How do Gopuff drivers get paid?
According to the page, partners are paid a transparent fee for each order and keep 100% of their tips. That is the whole of Gopuff’s published pay model. It does not state how the fee is set, how tips are shown, how often payouts arrive or whether there is a faster cash-out option, and the sign-up page carries none of that detail, so this guide does not guess.
This is why figures you may see for what Gopuff drivers make a day or a week should be treated with caution. Without a published rate, any figure is somebody’s experience in one city and period, not a Gopuff policy. For a comparison across apps, see the best food delivery services to work for.
What decides how much you can make with Gopuff?
Without published rates, you can still list what moves the result. These are factors to check, not claims about Gopuff:
- The fee shown on each order, and whether it is the same for a short trip and a long one.
- Tips, which Gopuff says you keep in full.
- How many orders you can complete per hour from the hub, which depends on demand where you live.
- Hours the hub is open and how many partners work them.
- Your costs: fuel, wear and insurance on your own vehicle.
How can you work out your own Gopuff earnings?
Use a simple method for the first few weeks. After each shift, note the total of fees and tips, the hours from when you start to when you finish, including waiting time, and the distance you drove. Subtract fuel and an allowance for wear, then divide by hours. That gives your net per hour, which is the only number that tells you whether Gopuff is worth it for you.
Tip: Compare that net figure with the same calculation for another app you could run in the same hours. A fee that looks high can disappear once waiting time and distance are counted.
What about taxes?
The IRS says income from the gig economy is taxable and must be reported on a tax return even if it comes from part-time or side work, or is not reported on a form such as a 1099.[2] Keep a record of income and driving costs from day one, and ask a tax professional what applies to you. This guide does not give tax advice.
Is Gopuff worth it?
Only your own numbers can settle that. Gopuff’s page offers flexibility, a fixed pickup point and full tips, and it asks for a vehicle you insure and an age of 21. It offers no promise of income, and neither do we. Read the terms of each offer in the app before accepting, track your first weeks as described above and decide from what you keep, not from a headline figure. If you need quick payouts, see gig apps that pay same day.
