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Instacart Shopper
Shop a customer’s grocery list, handle substitutions, and deliver the order as a full-service shopper.
Delivery types Catering & office lunches · Restaurant & grocery delivery
What the work is like
Instacart presents work in batches. A batch can include multiple customers, with separate shopping lists and delivery addresses. Shopping speed matters, but so do replacements, checkout lines, parking, and the time spent carrying bags to the door.
Retail catering trays and meal bundles
Participating retailers sell order-ahead catering packs through Instacart, including fruit platters and cookie trays. Shoppers may deliver these scheduled grocery orders. The opportunity depends on local stores and batches. The shopper earnings benchmark below covers general Instacart work.
Instacart’s catering packs and delivery windows ↗ · How a store catering order is delivered ↗
Earnings
Observed gross pay · Q3 2026
$13.86 per work hour
In Gridwise’s Q3 2026 sample, Instacart workers grossed $13.86 per working hour. The report also gives $14.47 per delivery. Those are different measures, and a multi-customer batch can contain several deliveries.
Gridwise Q3 2026 delivery earnings ↗
Availability by state
All 50 states
Instacart lists shopper markets in all 50 states. Select your state in the shopper city directory, then enter your own ZIP code to see whether full-service enrollment is available.
GET STARTED
How to apply
- Choose your market on the official shopper signup page.
- Apply for full-service shopping and complete the identity and background steps in the Shopper app.
- Finish the payment-card setup as instructed and review the customer count, shopping list, distance, and payout before accepting a batch.
Apply with Instacart Shopper →
Applications are handled by the platform.
LAST REVIEWED / NOVEMBER 3, 2026
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