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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 | Customer Support | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 67 | $1,810 | $53.13 | 71.5% | 31.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 204 | $1,830 | $78.47 | 81.2% | 50.8% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 251 | $1,831 | $87.85 | 84.8% | 39.8% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Expert | Asia | Hourly | 118 | $1,852 | $11.41 | 75.1% | 19.2% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 151 | $1,867 | $45.62 | 96.1% | 78.8% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 143 | $1,871 | $84.50 | 54.4% | 75.3% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 184 | $1,885 | $68.10 | 91.5% | 66.6% |
| Upwork | SEO | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 12 | $1,895 | $55.40 | 67.1% | 76.9% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 247 | $1,896 | $96.24 | 88.0% | 33.8% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 28 | $1,898 | $55.72 | 53.6% | 12.7% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 286 | $1,903 | $40.65 | 83.0% | 14.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 211 | $1,908 | $56.58 | 52.9% | 39.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 32 | $1,909 | $7.07 | 74.9% | 52.3% |
| Upwork | App Development | Expert | UK | Fixed | 78 | $1,915 | $95.24 | 52.0% | 22.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 83 | $1,917 | $13.02 | 70.2% | 56.4% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Expert | UK | Hourly | 227 | $1,920 | $66.89 | 82.0% | 70.9% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 77 | $1,926 | $22.05 | 89.0% | 11.5% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 224 | $1,927 | $85.72 | 51.1% | 69.2% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 167 | $1,931 | $16.07 | 82.9% | 21.3% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 135 | $1,934 | $41.96 | 75.9% | 78.4% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 111 | $1,937 | $60.37 | 70.6% | 17.6% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Expert | USA | Hourly | 76 | $1,942 | $36.89 | 74.6% | 54.4% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 127 | $1,942 | $98.03 | 53.4% | 12.6% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 187 | $1,950 | $31.76 | 99.8% | 12.7% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 10 | $1,952 | $53.95 | 88.5% | 31.3% |