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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 86 | $1,696 | $31.35 | 53.3% | 20.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 147 | $1,697 | $48.55 | 57.5% | 72.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Expert | UK | Hourly | 243 | $1,698 | $64.40 | 99.5% | 15.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Expert | USA | Fixed | 147 | $1,704 | $65.26 | 51.5% | 76.1% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 223 | $1,738 | $41.81 | 84.8% | 61.4% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 223 | $1,738 | $78.29 | 70.5% | 63.2% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 9 | $1,739 | $40.85 | 89.8% | 65.7% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 171 | $1,742 | $73.82 | 97.2% | 47.4% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 133 | $1,744 | $39.88 | 77.8% | 74.6% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 292 | $1,752 | $23.51 | 69.0% | 70.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 243 | $1,759 | $85.63 | 61.1% | 71.9% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 137 | $1,762 | $93.89 | 87.5% | 41.1% |
| Upwork | SEO | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 83 | $1,767 | $45.03 | 55.5% | 77.4% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 221 | $1,770 | $24.31 | 88.5% | 44.5% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 81 | $1,782 | $21.02 | 95.3% | 77.1% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 112 | $1,783 | $41.17 | 85.8% | 30.4% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 86 | $1,787 | $5.24 | 82.6% | 25.9% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 254 | $1,792 | $66.93 | 53.9% | 44.2% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 67 | $1,794 | $91.59 | 59.1% | 63.5% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Expert | USA | Fixed | 122 | $1,794 | $80.75 | 59.1% | 64.3% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 46 | $1,796 | $63.71 | 56.4% | 49.5% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 28 | $1,796 | $17.79 | 59.9% | 78.6% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 220 | $1,798 | $60.71 | 53.4% | 14.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 116 | $1,803 | $92.51 | 74.4% | 16.1% |
| Toptal | SEO | Expert | USA | Fixed | 5 | $1,809 | $13.07 | 63.1% | 55.0% |