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Am I the only one that didn't know UPS drivers make bank?

Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:38 pm
Posted by Crusty
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
2427 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:38 pm
A $170K a year to deliver packages??? Damn.

Indeed!

How many OT'ers drive for UPS?
This post was edited on 8/9/23 at 1:39 pm
Posted by CaptainsWafer
TD Platinum Member
Member since Feb 2006
58328 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:38 pm to
Yes, you were.
Posted by StonewallJack
Member since Apr 2008
685 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:39 pm to
I would drive around without A/C too for that much!!
Posted by hubreb
Member since Nov 2008
1843 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:40 pm to
have a cousin that drives for them, his wife is a nurse....they live in a small town and do incredibly well
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
67589 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:40 pm to
How many hours a week?
Posted by DCtiger1
Panama City Beach
Member since Jul 2009
8766 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:40 pm to
That 170k figure Includes their benefits packagr
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
94979 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:41 pm to
Bro, look at what they can afford in. NYC. Of course I knew



This post was edited on 8/9/23 at 1:42 pm
Posted by FlyinTiger93
Member since May 2010
3578 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:41 pm to
Benefits are great, even for part time loaders.
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
30553 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:42 pm to
quote:

How many hours a week?

Years of experience. Experienced guys get routes with large trucks where they make few deliveries and finish in fewer hours
Posted by CouldCareLess
Member since Feb 2019
2673 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:42 pm to
Holyyyy Frick, ac truck or not. $170k plus benefits aint bad.
Posted by Thundercles
Mars
Member since Sep 2010
5037 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:42 pm to
This is propaganda btw. That's working well over 40 hours a week at the top end of the UPS pay scale and also includes value of benefits in the number. So the very top end drivers working the most hours are making like 100-110 in salary and the new fellas and average workers are far below this.

Still good money, but a misleading headline.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:43 pm to
quote:

Bro, look at what they can afford in. NYC. Of course I knew




probably a $2-3million home
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:43 pm to
quote:

Still good money, but a misleading headline.



it's what management do
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
94979 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:44 pm to
Exactly. And his wife was a glorified secretary.
This post was edited on 8/9/23 at 1:45 pm
Posted by Smelder
Member since Dec 2017
177 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:45 pm to
That’s including all the benefits monetized. Ask HR what your full benefit package is worth and they’ll show you a crazy number .
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
Member since Jul 2006
202797 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:45 pm to
They do go through hell though…. Just driving around any big city would almost be not worth it.
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
19257 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:46 pm to
Knew a guy in high school as dumb as they come, he got a UPS job in the late 80's making $60,000 + full benefits etc etc etc


Way more than all us smart guys who went to college were making right out of school back then
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
26497 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:46 pm to
Thing is with UPS drivers, everything over 8 hrs a day is overtime, not like most jobs where you need to have over 40 hrs a week to collect OT.

My buddy is a UPS guy, he does well, like I said in the other thread, he’ll work 10-12 hours a day putting in over 60 hours a week.

But he’s not making $170k. More like 110-120.. and he’s busting his arse..
This post was edited on 8/9/23 at 1:52 pm
Posted by BAMBAM
Biloxi, MS
Member since Mar 2008
2364 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:47 pm to
Y’all do realize that number is the total benefits package for an over the road team truck driver not the delivery driver right?
Posted by Mariner
Mandeville, LA
Member since Jul 2009
1935 posts
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:47 pm to
Have you not noticed the quality of the drivers? They look and sound educated, and this goes back to when I was a kid.

I can imagine the job is grueling though. You are slammed every day all day like Galatoire's at 7:30 the night before the Sugar Bowl.

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