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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 | Digital Marketing | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 155 | $219 | $6.36 | 51.5% | 34.3% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Australia | Fixed | 78 | $222 | $93.04 | 73.4% | 37.5% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 277 | $227 | $59.42 | 51.3% | 79.8% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 219 | $228 | $51.35 | 77.0% | 18.8% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Expert | Asia | Hourly | 144 | $234 | $13.89 | 91.4% | 50.1% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 224 | $239 | $19.25 | 61.8% | 29.7% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 114 | $245 | $68.73 | 70.6% | 44.8% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 155 | $254 | $22.48 | 50.6% | 24.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 149 | $259 | $56.81 | 79.7% | 23.8% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 12 | $274 | $63.94 | 88.7% | 19.9% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 99 | $287 | $8.75 | 63.3% | 49.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 210 | $288 | $98.15 | 86.9% | 59.2% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 100 | $292 | $5.73 | 77.1% | 21.7% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 165 | $294 | $40.48 | 91.1% | 45.0% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 36 | $295 | $75.38 | 50.5% | 34.5% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 261 | $306 | $9.35 | 78.1% | 13.6% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Expert | USA | Fixed | 273 | $326 | $78.05 | 56.9% | 50.6% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 232 | $327 | $45.47 | 78.0% | 79.5% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 294 | $336 | $67.10 | 91.8% | 17.2% |
| Toptal | App Development | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 83 | $339 | $40.82 | 69.3% | 40.9% |
| Upwork | App Development | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 66 | $343 | $35.11 | 83.6% | 67.3% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 24 | $343 | $9.50 | 56.4% | 60.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 244 | $344 | $20.87 | 64.7% | 18.3% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Australia | Fixed | 280 | $344 | $70.94 | 84.5% | 21.8% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 266 | $345 | $96.14 | 75.2% | 36.5% |