How earning with Instacart works
Earn what you need, when you need it
The choice is yours
How much you work, which batches you take, and how far you drive — it’s all up to you. You’ll always see the key details upfront so you can make the best decision for you.
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Upfront price
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Store
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Delivery distance
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Number of items and units
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Batch earnings and tip
Choose the batch that's right for you — you're never penalized for not accepting a batch.
After you accept a batch, you may have the option to accept add-ons to the current order or to queue a batch to be shopped after you finish your current one.
Earnings overview
Batch pay
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Promotions
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Tips
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Total earnings
Batch pay
Batch pay takes into account a batch's unique factors, such as store location, quantity and weight of items, delivery distance, and customer demand. Batch pay may increase if a customer adds more items before checkout. If applicable, batch pay may include heavy pay or boosts.
Promotions
Instacart offers promotions to help maximize shopper earnings. Promotions may be offered at an individual shopper level on one or more batches. Learn more about the types of promotions offered in the earnings section of the Shopper app.
Tips
Shoppers always get 100% of the tips customer give. We know tips are a critical component of shopper pay, which is why we've introduced these additional features.
Batch pay
Batch pay takes into account a batch's unique factors, such as store location, quantity and weight of items, delivery distance, and customer demand. Batch pay may increase if a customer adds more items before checkout. If applicable, batch pay may include heavy pay or boosts.
Peak earning days
The peak earning days page helps you plan your shopping up to a week in advance so you can choose which day(s) works best for you. The chart shows how batch pay will adjust across the week based on projected customer demand in your area. Each week, we’ll provide you with the details of which days pay more per batch compared to the lowest paying day that week, so you can shop on the days that work best for you.
View and receive earnings
There are two ways to get paid:
Instant cashout
You can cash out your batch earnings in minutes after a delivery and your full earnings, including tip, 2 hours after delivery.
Direct deposit
If you prefer direct deposits, you’ll receive payments weekly for services you provided the previous week (Monday-Sunday).
