November 17 to November 23, 2025
Every week tells a different story in the gig world. Some weeks are a grind. Some weeks feel smooth. This one felt like a reminder that efficiency, customer trust, and Prop 22 together create real earnings power. Here is the full breakdown of what my week looked like as a shopper in California.
⭐ Total Earned
$1,333.48
Breakdown
- Batch pay: $509.89
- Tips: $566.45
- Prop 22 adjustment: $257.14
Tips carried the week. Prop 22 filled the gap. Batch pay stayed low, which is the new normal across the platform.
⏱ Hours • Miles • Batches
- Active hours: 33 hours 18 minutes
- Distance driven: 298.6 miles
- Batches completed: 52
I averaged 1.56 batches per hour which is way above the average shopper. The pace stayed consistent through the entire week.
📅 Daily Earnings
- Mon: $146.78
- Tue: $218.38
- Wed: $33.67
- Thu: $180.47
- Fri: $148.33
- Sat: $112.61
- Sun: $236.10
Sunday and Tuesday were the strongest. Wednesday was slow. Sunday was a monster day with $236.
📘 Prop 22 Breakdown
Instacart calculated my guaranteed minimum at:
Hourly guarantee
- Ventura County wage: $16.50
- Prop 22 rate: 120 percent
- Adjusted rate: $19.80 per hour
Total hours: 33.31
Wage portion: $659.52
Mileage guarantee
- 298.63 miles
- $0.36 per mile
- Total: $107.51
Prop 22 minimum: $767.03
My batch pay: $509.89
Difference paid: $257.14
That is exactly the adjustment I received.
📊 Performance Metrics
- Earnings per active hour: $40.01
- Earnings per mile: $4.46
- Tips share: 42 percent of total earnings
This week shows how important customer satisfaction really is. A customer even messaged me “You’re the best shopper Instacart has.” That level of trust directly turns into higher tip volume.
🎯 Summary
This was a controlled balanced week. Batch pay remains low across the platform but Prop 22 continues to stabilize earnings and make the work worth it. Strong communication and reliable delivery habits keep the batches flowing and the tips steady.
Instacart is unpredictable but when efficiency meets consistency you can still produce solid numbers week after week.
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