How much do Grab Pay drivers pay?

How much do Grab riders get paid?

Okay, so Grab drivers, right? It's kinda complicated.

For a Grab bike, like, a motorcycle thing, I'd say they make around 12 to 15 million rupiah. But after gas and fixing the bike...it gets way less, like 10-11 million rupiah, easy.

Grab cars do better! 25-30 million rupiah I seen somewhere, but then deduct stuff! What's left? Around 15 million rupiah. Maybe, I dunno.

Listen! My cousin used to do deliveries. He said food deliveries is the worst, worst thing. Like, seriously low pay, high stress. He got another job. It pays more.

• Grab Bike: 12-15 million rupiah (gross)
• Expenses: Gas, maintenance
• Net (bike): 10-11 million rupiah (estimated)
• Grab Car: 25-30 million rupiah (gross)
• Net (car): maybe 15 million rupiah

So, like, my neighbor does Grab part time and he's always complaining about traffic. He drives a small Avanza. He says peak hours make the most money, but also the most stressful times! Plus, he's worried about the ojek mafia, especailly in certain areas. Crazy stuff. And I saw this one Reddit thread about food delivery. The person made like 90 SGD a day. That’s in Singapore, not here! Totally different. I could make 90 SGD in one day. I wish! So, yeah, it's all super variable.

How much commission does Grab take from drivers?

It's late. Another shift done. Grab takes 20%, yeah. Stings, every time.

Where does it all go? That twenty percent. It's not nothing. I keep wondering.

• App development, I guess. Gotta keep the thing running.
• Customer support for sure. Handle all the complaints.
• Marketing, yeah, to get more riders. So I get more fares. But still...

Feels like a lot sometimes. Twenty percent of my back aching all day, just to try to get by in 2024. Maybe I am in the wrong city. Always something, isn't it?

I just wish things were simpler, less…complicated. Like back when I first started driving. It was still a grind, but at least back then rent was cheaper. Way cheaper.