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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 | Graphic Design | Expert | USA | Fixed | 135 | $4,174 | $87.37 | 78.7% | 71.3% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 248 | $4,189 | $16.67 | 81.8% | 37.1% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 263 | $4,192 | $86.25 | 72.0% | 17.4% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 149 | $4,208 | $43.80 | 72.8% | 79.3% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 295 | $4,209 | $21.16 | 64.8% | 27.7% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 97 | $4,216 | $26.21 | 79.6% | 58.2% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 183 | $4,219 | $59.15 | 84.6% | 77.6% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 201 | $4,221 | $9.66 | 81.2% | 16.5% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 102 | $4,222 | $91.94 | 85.1% | 68.1% |
| Upwork | SEO | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 113 | $4,222 | $95.88 | 61.6% | 66.8% |
| Upwork | App Development | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 94 | $4,224 | $43.72 | 70.5% | 35.3% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 64 | $4,247 | $49.30 | 72.4% | 70.4% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 155 | $4,255 | $76.13 | 54.8% | 70.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 207 | $4,263 | $74.35 | 66.7% | 17.4% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 250 | $4,272 | $40.57 | 74.6% | 51.6% |
| Toptal | App Development | Expert | Asia | Hourly | 133 | $4,281 | $42.36 | 64.0% | 19.1% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 73 | $4,319 | $96.63 | 84.2% | 21.6% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 273 | $4,321 | $86.41 | 70.5% | 45.8% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 239 | $4,322 | $24.06 | 92.1% | 55.5% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 120 | $4,326 | $8.16 | 53.6% | 78.9% |
| Upwork | App Development | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 30 | $4,329 | $37.29 | 79.6% | 51.7% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Expert | UK | Hourly | 281 | $4,338 | $65.77 | 53.7% | 50.8% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 279 | $4,340 | $73.98 | 96.0% | 28.4% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 47 | $4,348 | $46.49 | 63.5% | 14.0% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 224 | $4,352 | $11.50 | 52.0% | 43.3% |