When you complete a trip using the Driver app, the Uber service fee is automatically deducted from your gross earnings. This is the amount that Uber keeps.
Money from the Uber service fee is used to provide the platform and related services, such as customer support, marketing, and technology improvements. This fee varies by trip, city, and other factors.
The price your rider pays covers more than just your earnings and the Uber service fee. It also includes:
Government taxes, third-party fees, and regulatory-related charges: This amount goes toward taxes, obligations, or fees imposed by third parties, such as airport surcharges, tolls, sales tax, and minimum earnings requirements imposed on Uber. Certain charges, such as tolls, may be remitted to you if you are directly responsible for payment.
Estimated commercial auto insurance and operational expenses: This amount is the Booking Fee (paid by the rider) that helps cover operational expenses and government-mandated insurance, which Uber maintains on rideshare drivers’ behalf. It does not reflect insurance expenses incurred on individual trips but goes toward overall insurance and operational expenses. Uber may maintain insurance beyond the insurance required by law.
Uber Service Fee: This amount is what we take to serve our users and run our business. It goes toward things such as improving our apps and expanding earning opportunities. The Uber Service Fee is collected from the customer fare but is charged to you.
Certain charges, such as “airport surcharges” or “labor law-related fees”, relate to obligations imposed by third parties, including governmental entities. These charges may be paid to those third parties or used by Uber.
Riders see an “all-in” price for their trip which includes all of these additional fees representing amounts that are ultimately paid to third parties.
In markets with upfront fares for drivers, the amount you see on the offer card is the amount you will earn and already excludes these fees.
For more information on Uber’s fees, check out our service fee article.