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Delivery jobs in Denver
Whether you ride a bike, a scooter, or drive a car or van, sign up to see what's available across Denver, Aurora and the surrounding areas. Flexible hours, one signup, all in one place.
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Job Types
Delivery roles available in Denver
In Denver the delivery apps must show you the pay before you accept, so every kind of delivery work here starts with a choice you can actually make.
Food Delivery
Deliver restaurant orders for DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub. Choose your own hours and work as much or as little as you want.
Bike, scooter or car + smartphone
Parcel & Courier
Same-day and next-day parcels. High demand, consistent work and competitive pay.
Car or van + valid driver's license
Grocery & Retail
Shop and deliver grocery and retail orders for Instacart, Shipt and Spark Driver, paid per batch plus tips.
Car + smartphone
E-commerce Delivery
Block-based shifts delivering e-commerce parcels. Book scheduled blocks and see what the block pays before you accept it.
Car or van + valid driver's license
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This is how we help drivers like you
"I had been driving for years but never knew how to get onto the bigger platforms. Service Club matched me with three companies that suit my schedule."
Danielle Brooks Car Driver from Atlanta
"The paperwork alone used to put me off. Service Club handled everything, background checks, insurance docs. Now I earn more and stress less."
Andre Willis Bike Courier from San Francisco
"I was juggling three different delivery apps before Service Club. They set me up with a single contract and I was driving for two companies within 48 hours."
Rick Delgado Van Driver from Newark
Earnings
What you can earn delivering in Denver
As an independent contractor you are paid per job, at the rates each company publishes, plus tips. Here is how each kind of delivery work pays in Denver.
Car, scooter or e-bike on food
- Typical
- Per offer, plus every tip, which Colorado law says the app must pass on
- Peak hours
- Dinner in LoDo, RiNo and along Colfax, and late nights near the campuses
- Best for
- Couriers in the dense core, where trips stay short
Car on grocery
- Typical
- $7 to $10 per full-service batch plus tips
- Peak hours
- Weekend batches in Aurora, Lakewood, Arvada and Thornton
- Best for
- Suburban drivers who want the work close to home
Van or large SUV
- Typical
- Up to $18 to $25 an hour on scheduled blocks
- Peak hours
- Amazon's own national figure, including tips, not a Denver rate
- Best for
- Weekday parcel work across the metro, with snow tires in winter
Figures are revenue before gas, vehicle costs, insurance and self-employment tax, not wages. Company-published ranges are national unless a row says otherwise, and any local pay rule is explained on this page. Actual earnings depend on hours worked, area covered and how many companies you sign up with through Service Club.
Why Service Club
One profile. Every Denver company.
Service Club ® connects Denver couriers and drivers to top delivery companies faster, with less paperwork and more support.
One application
Apply once and get matched to multiple Denver companies. No repeating the same forms across different apps.
Work on your terms
Pick your hours, your vehicle and your area. Go full-time, top up on weekends, or grab a few peak shifts. You decide when and how much you work.
Exclusive perks
Discounts on gas, food, gear, phone plans and entertainment. Built specifically for delivery work.
100% free
Service Club is free for you. We earn from the companies we connect you to, never from your earnings.
Stack multiple companies
No exclusivity. Run DoorDash and Uber Eats in parallel, or pick up scheduled parcel blocks on quiet days. Your call.
24/7 driver support
Real humans you can reach when something goes wrong on a delivery, not just an app chatbot.
No pay floor, but the pay is on the screen first
Denver is a city and a county at once, 715,522 people at the 2020 census in a metro of about 3.1 million, sitting exactly a mile up. The work follows a few clear centers. LoDo packs restaurants and bars around Union Station and Coors Field, RiNo is the city's art district, dense with breweries and galleries, Capitol Hill lives along Colfax Avenue, and Cherry Creek is where the shopping is. Students add their own rhythm: the Auraria Campus by downtown is shared by CU Denver, MSU Denver and the Community College of Denver, and the University of Denver sits five miles south. Ball Arena and Empower Field at Mile High bring a rush of orders whenever the Nuggets, the Avalanche or the Broncos play at home.
Denver has the highest minimum wage in Colorado, $19.29 an hour in 2026 and $19.84 from January 1, 2027, against a state minimum of $15.16. Both cover employees, not app contractors, and neither the city nor the state sets an earnings floor for delivery work. What Colorado did instead is transparency. Delivery apps must show the pay, any tips, the number of orders, the pickup addresses and the time and distance before you accept, give you at least 60 seconds to decide on an offer and pass on every tip. So the money is still revenue, with gas, insurance and wear coming out of it, but you see the offer before you take it.
A mile up, with snow and toll roads
Driving the metro has a few local rules. E-470, which links the southern and northern suburbs, is a toll road with no cash lanes, and its own rates are more than 35% cheaper with an ExpressToll transponder than by license plate. Closer in, I-70 now runs below street level through north Denver, where the Central 70 rebuild added express toll lanes in 2023. Colorado has been hands-free since January 1, 2025, so mount your phone before you go online, and a gasoline car over seven years old registered in Denver or the surrounding counties needs an emissions test every two years.
The weather is the other local skill. Denver averages about 49 inches of snow a season, with measurable snow possible from mid-October to late April. On I-70 into the mountains, the Traction Law applies from September 1 to May 31 between Morrison and Dotsero: tires with at least 3/16 of an inch of tread and a snow rating, or chains. For bike and e-bike couriers, 5,280 feet of altitude makes every climb, like the one from downtown up to Capitol Hill, harder until you adjust, and snow slows every delivery, which costs you most when you are paid per offer.
How It Works
Start delivering in Denver in 3 simple steps
From signup to your first earnings, the whole flow takes between 24 hours and a few days, depending on the vehicle and checks involved.
1
Sign up in 60 seconds
Just your phone and email. Then a few quick details: name, ZIP code, vehicle and eligibility. No fees, no contract.
2
Get matched
We line you up with the Denver companies that fit your vehicle, your area and the hours you want. You see only the ones that want you.
3
Start earning
Complete the checks each company runs: work authorization, driver's license, a background check and your bank details. How long that takes depends on the company and the city.
Denver specifics
Everything you need to know to drive in Denver
Denver has specific rules for couriers and drivers that you should know before you start. Here is what matters.
- There is no earnings floor for app work in Denver
Colorado sets none, so pay rests on each company's own model, plus tips.
- Denver's $19.29 minimum wage covers employees, not 1099 drivers
It rises to $19.84 on January 1, 2027. The state minimum is $15.16.
- Colorado delivery apps must show the pay before you accept
With time and distance, and at least 60 seconds to decide.
- Colorado is hands-free: your phone must be mounted
Since January 1, 2025. A first offense costs $75 and two points.
- Older gas cars registered around Denver need an emissions test
Every two years, once the car is over seven years old.
- You must be legally authorized to work in the United States
The companies verify it at signup, whatever you drive.
Matched to the right work.
We only connect you to companies that actually fit your vehicle, your area and your eligibility. No wasted applications. No companies you can't take work for.
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Delivery hotspots in Denver
Demand looks different across Denver. Here is where the work concentrates and when it peaks.
RiNo, Five Points and the Highlands
RiNo, Five Points, Curtis Park, LoHi, Highland, Sunnyside, Empower Field at Mile High
Capitol Hill, Cherry Creek and DU
Capitol Hill, Uptown, Colfax Avenue, Cherry Creek, Washington Park, the University of Denver
Aurora and the suburbs
Aurora, Lakewood, Englewood, Thornton, Arvada
Coverage
Covering the Denver metro
We match drivers and couriers across the Denver metro, from LoDo, RiNo and Capitol Hill out through Denver, Adams, Arapahoe and Jefferson counties: Aurora to the east, Lakewood and Arvada to the west, Englewood to the south and Thornton to the north. Food delivery is densest in the central neighborhoods and around the campuses, downtown and the stadiums run busy on game nights, and grocery and parcel work spread through the suburbs. Give us your ZIP code and we will show you who is taking on drivers near you.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about driving in Denver
Is there a minimum pay rate for delivery drivers in Denver?
No. Neither Colorado nor Denver sets an earnings floor for delivery work. Denver's minimum wage, $19.29 an hour in 2026 and the highest in the state, covers employees, and app delivery is independent contractor work. What Colorado has instead are transparency laws, which make the apps show you the offer before you accept it, so you can turn down the work that does not pay.
What do the apps have to show me before I accept a job in Colorado?
On delivery, the offer shows the pay, any tips, the number of orders, the pickup addresses, the direction to the drop-off and the time and distance, and you get at least 60 seconds to decide. Delivery apps must pass on every tip and cannot cut your pay because a customer tipped. These rules apply to contractors, not to drivers paid on a W-2.
How much can I earn delivering in Denver?
It depends on the work you take, and no company publishes a Denver figure. Denver is on Amazon's list of Flex locations, and Amazon's published figure for Flex blocks is up to $18 to $25 an hour, tips included, but that range is national rather than local. Instacart publishes $7 to $10 for a full-service batch, and DoorDash sets base pay per offer by time, distance and demand, with every tip on top. All of it is revenue rather than pay: gas, tolls, insurance and self-employment tax come out of it, and empty drives across the metro earn nothing. The IRS mileage deduction is 76 cents a mile from July 1, 2026, after 72.5 cents from January to June. The Colorado minimum wage, $15.16 in 2026 and $15.71 in 2027, applies only if you are employed.
What do I need to sign up?
Proof that you are legally authorized to work in the United States, which the companies verify at signup. Your phone has to be hands-free: since January 1, 2025, holding it while driving costs $75 and two points on a first offense. And if your gasoline car is over seven years old and registered in Denver or the surrounding counties, it needs an emissions test every two years.
How do snow and the mountains change delivery work in Denver?
Denver gets about 49 inches of snow a season, with measurable snow possible from mid-October to late April. Every trip takes longer on snowy roads, which matters on delivery, where you are paid per offer and not by the hour. If you drive I-70 west of Morrison, the Traction Law applies from September 1 to May 31: tires with at least 3/16 of an inch of tread and a mountain-snowflake, M+S or all-weather rating, or chains. Breaking it costs $100 plus a $33 surcharge, and $500 plus $157 if your car closes a lane. On a bike or e-bike, expect climbs to take more out of you at 5,280 feet until you adjust.