What is the mileage pay when you use your own vehicle for work?

Question

I just found out I am only getting 28.5 cents per mile. I am outtraged. Is that even legal? I work for a courier service that is worldwide. Another courier service down the way from us is getting 50.5 cents. How is this possible? I cant afford to work anymore... the gas here is running $4.49

Answer 1

We have company vehicles but every once in a blue moon we will have to use our own vehicle for whatever reason and the company gives us $.55 a mile...gas here is $3.81 a gallon......sounds to me they are giving you the shaft...a big one...without the lube

Answer 2

i work for PennDOT (pennslyvaina state) and they give me $0.55 per mile

Answer 3

I do not work for a Courrier service but I do get paid milage when I use my car for company matters.

I get  .36 cents per mile and am being told that that is a low amount compared to the average. I work in Southern California where our gas is currently about  $4.25 per gallon of regular unleaded.

So, if I were you, especailly now, I'd ask for more money from your current employer or I'd seek employmwent elsewhere.

Answer 4

There should be something in your state's department of labour website with that information.

Using 28 cents and my gas mileage, I would actually be making money after gas prices ($4.55 here) so I really don't think you're being ripped. I've seen a few jobs around here that offer no more than 32 cents.

Answer 5

Depends on the company.  One figure you can use is the allowance the IRS approves if you don't want to keep detailed expense records on your car.  It was 48.5 cents plus tolls and parking on the 2007 return

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sc.p...  (see page C-4)

  There is no legal to it - it is a contract between you and your employer.  On the other hand, for in town driving for the Ford Expedition I drive for another guy, I am getting 12.2 mpg and gas last cost me 3.819 here in Dallas and that figures to 31.3 cents per mile just for gas.

Answer 6

It is legal.  They don't have to pay you any more than you agreed to when you became their employee.  Many companies will follow the IRS guidelines (which is currently 50.5 cents), but they don't have to.  If you keep detailed information on your travel, you can claim the un-reimbursed amount, up to 50.5 cents on your tax return as an unreimburesed employee expense.

Or maybe the easy way would be to change jobs to the courier down the street.