Here's how much Uber pays drivers in 16 different cities, according to a new study

Uber driver pay per active hour varied between major US cities, a new study found. Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Uber says that its drivers make more than $30 an hour on average. That rate varies between major US cities, a new study shows. With expenses, Uber's pay rate in some cities is below the federal minimum wage, per the study. How much you make as an Uber driver might depend on where you are. Pay rates working for the ride-hailing app vary widely between different US cities, according to a data analysis by Len Sherman, an executive in residence and adjunct professor at Columbia Business School . In Orlando, for example, Uber offered drivers a median of 72 cents a mile, or $19.30 per hour spent on a ride, Sherman's analysis showed. Those figures do not include any driving costs, such as gas.