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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 | Content Writing | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 176 | $1,592 | $99.53 | 54.5% | 53.8% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 189 | $1,593 | $47.51 | 93.3% | 37.0% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Expert | UK | Fixed | 23 | $1,598 | $29.66 | 96.7% | 50.6% |
| Toptal | App Development | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 259 | $1,606 | $39.41 | 54.9% | 21.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Australia | Fixed | 246 | $1,617 | $93.37 | 54.2% | 36.7% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 40 | $1,618 | $96.47 | 93.1% | 17.5% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 180 | $1,620 | $95.79 | 68.7% | 40.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 184 | $1,626 | $52.96 | 97.8% | 40.5% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 44 | $1,627 | $11.36 | 92.8% | 14.0% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 224 | $1,628 | $70.06 | 75.5% | 40.7% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 126 | $1,632 | $9.20 | 91.1% | 20.0% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 110 | $1,636 | $97.29 | 90.9% | 37.8% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 101 | $1,651 | $36.44 | 99.6% | 24.8% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 150 | $1,652 | $38.02 | 53.6% | 38.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 127 | $1,652 | $36.95 | 50.3% | 17.0% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Expert | UK | Hourly | 18 | $1,657 | $49.55 | 65.2% | 61.0% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 18 | $1,658 | $36.09 | 56.8% | 30.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 36 | $1,672 | $79.57 | 51.3% | 47.1% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 230 | $1,674 | $95.54 | 63.0% | 18.5% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 96 | $1,677 | $20.50 | 52.9% | 46.0% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 219 | $1,677 | $89.73 | 72.0% | 62.6% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 5 | $1,683 | $32.12 | 70.0% | 10.8% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 296 | $1,684 | $93.81 | 83.2% | 36.8% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 151 | $1,687 | $26.04 | 79.3% | 20.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 144 | $1,688 | $10.77 | 86.6% | 12.0% |