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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 16 | $4,816 | $63.15 | 89.5% | 56.8% |
| Toptal | SEO | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 236 | $4,817 | $56.18 | 50.9% | 59.5% |
| Toptal | App Development | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 283 | $4,818 | $86.18 | 86.4% | 31.7% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 163 | $4,823 | $21.01 | 79.1% | 55.9% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Expert | UK | Hourly | 20 | $4,828 | $15.95 | 89.4% | 60.4% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Australia | Fixed | 113 | $4,829 | $77.26 | 90.7% | 31.8% |
| Toptal | SEO | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 116 | $4,836 | $75.11 | 89.1% | 21.9% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 39 | $4,840 | $57.54 | 91.5% | 74.3% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 141 | $4,845 | $53.05 | 54.1% | 26.0% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 263 | $4,849 | $72.75 | 73.3% | 19.0% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 21 | $4,850 | $26.23 | 58.2% | 14.7% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Expert | UK | Hourly | 278 | $4,853 | $75.18 | 78.3% | 45.5% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 5 | $4,854 | $49.99 | 75.6% | 71.2% |
| Upwork | App Development | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 138 | $4,857 | $57.40 | 99.4% | 58.5% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 93 | $4,865 | $78.04 | 85.7% | 24.8% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 279 | $4,866 | $62.15 | 88.2% | 54.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 249 | $4,879 | $71.56 | 86.3% | 73.8% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 36 | $4,891 | $81.77 | 65.4% | 33.4% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 208 | $4,892 | $96.17 | 98.5% | 20.2% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Expert | UK | Hourly | 129 | $4,912 | $23.75 | 87.8% | 15.3% |
| Upwork | SEO | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 53 | $4,913 | $58.01 | 68.4% | 36.4% |
| Toptal | SEO | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 172 | $4,914 | $25.34 | 80.8% | 46.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 256 | $4,914 | $47.60 | 64.3% | 70.1% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 119 | $4,915 | $56.12 | 57.5% | 22.4% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Expert | UK | Fixed | 297 | $4,918 | $75.23 | 82.5% | 52.3% |