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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiverr | SEO | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 211 | $51 | $41.85 | 88.5% | 17.5% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 99 | $68 | $80.68 | 71.0% | 73.9% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Expert | USA | Hourly | 29 | $74 | $11.26 | 83.6% | 23.1% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 37 | $77 | $38.11 | 77.4% | 49.5% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 233 | $77 | $93.96 | 87.2% | 68.0% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 211 | $81 | $98.75 | 54.5% | 27.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 294 | $81 | $44.29 | 50.3% | 74.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 222 | $82 | $37.40 | 71.3% | 24.5% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 92 | $92 | $8.89 | 52.3% | 11.5% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 242 | $100 | $50.27 | 90.3% | 34.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 279 | $101 | $87.71 | 99.8% | 70.9% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 69 | $105 | $61.64 | 52.2% | 48.1% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 298 | $109 | $43.95 | 55.0% | 63.2% |
| Upwork | App Development | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 251 | $110 | $27.82 | 58.9% | 36.4% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 74 | $113 | $19.22 | 81.6% | 13.8% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 143 | $114 | $48.90 | 69.0% | 77.0% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 133 | $115 | $58.85 | 77.0% | 46.3% |
| Toptal | SEO | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 15 | $116 | $87.09 | 80.6% | 76.3% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 60 | $118 | $44.30 | 67.3% | 74.0% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 249 | $118 | $53.85 | 53.4% | 45.3% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 43 | $122 | $27.12 | 90.8% | 75.4% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 11 | $129 | $36.38 | 57.0% | 31.4% |
| Upwork | SEO | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 146 | $129 | $89.70 | 94.2% | 38.8% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 16 | $137 | $32.16 | 81.1% | 41.0% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Expert | UK | Fixed | 273 | $140 | $61.68 | 79.9% | 26.2% |