Learn about what happens to the prices your riders pay—from your earnings to third-party fees and Uber’s Service Fee.
Where the rider fare goes
The price riders pay goes toward more than your earnings and Uber’s Service Fee—it covers various mandated taxes, fees, and other expenses. The Weekly Statement received by your fleet partner may give you the overall breakdown of where the rider fare goes – contact your fleet partner for more details.
You can also view the amount collected by Uber for all your trips with riders over the previous 4 calendar weeks at the bottom of each trip receipt.
1. It all starts with the rider fare
The rider fare in your Weekly Statement is the rider price before promotions sponsored by third parties or Uber (if any) for all the trips that happened in the previous week.
2. There may be rider promotions
If there is a promotion for riders, you will never lose any money—third parties (or sometimes Uber) sponsor the entire cost of promotions.
3. Some of the price may go toward tolls
Your riders cover any road, tunnel, and bridge tolls.
4. As well as airport fees
If you’ve completed airport trips, you may see that your riders pay for fees that some airports require.
5. And fees and taxes
Many cities and regions require that riders pay various taxes and fees—like local sales tax and congestion fees. These are passed through to the government.
6. Your earnings and tips
Now, your earnings: that’s where most of the rider fare goes at the end of every week. And you always receive 100% of your tips from riders.
7. Finally, Uber’s Service Fee and the amount actually collected by Uber
Uber’s Service Fee may vary per country, city and product. Your fleet partner can always review it for you based on the weekly service fee invoices available at https://drivers.uber.com/p3/tax-compliance/intermediary-invoices.
The Weekly Statement, that Uber sends to your fleet partner every Monday shows what is the amount that Uber actually collected.
As a reminder, within a week, the service fee for each trip can vary from 3% to 40%, but should continue to oscillate around the current value, which is 25%.
Check Uber’s Service Fee and the amount actually collected by Uber each week
Every Monday, your fleet partner receives a Weekly Statement that shows exactly how much you (and other drivers) have earned the previous week.
Included in this summary is a detailed breakdown of rider payments and what goes to city/region fees, tolls, and airport surcharges. They can also see the amount Uber takes to keep the app running and improving. Note that in order to check the Service Fee Uber charges your fleet partner, needs to access your weekly service fee invoices available at https://drivers.uber.com/p3/tax-compliance/intermediary-invoices. For your convenience, Uber’s Service Fee is also indicated in your trip receipts so that you always have visibility over Uber’s Service Fee and the amount actually collected by Uber.
- Weekly summary – On the first page, your fleet partner can see how much money you made and how much you cashed out.
- Earnings breakdown – In this section, they can see how much you made on trips, promotions, and tips.
- Weekly amount collected by Uber – This section shows them the amount actually collected by Uber for the week.
Frequently asked questions
- How much is the Uber Service Fee? How much is the amount actually collected by Uber?
The Service Fee is the amount charged to you by Uber for the use of the Uber App. The Service Fee is communicated to you with respect to each trip you take. This amount is also aggregated on weekly Service Fee invoices accessible at https://drivers.uber.com/p3/tax-compliance/intermediary-invoices.
The actual amount collected by Uber is less than Uber’s Service Fee when taxes, fees or other expenses have to be paid by Uber or other third parties.
Fleet partners can see how much Uber’s Service Fee (as well as the amount actually collected by Uber) is each week on your Weekly Statement. At the end of the week, Uber never makes more than you do.
- How is Uber’s Service Fee calculated? How is the amount collected by Uber calculated?
Uber’s Service Fee is a percentage of a Rider fare (this percentage may vary per city, country, and product).
The amount actually collected by Uber may sometimes be less than Uber’s Service Fee because the following items may be deducted from such Service Fee: rider promotions,– third-party fees, taxes, and other expenses.
- What is the summary page of the weekly amount collected by Uber?
This page can be found on the Weekly Statement Uber sends to you every Monday. It has a detailed breakdown of where the money that riders were charged went—from your earnings to third-party fees and the amount actually collected by Uber.
Note that this summary page is not an official summary of Uber charges. For a complete overview of Uber Services Fees charged to you (for accounting, tax, and other official purposes), please refer to the weekly Uber Service Fee Invoices available at https://drivers.uber.com/p3/tax-compliance/intermediary-invoices.
- What are third-party fees?
These are fees that riders pay, including tunnel and bridge tolls, local government taxes such as sales tax, and other fees your city or region requires riders to pay. Uber does not keep these fees.
Some taxes and fees are specific to each city. In many cities, these fees have increased in recent years.
To see the third-party fees in your city, view the weekly summary page within your Weekly Statement.
- Can the amount collected by Uber be negative?
The Uber’s Service Fee is the amount we charge you to serve our users and grow our business. This amount represents a percentage of Rider fare and cannot be negative. At the same time, in some rare cases, the amount collected by Uber may be negative because of third-party charges, taxes and any other expenses that Uber has to cover from its Service Fee.
- How is the amount collected by Uber spent?
Uber uses this amount to better serve everyone who uses the platform. This includes tech improvements to make the app better and, in some cases, occasional rider promotions as well as marketing campaigns.
- Where can I check Uber’s Service Fee and the amount collected by Uber?
You can check the weekly amount collected by Uber on your Weekly Statement by logging in at drivers.uber.com.
Note that the Weekly Statement is not an official summary of Uber charges. For a complete overview of Uber Services Fees charged to you (for accounting, tax, and other official purposes), please refer to the weekly Uber Service Fee Invoices available at https://drivers.uber.com/p3/tax-compliance/intermediary-invoices.
You can also view the amount collected by Uber for all your trips with riders over the previous 4 calendar weeks at the bottom of each trip receipt.
Posted by Uber Editor
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