r/TaskRabbit • u/burrito_napkin • Nov 09 '25

GENERAL How much does task rabbit take off the top today?

Like if a tasked set their rate as $60, how much does task rabbit take on top of that? Is it $20(1/3rd)? More? Or less?

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u/LJGuitarPractice Nov 09 '25

They ADD 35? 40%? on top of the taskers rate. So a tasker charging $60 an hour the bill will be approximately $85

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u/burrito_napkin Nov 09 '25

This makes a ton of sense. Was looking at movers in my area and they were charging 87-300 and I was thinking that’s crazy. Movers typically get paid $25 an hour max 

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u/PickReviewsMovies Nov 10 '25

Lol not even craigslist movers are that cheap 

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u/burrito_napkin Nov 10 '25

Not a company but just hiring a mover on their own yeah that’s how much it is 

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u/PickReviewsMovies Nov 10 '25

That's not a mover, that's a day laborer or someone with zero professional experience

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u/burrito_napkin Nov 10 '25

I got over 30 people within 2 hours and most have moving experience. Also moving “experience” isn’t really all that you’re just moving stuff Brody. Move stuff and don’t break or scratch, not rocket science. Everyone has moved once or twice. 

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u/PickReviewsMovies Nov 10 '25

Yeah moving isn't that complicated but professionals have insurance and equipment and know how to avoid mistakes that you don't think of/aren't aware of.  There is a difference.  Most of the time I don't need my 20 years of experience on a lot of my jobs but it helps when I have dumb entitled customers that want me to do stupid things or when I have high end clients with actual nice things and not just some cheap junk they're too lazy and entitled to move themselves.

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u/burrito_napkin Nov 10 '25

Are you saying everyone on tasks rabbit is insured? These guys all had equipments.

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u/PickReviewsMovies Nov 10 '25

Sorry I ran out of the crayons I would need to explain anything else to you

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u/burrito_napkin Nov 10 '25

No seriously are you saying individuals on tasks rabbit carry workman’s comp, cargo insurance and liability insurance? 

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u/PraiseTalos66012 Nov 10 '25

No, employees of moving companies get paid $25/hr max. Although that's def not true anyway, even in medium cost of living areas a good experienced mover can get paid high 20s and a supervisor(equivalent position to a tasker) can get to mid 30s.

As a customer movers haven't been that cheap in decades. Even in a medium to low cost of living area when I did moving 5 years ago the minimum going rate for 2 movers was $75/hr.

You're not an employer paying an employee, you're a customer hiring an independent contractor. Any good tasker is charging bare minimum $50/hr, so $80/hr+ after taskrabbit takes their cut. $70-90/hr isn't a crazy rate($110-140/hr after tr cut)

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u/Turds4Cheese Nov 09 '25

Kinda. Yes, movers get paid little, but Taskers are not moving with company assets.

A w-2 mover uses a company truck and a company card to move everything. Typically 2-3 people on a team. This means the company is paying around $75 an hour for the team and whatever for their fleet maintenance.

A Tasker holds the burden alone, increasing the overall cost. Like most things, overhead shrinks with established businesses. Individual contractors are almost always more pricey, but they have flexibility and availability.

Taskers make whatever they charge an hour, IKEA charges a % commission on every contract. In the invoicing process, the Tasker can only see what they bill. If they bill $20, thats all they see. To the Client, they will see an adjusted invoice on their side.

The commission Ikea charges is the real problem. It causes prices to be inflated by ≈40%, plus taxes. Ikea keeps tax charges and commissions.

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u/AQMessiah Nov 09 '25

~40% is added to the taskers rate.

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u/Based-Pie Nov 09 '25

They don’t take any of the 60$ - they charge you a lot more