Current:Home > MyTikTok users were shocked to see UPS driver's paycheck. Here's how much drivers will soon be making. -Capitatum
TikTok users were shocked to see UPS driver's paycheck. Here's how much drivers will soon be making.
TradeEdge Exchange View
Date:2025-04-06 09:27:23
A UPS driver has gone viral on TikTok after posting a video breaking down his weekly paycheck in the name of pay transparency.
Skyler Stutzman, an Oregon-based UPS delivery driver with over 244,000 TikTok followers, posted a video in October in which he showed a recent pay stub with his pre-tax earnings of $2,004 for one week of work.
After taxes and deductions, and at a pay rate of $44.26 per hour, Stutzman's take home pay was about $1,300 for 42 hours of work.
The original video has gotten nearly 12 million views and over 11,000 comments since Stutzman posted it, and he's followed up with multiple other posts responding to users' comments. Many of the comments express jealousy, while others were shocked to learn how much money a UPS driver can make.
"40 dollars an hour. Meanwhile me fighting for my life making 15 an hour," one commenter wrote.
"Thats good money for only 42 hours worked," wrote another.
UPS driver salary:Full-time UPS drivers will earn $170,000 a year, on average, in new contract, CEO says
Average UPS driver salary to reach $170,000
The Teamsters union reached an agreement with UPS earlier this year that will see UPS drivers earn an average of $170,000 in annual pay and benefits at the end of a five-year contract.
"When you look at total compensation, by the end of the new contract, the average UPS full-time driver will make about $170,000 annually in pay and benefits," UPS CEO Carol Tomé said at the time. "And for all part-time union employees that are already working at UPS, by the end of this contract, they will be making at least $25.75 per hour while receiving full health care and pension benefits."
The agreement came after months of intense negotiations and Teamsters threatening to enact what would have been the largest single employer strike in U.S. history.
As part of the agreement, UPS agreed to add air conditioning to all larger delivery vehicles, sprinter vans and package cars purchased after Jan. 1, 2024. All cars will get two fans and air induction vents.
Contributing: Olivia Evans and Doc Louallen, USA TODAY Network
veryGood! (51353)
Related
- Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
- 'Just incredible': Neck chain blocks bullet, saves man's life in Colorado, police say
- Kentucky governor unveils rental housing projects for region still recovering from 2021 tornadoes
- Messi joins Argentina for Copa América: His stats show he's ready for another title run
- Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
- Messi joins Argentina for Copa América: His stats show he's ready for another title run
- Map shows states affected by recalled cucumbers potentially contaminated with salmonella
- Another chance to see the aurora? Predictions say this weekend could be good.
- Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
- Gen Z hit harder by inflation than other age groups. But relief may be coming.
Ranking
- The Best Stocking Stuffers Under $25
- No tiger found in Cincinnati so far after report of sighting; zoo tigers 'safe and sound'
- Why are America's youth so deeply unhappy? | The Excerpt
- Bison gores 83-year-old woman at Yellowstone, lifts her a foot off the ground
- Realtor group picks top 10 housing hot spots for 2025: Did your city make the list?
- Georgia's controversial, Russia-like foreign agent bill becomes law after weeks of protests
- This NBA finals, Jason Kidd and Joe Mazzulla make a pairing that hasn't existed since 1975
- Cattle are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Hawaii seaweed could change that
Recommendation
Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
Alligator that went missing at Missouri middle school found after nearly 2 weeks
Biden rolls out migration order that aims to shut down asylum requests, after months of anticipation
For gay and transgender people, these are the most (and least) welcoming states
A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
Save Big, Gift Better: Walmart's Best Father's Day Deals 2024 Feature Savings on Top Tech, Home & More
Save 75% on Gap, 75% on Yankee Candle, 30% on Too Faced Cosmetics, 60% on J.Crew & Today’s Best Deals
Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, expected to enter guilty plea