Overview
- DCWP reports average tips on Uber Eats and DoorDash fell about 75% in a week, from $3.66 to $0.93 per delivery after the December 2023 change, and have since slid to $0.76.
- Platforms that kept tipping before checkout, such as Grubhub, show higher averages of about $2.17 per order in the city’s analysis of July 2023 through June 2025 data.
- Uber and DoorDash are seeking a federal injunction against the rule requiring tip options before or at checkout, citing First Amendment concerns, with a hearing set for Jan. 14 and the rule scheduled to take effect Jan. 26.
- The city says the apps moved tipping to after checkout the day NYC’s $21.44-per-hour minimum pay for delivery workers began, calling it a change that made tipping easy to miss.
- Court filings referenced by DCWP state the two companies took in a combined $948 million more in revenue than they paid in wages during the post‑law period, while DoorDash disputes the report and labels the checkout tip prompt requirement an added tax.