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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 | Web Development | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 69 | $345 | $12.09 | 76.0% | 11.5% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 177 | $350 | $12.67 | 72.7% | 79.1% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 116 | $353 | $41.79 | 77.7% | 76.8% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 263 | $358 | $78.48 | 72.5% | 51.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 102 | $378 | $11.76 | 69.1% | 20.1% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 125 | $381 | $50.83 | 86.5% | 73.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 265 | $383 | $57.42 | 89.0% | 67.5% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 193 | $388 | $97.51 | 91.1% | 58.8% |
| Toptal | App Development | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 299 | $410 | $39.63 | 54.0% | 76.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 209 | $422 | $29.32 | 62.8% | 50.4% |
| Toptal | App Development | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 21 | $429 | $70.61 | 83.6% | 38.4% |
| Upwork | App Development | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 66 | $431 | $83.46 | 68.0% | 32.0% |
| Upwork | App Development | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 6 | $440 | $8.30 | 96.0% | 38.5% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 99 | $440 | $12.70 | 79.5% | 21.8% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 229 | $449 | $45.48 | 75.3% | 62.9% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 246 | $449 | $72.33 | 92.2% | 17.4% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 178 | $452 | $46.90 | 60.0% | 52.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 213 | $452 | $99.75 | 90.5% | 11.7% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 133 | $457 | $76.31 | 59.8% | 67.0% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 260 | $460 | $5.14 | 98.9% | 52.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 238 | $463 | $95.19 | 92.8% | 14.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 8 | $465 | $74.95 | 95.0% | 19.9% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 280 | $469 | $33.13 | 86.9% | 62.0% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 282 | $470 | $14.83 | 57.8% | 58.3% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 36 | $470 | $62.21 | 53.2% | 47.4% |