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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upwork | Customer Support | Expert | UK | Hourly | 278 | $1,366 | $25.36 | 90.5% | 79.1% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 47 | $1,370 | $9.86 | 52.4% | 75.7% |
| Toptal | SEO | Expert | UK | Fixed | 109 | $1,375 | $48.12 | 54.0% | 26.7% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 207 | $1,376 | $72.19 | 78.9% | 19.3% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 253 | $1,398 | $55.87 | 97.0% | 38.1% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 212 | $1,404 | $32.29 | 68.5% | 67.8% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 10 | $1,404 | $26.94 | 61.2% | 59.5% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 142 | $1,409 | $65.11 | 50.5% | 56.5% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Expert | UK | Fixed | 116 | $1,412 | $76.92 | 52.9% | 71.4% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 181 | $1,419 | $35.42 | 70.0% | 20.2% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 118 | $1,425 | $73.09 | 51.5% | 62.7% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 34 | $1,428 | $24.39 | 73.6% | 64.5% |
| Upwork | SEO | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 177 | $1,439 | $77.98 | 97.3% | 34.2% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 110 | $1,444 | $6.13 | 58.9% | 30.2% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 243 | $1,451 | $25.97 | 57.7% | 38.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 149 | $1,453 | $38.23 | 90.8% | 59.7% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 116 | $1,453 | $30.96 | 53.3% | 20.3% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 46 | $1,469 | $69.93 | 68.4% | 35.2% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 86 | $1,469 | $72.37 | 65.2% | 67.4% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 227 | $1,471 | $65.69 | 59.8% | 51.5% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 161 | $1,480 | $56.91 | 89.7% | 29.0% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 174 | $1,482 | $11.42 | 63.6% | 16.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 294 | $1,486 | $52.25 | 77.3% | 22.2% |
| Toptal | App Development | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 140 | $1,488 | $42.86 | 95.1% | 49.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 119 | $1,499 | $43.04 | 85.7% | 53.0% |