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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freelancer | SEO | Expert | USA | Hourly | 67 | $3,360 | $55.04 | 84.2% | 58.5% |
| Toptal | SEO | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 236 | $3,361 | $8.10 | 55.8% | 13.8% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 124 | $3,362 | $88.81 | 64.1% | 37.4% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 7 | $3,373 | $38.15 | 58.1% | 48.4% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 175 | $3,373 | $29.29 | 99.2% | 55.2% |
| Upwork | App Development | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 277 | $3,376 | $48.40 | 75.9% | 75.9% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 49 | $3,383 | $64.20 | 85.8% | 41.4% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Australia | Fixed | 225 | $3,390 | $18.64 | 91.0% | 58.3% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Intermediate | Australia | Fixed | 274 | $3,396 | $70.41 | 90.9% | 12.6% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 259 | $3,418 | $95.17 | 60.6% | 25.0% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 169 | $3,422 | $66.49 | 96.1% | 70.8% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 291 | $3,425 | $40.96 | 55.3% | 67.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 114 | $3,438 | $47.23 | 61.6% | 53.6% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 126 | $3,440 | $59.25 | 51.0% | 76.2% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 279 | $3,450 | $69.00 | 71.8% | 75.4% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 27 | $3,455 | $85.17 | 86.6% | 74.0% |
| Toptal | App Development | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 241 | $3,461 | $53.03 | 83.3% | 58.4% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 48 | $3,469 | $27.10 | 84.5% | 12.4% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 71 | $3,484 | $48.58 | 68.2% | 11.7% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Expert | USA | Hourly | 273 | $3,508 | $43.07 | 76.7% | 48.4% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 132 | $3,510 | $58.45 | 66.5% | 25.7% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 249 | $3,512 | $20.87 | 92.2% | 63.6% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 119 | $3,516 | $66.64 | 99.7% | 66.6% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 177 | $3,518 | $61.99 | 82.2% | 26.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 209 | $3,522 | $30.74 | 60.5% | 67.8% |