How much does an Uber driver earn in Miami? was the background of a conversation during a trip between a passenger and a Hispanic driver from the platform who does his job in the City of the Sun.
"I work between 8 and 9 hours a day," the driver is heard saying in a video posted by the user caroo.pereez on the TikTok platform.
The driver stated that he is dedicated exclusively to that job and that he can earn between 200 and 220 dollars in a day.
"Sometimes things can go a little better for you, sometimes things can go a little worse, depending on how the day is," the driver assured, using Friday as an example, precisely the day the video was recorded.
This response was linked by the spontaneous interviewer to fuel expense.
"Every day I fill up (fuel). Every day I spend half a tank," was the response that motivated the calculations of the passenger, who then self-answered that if every day she fills up half a tank, at a cost of $3 per tank, and multiplies it by 10, which is half the tank of the vehicle, then the profit amounts to approximately $200."
"But in the midst of it all, you earn better," said the driver, who works every day of the week, comparing it to regular or part-time jobs found in Miami.
In each country, Uber establishes specific requirements for vehicles and drivers.
Among the most significant are that drivers must be at least 16 years old. They must own a four-door vehicle that is in good condition and without any aesthetic damage. In addition, any commercial branding is prohibited.
Regarding the driving time, the company, for the safety of users, pedestrians, and all road users, limits the hours that a partner driver using the Uber app can drive to 12 hours. If this limit is exceeded, the application will automatically disconnect the driver for 6 uninterrupted hours.
Before that time elapses, collaborating partners will receive notifications in the application when they have 2 hours, one hour, and 30 minutes remaining of driving time. And every time they disconnect for 6 hours or more, the driving hours will be reset.
However, not everything is rosy for those who decide to dedicate themselves to this app. Last February, Uber, Lyft, and Doordash drivers protested at Miami airport and other U.S. cities against the low payments they receive.
Justice for App Workers, a national coalition of platform-based ride-share and food delivery drivers with over 100,000 members, organized the action, which required turning off the applications from 11 am to 1:00 pm on Valentine's Day as a protest.
They claimed that Uber "takes more than it should." "Previously, they paid 80% to the driver and kept 20%. However, now they keep up to 60% of the earnings," they argued.
On its part, Uber responded to the strike with a statement in which it affirmed that "these types of events rarely have an impact on trips, prices, or driver availability, and we expect the same to happen. As most drivers are satisfied; earnings remain strong and, through the last quarter of 2023, drivers in the United States were making around $33 per active hour."
The dissatisfied drivers anticipated that Uber would argue "that the drivers make $33 per hour"; but that this argument is false.
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