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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toptal | Data Entry | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 19 | $1,231 | $41.48 | 74.3% | 70.4% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 101 | $1,235 | $45.43 | 76.9% | 11.4% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 30 | $1,236 | $34.03 | 62.2% | 33.1% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 245 | $1,237 | $50.28 | 87.8% | 48.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 176 | $1,244 | $9.79 | 94.9% | 45.6% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 65 | $1,245 | $77.73 | 58.9% | 49.0% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 154 | $1,249 | $10.81 | 96.3% | 74.2% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 272 | $1,255 | $59.88 | 93.4% | 67.5% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 20 | $1,258 | $51.90 | 71.0% | 18.3% |
| Toptal | SEO | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 69 | $1,260 | $21.92 | 66.1% | 69.2% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Expert | USA | Hourly | 268 | $1,267 | $43.35 | 56.1% | 63.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 78 | $1,267 | $55.55 | 51.3% | 48.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 107 | $1,269 | $50.64 | 94.9% | 33.9% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 78 | $1,272 | $87.47 | 100.0% | 46.1% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 7 | $1,279 | $79.55 | 82.9% | 47.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 221 | $1,285 | $95.65 | 58.7% | 50.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 172 | $1,287 | $24.98 | 94.4% | 33.6% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 214 | $1,288 | $92.16 | 83.8% | 78.4% |
| Toptal | App Development | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 249 | $1,291 | $20.11 | 56.0% | 41.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 120 | $1,294 | $5.34 | 79.2% | 30.8% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 98 | $1,299 | $22.85 | 85.9% | 29.1% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 253 | $1,303 | $97.48 | 81.6% | 53.5% |
| Upwork | SEO | Expert | USA | Fixed | 196 | $1,308 | $93.89 | 81.1% | 34.9% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 224 | $1,318 | $29.21 | 55.1% | 38.8% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 160 | $1,360 | $15.13 | 50.6% | 18.6% |