Delivery Rider Profit Calculator (real hourly earnings after fuel & costs)

How it works

Gross pay = deliveries per day × pay per delivery × workdays. Fuel = km per day ÷ km per litre × fuel price × workdays; maintenance = km per day × cost per km × workdays. Net profit = gross pay − tax withheld − fuel − maintenance − insurance − other costs. Dividing by all hours on shift, including waiting time, gives the real hourly figure. All default values are examples; enter your own pay rate, distances and prices.

⚠ Estimates for information only — not financial advice.

FAQ

Why include waiting time?

Time between orders is still time you cannot use for anything else. Hourly figures based only on riding time overstate what the work pays.

What costs do riders forget?

Tyres, chains, oil changes and brake pads (per-km maintenance), the bike’s loss in value, phone data, gear and the insurance needed for paid delivery.

Checked 11 Nov 2026. Cost arithmetic for self-employed delivery work. Pay rates, fuel prices and insurance premiums vary — every default is an editable example, not a market figure.