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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 | Customer Support | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 53 | $4,566 | $64.64 | 77.8% | 77.6% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 261 | $4,566 | $48.65 | 56.1% | 77.1% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 85 | $4,567 | $6.21 | 63.9% | 55.2% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 157 | $4,568 | $40.88 | 88.6% | 78.2% |
| Toptal | App Development | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 246 | $4,576 | $83.88 | 86.1% | 77.3% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 56 | $4,577 | $43.16 | 54.7% | 61.4% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 216 | $4,580 | $15.06 | 50.2% | 13.8% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 128 | $4,586 | $19.84 | 63.8% | 39.2% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 172 | $4,586 | $52.63 | 80.5% | 35.7% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 227 | $4,603 | $11.74 | 87.1% | 60.2% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 98 | $4,609 | $93.02 | 62.9% | 72.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 50 | $4,611 | $30.10 | 65.9% | 57.1% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 52 | $4,612 | $28.25 | 66.8% | 73.7% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 186 | $4,622 | $15.07 | 71.3% | 48.1% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 216 | $4,623 | $55.37 | 50.6% | 24.4% |
| Upwork | SEO | Expert | USA | Hourly | 83 | $4,626 | $94.18 | 60.3% | 61.4% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 162 | $4,631 | $29.08 | 56.5% | 26.9% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 196 | $4,635 | $85.59 | 74.9% | 61.3% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 285 | $4,640 | $32.45 | 62.3% | 11.8% |
| Upwork | SEO | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 213 | $4,641 | $40.41 | 96.8% | 59.7% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Expert | Asia | Hourly | 110 | $4,650 | $36.05 | 86.9% | 25.1% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 152 | $4,653 | $95.10 | 62.1% | 34.7% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Expert | USA | Hourly | 265 | $4,656 | $75.58 | 56.4% | 54.0% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 125 | $4,661 | $94.55 | 58.5% | 64.7% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 212 | $4,674 | $92.25 | 72.0% | 27.4% |