Philadelphia journalist went undercover as an Uber driver — here's how much she made

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118. Is my statement more or less accurate than the Uber propaganda about

what the "average" Uber drives make? Consider:
"According to Uber, the median wage for an UberX driver working at least 40 hours a week in New York City is $90,766 a year and $74,191 a year in San Francisco, The Washington Post reports. UberX is its lower-cost service, where drivers use their own vehicles, similar to Lyft’s service."

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/uber-drivers-salary-90000-2014-5#ixzz3ZreLNzdK

When the Uber claims were investigated:

"The numbers obtained by BuzzFeed News offer only a small slice from a particular time of the year. Since driving hours and patterns are subject to a variety of factors like time of year, even time of day, and weather, a definitive average number cannot be calculated with this sample size. However, if we assume an average weighted driver wage of $21.90 per hour, which factors in just a fraction of driver expenses, and assume drivers work 30 hours a week (again, not necessarily typical, but a middle range of the hours worked by the eight drivers we spoke to), we can assume a rough projected yearly driver salary of $34,164."

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-money-uber-drivers-really-make-2014-11#ixzz3Zrem2t00


My take:
Yes, I was comparing net income to gross income, but I also talked about the fact that Uber makes no guarantees about wages. The job has no guarantee of any income, and all costs are borne by the drivers. So is my claim more or less accurate than Uber's wildly inflated claims?

P.S. your insurance claim is incorrect.