The ridesharing activity has experienced accelerated growth in Romania in recent years, becoming an important source of income for a growing number of people. According to official data provided by the Romanian Road Authority, in 2025 there were more than 100,000 authorized drivers operating on alternative transport platforms.
Officially, around 100,000 rideshare drivers in Romania. Archive photo
However, the large number of drivers does not mean that they are all permanently active. A significant number of them work part-time, using the apps for only a few hours a day or at certain times of the week, especially during periods of high demand. However, even under these conditions, ridesharing has become one of the most accessible forms of flexible work in Romania, offering the possibility of obtaining additional income without a fixed schedule.
The profile of the ridesharing driver is diverse, but there are some common traits: flexibility, profit-oriented, and willingness to work variable hours, including nights or weekends.
In general, drivers in this field are active people, aged between 25 and 50, many of them coming from other sectors (transport, sales, services) or even completely different fields. Some choose ridesharing for the independence it offers – no fixed schedule or direct boss – while others use it as a secondary source of income. However, this flexibility comes with a lot of responsibility: managing your own schedule, costs and fees.
How much do ridesharing drivers earn?
Earnings vary significantly depending on time allocated and city. In Bucharest, an active full-time driver can earn on average between 5,000 and 6,000 lei net per month, not including tips. At the same time, general estimates show that gross earnings can reach 4,000–7,500 lei per month for a full program, but after deducting costs (fuel, taxes, maintenance), the actual earnings drop to around 3,000–3,700 lei. For those who work part-time, the income is lower, between 1,000 and 3,500 lei per month, depending on the hours worked.
An essential aspect is that the income is not fixed, but directly depends on several factors: the number of hours spent in the application, the intervals chosen and the demand in the market. For example, the most profitable times are in the morning (commuting) and in the evening or at night, especially on weekends, when dynamic rates can increase significantly. In certain situations, drivers can even earn around 1,000 lei in a busy weekend, but these incomes are not constant.
On the other hand, the job also involves costs, which reduce the final income: fuel, rig commission, taxes, car maintenance or rent to a fleet.
Many ridesharing drivers switch to PFA
In recent years, more and more ridesharing drivers in Romania choose to switch to PFA (Authorized Natural Person), and the decision is influenced by two main reasons: the fear of tax controls and the advantages of a clearer and, in many cases, more advantageous taxation system. In the context in which the authorities, including ANAF, began to monitor more closely the income from platforms such as Uber and Bolt, many drivers prefer to fully legalize their activity.
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In addition to tax compliance, PFA also offers an important advantage: a relatively simple charging system and, under certain conditions, more efficient than other forms of collaboration (e.g. fleet). In general, ridesharing drivers opt for real taxation, meaning they only pay taxes on the profit left after deducting expenses.
How PFA taxation works
A driver working on the PFA must pay three main types of taxes:
Income tax: 10% applied to profit (income minus expenses)
CAS (pension): 25% of a chosen ceiling (usually the minimum is the equivalent of 12 gross minimum wages per economy)
CASS (health): 10% of the same ceiling
Importantly, these contributions (CAS and CASS) are not calculated as a percentage of all income, but according to thresholds (caps), which makes the system more predictable.
Calculation example
Let's take a realistic case for a full-time driver, with a monthly gross income from apps of 7,000 lei and deductible expenses (fuel, maintenance, commissions) of 2,500 lei:
Monthly profit: 4,500 lei
Annual profit: 54,000 lei
For this income level, the driver exceeds the minimum cap, so will pay contributions at the standard level:
house (pension): ~9,900 lei / year
cassia (health): ~3,960 lei / year
The taxable profit is reduced by these contributions, and then the 10% tax is applied:
Taxable base: ~40,000 lei
Income tax: ~4,000 lei
Total annual fees:
CAS: ~9,900 lei
CASS: ~3,960 lei
Tax: ~4,000 lei
Total: ~17,860 lei
💰 How much remains “in hand”
From the annual profit of 54,000 lei, after taxes, the driver is left with approximately 36,000 lei net per year, i.e. approximately 3,000 lei per month.
