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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 | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 129 | $3,040 | $13.29 | 76.5% | 69.5% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 67 | $3,043 | $95.34 | 80.4% | 75.7% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 38 | $3,045 | $24.50 | 87.1% | 58.3% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 250 | $3,047 | $63.07 | 86.6% | 23.8% |
| Toptal | SEO | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 225 | $3,062 | $62.06 | 90.8% | 65.9% |
| Upwork | SEO | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 173 | $3,065 | $63.18 | 63.6% | 52.7% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 116 | $3,068 | $90.78 | 98.4% | 31.1% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 156 | $3,076 | $35.77 | 83.1% | 63.7% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 160 | $3,082 | $40.49 | 99.2% | 34.0% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 138 | $3,086 | $71.98 | 74.0% | 77.7% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 60 | $3,092 | $94.73 | 54.2% | 54.2% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 69 | $3,093 | $13.83 | 56.4% | 17.9% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Expert | UK | Hourly | 43 | $3,094 | $58.52 | 53.6% | 52.1% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 246 | $3,102 | $31.08 | 50.3% | 15.8% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 60 | $3,102 | $40.03 | 61.2% | 41.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 156 | $3,105 | $77.63 | 91.1% | 28.7% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 141 | $3,112 | $8.54 | 99.3% | 13.8% |
| Toptal | App Development | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 82 | $3,128 | $75.51 | 98.0% | 79.6% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 133 | $3,131 | $45.60 | 73.4% | 53.8% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Expert | UK | Fixed | 167 | $3,136 | $11.19 | 82.1% | 54.2% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 287 | $3,143 | $72.22 | 67.3% | 68.4% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 129 | $3,144 | $38.58 | 62.2% | 44.4% |
| Upwork | SEO | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 29 | $3,166 | $19.77 | 79.5% | 69.3% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 63 | $3,167 | $27.42 | 80.1% | 34.8% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 158 | $3,183 | $80.95 | 67.4% | 19.3% |