A California Instacart delivery driver working in Los Angeles County makes bank in a week including a "health subsidy" of $1,365.30, $645.25 in batch pay, and $890.57 in tips for June 26 - July 2, 2023.
Credit: Paul Hanaoka on Unsplash
An Instacart delivery driver 'Zeus Instacart Shopper' posted a video on TikTok on 3 July 2023 showing himself loading up a shopping cart with grocery items during a week where he says, "Come see how I make $2,900 doing Instacart in a week."
He posted in the comments section of the video, "I've only been doing Instacart since 2018 and have 9,000 orders.
Zeus says in the comments to his video, "I live in California, our wages are higher but 70% of the earnings are usually tips."
The Health Subsidy in California, Not Available in All States
Many people ask Zeus, "What is the health subsidy?"
He replies:
"I guess it's only in California...it's only once a quarter. I would never say I do this weekly because it's not possible at all. I get it because I pay for health insurance...so free health insurance"-Zeus instacart Shopper on TikTok
It appears that Zeus pays for health insurance and then receives $1,365.30 back from the state of California "once every quarter."
If you deduct his health subsidy of $1,365.30 from his earnings of $2,901.12 for June 26 - July 2, 2023, then he really earned $1,535.82. He attempts to clarify this in the comments that he "doesn't claim to earn $2,901.12 weekly" but it seems like the description of his video exaggerates his earnings to almost $3,000.
Most Instacart delivery drivers living outside of the state of California are not familiar with the health subsidy included in their earnings summary.
The earnings summary flashes for only a second at the very end. It can be seen in the picture below.
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| Instacart Earnings Summary |
Thoughts
If you are a delivery driver, do you earn a decent amount in your area? Have you had a positive or negative experience as a delivery driver?
Do you live in California and get a health subsidy back with your Instacart earnings?
(Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments)
