# Gig App Payouts Aren’t Your Hourly Pay – Count the Miles, Tax, and Waiting

- Source: Money Crashers
- Published: 2026-10-18T19:00:00+00:00
- Category: Markets
- Original: https://www.moneycrashers.com/real-hourly-gig-pay/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/gig-app-payouts-aren-t-your-hourly-pay-count-the-miles-tax-and-waiting-25e0bc/

Skip that math and a $600 week with 22 hours of trips looks like $27 an hour. The real figure can be less than half that, because the payout leaves out three things. The first is your car. Driving costs... Source

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