https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ak33jp/the-minimum-wage-for-delivery-drivers-in-nyc-is-now-dollar1796-an-hour

New York City is raising the state minimum wage for app-based delivery workers to $17.96 per hour, according to an announcement by Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday. The raise will affect more than 60,000 delivery workers in the city, according to a press release.

Delivery workers in New York City currently earn an average of $7.09 per hour, the release states. This is largely due to the fact that most food delivery apps pay workers by the delivery, and often greatly rely on customer tips to be the workers’ main source of income. Motherboard has previously reported that DoorDashers, for example, only get paid $2 or $3 per delivery, and get about two-thirds of their income from customer tips.