Uber Driver Pay Decreased Under Trial Program

Uber Driver pay is decreasing for certain drivers in California under a trial program.

The company is currently testing a tiered-fee program that is requiring some new UberX drivers in San Francisco and San Diego to fork over a bigger share of their fares for certain rides that have been the norm for the ride-sharing service. According to Time, the small group of new drivers in San Francisco are paying 30 percent for the first 20 rides during any given week, 25 percent for the next 20 rides and 20 percent for the rest. In San Diego, the scale is slightly different, requiring fewer rides to reach the next tier.

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In the past, Uber was taking 20 to 25 percent of the ride fares in San Francisco and San Diego, while drivers for Uber’s more high-end services including Uber Black, Uber Select and Uber XL pay 25 to 28 percent in fees. An Uber spokesperson confirmed that the company is running the experiment to see how it impacts the supply of drivers on the road. It appears that the new tiered structure affects part-time drivers the most, since they’ll have to take in more rides in order to pay less to Uber. The ride-sharing service currently has no plans to expand the experiment to other cities.

[Source: Time]