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Higher pay, fewer trips: What Seattle’s gig law got wrong
May 19, 2026 // According to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University analyzing Seattle’s law in a National Bureau of Economic Research study, the average base pay per delivery jumped from about $5.37 to $12.52, but tips fell so much that more than one-third of that gain disappeared, and monthly earnings for highly active drivers were virtually unchanged after the first month. When the city raised the required base pay per delivery, platforms adjusted pricing and interfaces to offset the higher cost. Delivery fees went up, and customers tipped less and, in some cases, ordered less often.