[mhays]

I'll meet you in the middle. You said "experienced" and I didn't give that enough credit. Also there's a large variance between cities and type of service per my original link. It's possible that we're both right...experienced driver in expensive city vs. national averages.

But it's still poverty wages for most drivers, and bordering on it even at $20-25 in a fairly expensive city. If the internet is correct, (a) there are no benefits, and (b) you have to pay your own SS/M costs. Further, you're risking a lot of expenses not typically counted, like unpaid maintenance and liability. I'd guess that healthcare, vacation time, and employer-paid federal benefits would be worth well over $5/hour in a typical full-time job (even without a retirement plan), so $20-25 would be more like $15-20-equivalent omitting any unpaid costs, and $15 would be more like $10, even before the added risks.