vs NYC
vs Rest of Washington
vs Minnesota
For the same 20-minute, 5-mile trip
A 2025 study on Seattle's delivery driver pay law found a pattern that likely applies to rideshare too:
The law raised base pay per task
Customers reduce tips when they see higher fees
Higher prices mean fewer rides/orders
Higher pay per trip, but fewer trips = same monthly income
The starkest comparison is within Washington itself. Same state, same companies, different rules.
Other places use different policy designs that try to protect drivers without crushing demand:
California's Prop 22 checks that drivers hit the minimum across an entire pay period. Seattle forces a floor on every single trip, which spikes prices.
Seattle uses the IRS mileage rate, which assumes you're driving a new car. Lower that assumption and prices drop without cutting driver pay.
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