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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 | Customer Support | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 65 | $1,508 | $19.41 | 54.1% | 25.1% |
| Upwork | SEO | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 293 | $1,510 | $20.73 | 80.3% | 68.1% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 202 | $1,511 | $37.96 | 98.5% | 78.4% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 178 | $1,514 | $92.91 | 73.1% | 39.5% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 51 | $1,516 | $20.58 | 78.9% | 77.7% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 168 | $1,527 | $14.24 | 56.5% | 12.8% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 62 | $1,529 | $45.96 | 63.6% | 37.5% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 93 | $1,529 | $79.84 | 69.0% | 78.3% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 185 | $1,536 | $92.33 | 68.6% | 49.6% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 130 | $1,538 | $65.07 | 68.8% | 66.8% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 238 | $1,541 | $84.32 | 83.8% | 65.8% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 130 | $1,545 | $41.29 | 96.9% | 70.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 170 | $1,552 | $6.97 | 58.7% | 44.9% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 99 | $1,556 | $51.19 | 96.6% | 45.4% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 13 | $1,572 | $74.79 | 51.7% | 75.7% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 18 | $1,572 | $46.72 | 60.4% | 58.8% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 135 | $1,573 | $73.88 | 58.3% | 74.2% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 252 | $1,576 | $23.57 | 54.3% | 49.9% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 53 | $1,579 | $80.83 | 87.3% | 63.5% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 257 | $1,582 | $31.31 | 78.8% | 56.3% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 280 | $1,583 | $70.84 | 93.6% | 49.1% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 226 | $1,585 | $19.84 | 51.9% | 26.5% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 203 | $1,587 | $98.52 | 56.8% | 79.1% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 42 | $1,589 | $27.31 | 66.0% | 68.0% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 139 | $1,592 | $88.10 | 61.9% | 31.3% |