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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 | Web Development | Expert | UK | Fixed | 163 | $3,733 | $33.04 | 93.9% | 62.3% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 278 | $3,735 | $96.85 | 61.9% | 72.3% |
| Toptal | SEO | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 270 | $3,758 | $45.79 | 74.5% | 48.3% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 273 | $3,764 | $49.49 | 52.1% | 23.8% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 190 | $3,767 | $24.79 | 90.0% | 32.6% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 242 | $3,768 | $24.87 | 70.1% | 56.4% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 34 | $3,772 | $34.90 | 51.6% | 73.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 142 | $3,778 | $59.11 | 60.6% | 25.2% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 224 | $3,780 | $33.49 | 57.6% | 45.8% |
| Toptal | SEO | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 266 | $3,788 | $43.27 | 97.5% | 43.9% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 290 | $3,797 | $47.36 | 60.6% | 78.5% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 72 | $3,799 | $63.94 | 71.5% | 20.6% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 62 | $3,804 | $61.35 | 76.8% | 54.5% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Expert | USA | Hourly | 90 | $3,806 | $39.28 | 62.3% | 14.8% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 276 | $3,809 | $14.87 | 67.3% | 12.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 164 | $3,810 | $27.16 | 69.3% | 29.3% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 21 | $3,813 | $37.51 | 57.6% | 15.4% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 191 | $3,845 | $97.56 | 95.0% | 43.5% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 19 | $3,847 | $79.93 | 53.1% | 69.1% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 135 | $3,851 | $44.81 | 82.1% | 54.2% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 26 | $3,855 | $51.55 | 52.3% | 13.5% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Expert | UK | Hourly | 269 | $3,865 | $35.95 | 81.3% | 77.8% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 230 | $3,865 | $96.38 | 78.3% | 56.7% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 292 | $3,866 | $41.78 | 57.8% | 67.9% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 20 | $3,867 | $57.63 | 70.9% | 62.4% |