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High Paying Offers on Grubhub - EVERYTHING You MUST Know!!
- Joseph Mandracchia
- Aug 8
- 6 min read
So Grubhub has started to implement a “High Paying Order” system into their orders, which seems confusing for reasons most gig workers aren’t talking about. It’s not confusing that they started implementing this, we have seen this before on other platforms but not like this.
So in this video, We are talking about:
EVERYTHING You MUST Know about High Paying Offers on Grubhub
What they tell you vs How it ACTUALLY is
Everything in between!
Disclaimer: The content of this video does not contain and is never intended to be legal, business, financial, tax, or health advice of any kind, This video is for entertainment purposes only. It is advised that you conduct your own research and consult with qualified professionals before applying anything you find online.
I also want to be clear that everything we are going to go over is very market dependent, and what applies to me and my market may not apply to you.
How Does Grubhub Define a "High Pay" Offer?
High-paying offers are flagged with a “High Pay” banner to make it easier to evaluate deliveries paying above typical earnings. Offers qualify for a “High Pay” banner, based on a per-mile calculation of a combination of “delivery pay plus customer tip”. Exact thresholds vary depending on the type of offer, trip distance, the delivery market, or other factors.
As I mentioned earlier, Doordash has implemented similar features and even makes orders that wouldn’t be accepted LOOK better, without increasing cost. That said, Doordash isn’t as transparent and only implemented it as a method to retain “platinum dashers”.
Grubhub is doing this regardless of your level on the platform.
Now I would like to know what thresholds they are referring to though. I am assuming they are becoming a bit better with dollar value of orders, but then again I did see a $6 order be considered “high value”, so maybe they have more work to do.
For additional transparency, offers displaying a “High Pay” banner will additionally show the dollars-per-mile that qualified an offer for the banner. In some cases you may see additional reasons for the high pay, often driven by Wonder or other merchant promos, shop & pay or alcohol deliveries.
This is really what separates Grubhub from other platforms, literally telling drivers without telling them about the importance of the Dollars to Mile Ratio is so important for driver development.
Now I haven’t personally experienced the other points mentioned here, such as merchant promos and such, but as of this recording Wonder kind of JUST took over not too long ago. Which is something to keep in mind, this may be an indicator of things to come.
Unusually Transparent
I wanted to start with this section because I want to give credit where credit is due before I start talking about the nuances that aren’t really talked about throughout the article, but Grubhub is being unusually transparent here.
It isn’t like Grubhub is not transparent, like they are normally good about not hiding tips or playing the kinds of games with drivers to accept more orders but nevertheless, this is a step in the right direction, at least for me.
The only thing that I think is not transparent is that the Dollars to Mile Ratio is ONLY displayed for high paying orders, meaning they don’t want you to know what the ratios are for lower paying orders, most likely because if drivers knew that, they would stop accepting those orders altogether.
Also, they also keep those same ratios for stacked orders. Meaning this banner applies to the offer and not the orders.
Doesn’t Mean High Value
Remember that the bare minimum expectation for an order to be considered “High Paying” in the eyes of Grubhub starts in the Dollars to Mile Ratio, not the payout. Meaning that orders that are simply $6 can be considered “high paying” as long as they have a 2:1 ratio.
Now they also don’t discount payout as well, I received an order the other day with a $1.93 a Mile ratio and it was solid, but not 2:1. So clearly, there is some sort of factor for better payout orders.
I couldn’t tell you what those factors are or the finer backend details but from what I have seen in my market, $6 seems to be the lowest “high paying order” I have seen.
Just remember that it takes the same amount of time to make an order and deliver regardless of tip, so don’t let colorful marketing sway you into making bad decisions.
More “High Paying Offers” with Block Scheduling
One thing that Grubhub is particularly known for is having schedule blocks and prioritizing drivers who are on-block as opposed to off-block. Some people say they get more off-block, but I notice the opposite in my market.
Once again, like everything else in the gig economy, everything is market to market and case by case.
That said, another thing I notice is that when I am off-block is that because I am getting more orders, I also get more “High paying orders” as well. Not because the order is particularly good, but because my priority for getting orders in general is higher.
“High Paying” Ratios and Thresholds
So from what I can tell so far, the ratio itself seems to change as the overall order value grows but from the lowest end, the ratio for a high paying order seems to be greater than $2:1 miles, and the lowest “high paying order” I have seen was $5.74.
Like I said, I couldn’t tell you the finer details at the moment I posted this, but I will keep my eyes open and inform you all as I go on my website and on my social pages as I go.
Stacked Orders can be “High Paying”
One of the things you will notice about the stacked order system is how sometimes you will see an order that is “high paying” in terms of mileage and dollar amount, but has 2 orders associated with it.
Which can lead to a lot of confusion, an order for $15 for 7 miles with 2 pick ups and drop offs is not really that great, at least to me. If one of those orders has a significant delay, then that “high paying offer” goes from okay to not very good at all.
Keep in mind, Return on time is still an important point when choosing to accept or decline orders on any of these platforms. Don’t compromise your standards for the sake of a high paying offer.
Still Not as Good as Multi-Apping
Look, regardless of how many “high paying orders” you can get right now, they will not be as good as multi-apping and having a diverse gig portfolio. In times when markets are saturated, orders are going down and the gig economy is shifting, you have to learn to shift with it.
That means having multiple apps to keep orderflow up, that means diversifying into different niches, that means having an exit strategy, remember the gig economy is an income bridge to what would be a long term goal, not the goal.
What income is being produced for you that is independent of your activity? Are you investing your money into cash producing assets or a business that will make you more money at the end of the day?
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If you would like to add some other perspective to High Paying Offers on Grubhub, feel free to email me: drivenwyld@gmail.com and who knows? Maybe your email or perspective and be featured in a post as well!
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