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What freelancers actually earn on gig platforms
A sample of 1,950 freelancer earnings records across Upwork, Fiverr, Toptal, Freelancer, and PeoplePerHour, covering job category, experience level, and client region.
Records
1,950
Avg earnings
$5,018
Avg hourly rate
$52.58/hr
Avg job success rate
75.0%
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Avg earnings by platform
Fiverr$5,068
Freelancer$5,039
PeoplePerHour$5,031
Upwork$5,029
Toptal$4,923
Avg earnings by job category
App Development$5,201
Graphic Design$5,137
Customer Support$5,136
Digital Marketing$5,094
Data Entry$5,081
Content Writing$4,909
Web Development$4,888
SEO$4,677
Avg earnings by experience level
Beginner$4,933· $50.96/hr
Intermediate$5,268· $54.43/hr
Expert$4,856· $52.42/hr
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| Platform | Category | Experience | Region | Project type | Jobs done | Earnings↓ | Hourly rate | Success rate | Rehire rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 196 | $9,991 | $32.64 | 58.6% | 19.3% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 273 | $9,988 | $32.85 | 61.1% | 26.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 290 | $9,984 | $66.80 | 85.3% | 11.9% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 23 | $9,981 | $41.42 | 76.6% | 39.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 5 | $9,975 | $98.76 | 85.1% | 16.6% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 278 | $9,974 | $63.39 | 59.1% | 49.7% |
| Upwork | App Development | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 277 | $9,973 | $20.24 | 56.9% | 28.3% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 15 | $9,972 | $54.57 | 91.5% | 14.2% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 198 | $9,967 | $25.57 | 81.9% | 77.4% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 37 | $9,964 | $93.24 | 93.4% | 40.9% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 117 | $9,963 | $58.85 | 65.8% | 12.3% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 234 | $9,962 | $63.68 | 82.3% | 58.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 219 | $9,959 | $39.87 | 86.8% | 72.5% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 96 | $9,957 | $21.85 | 74.1% | 24.1% |
| Toptal | App Development | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 92 | $9,956 | $76.47 | 87.4% | 70.1% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 18 | $9,956 | $11.62 | 63.5% | 74.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 208 | $9,945 | $70.17 | 99.6% | 61.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 74 | $9,943 | $60.28 | 60.9% | 10.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Expert | UK | Fixed | 96 | $9,938 | $49.68 | 71.7% | 41.8% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 146 | $9,938 | $80.72 | 70.9% | 53.9% |
| Toptal | App Development | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 175 | $9,936 | $59.33 | 84.8% | 26.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 285 | $9,933 | $21.89 | 58.1% | 37.4% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 122 | $9,924 | $7.11 | 92.7% | 64.6% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 87 | $9,919 | $56.13 | 70.6% | 15.6% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 164 | $9,914 | $56.30 | 94.5% | 66.8% |