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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 | Customer Support | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 154 | $5,579 | $25.61 | 51.6% | 31.0% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 267 | $5,580 | $12.24 | 66.0% | 50.7% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 8 | $5,587 | $77.54 | 80.9% | 37.2% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 168 | $5,596 | $63.82 | 90.0% | 77.6% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 130 | $5,607 | $19.65 | 67.0% | 58.5% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 85 | $5,612 | $48.89 | 97.2% | 48.5% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 85 | $5,612 | $65.66 | 78.4% | 63.6% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 164 | $5,615 | $19.47 | 77.1% | 43.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 201 | $5,627 | $16.94 | 90.1% | 12.8% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 141 | $5,627 | $11.22 | 73.2% | 76.2% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 298 | $5,632 | $6.34 | 73.7% | 28.0% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Expert | USA | Fixed | 183 | $5,638 | $82.04 | 86.3% | 80.0% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 57 | $5,643 | $98.39 | 61.2% | 18.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 35 | $5,652 | $50.12 | 62.1% | 53.1% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 107 | $5,657 | $88.65 | 89.2% | 16.6% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 242 | $5,664 | $35.84 | 86.0% | 57.5% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 193 | $5,666 | $58.88 | 55.0% | 44.5% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Expert | UK | Fixed | 250 | $5,667 | $35.93 | 82.3% | 56.5% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 293 | $5,670 | $42.92 | 61.2% | 47.5% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 199 | $5,675 | $81.61 | 68.0% | 52.7% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 182 | $5,679 | $96.73 | 85.3% | 29.8% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 224 | $5,692 | $71.97 | 79.7% | 11.0% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 222 | $5,693 | $49.10 | 56.4% | 64.6% |
| Upwork | SEO | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 25 | $5,694 | $94.91 | 80.0% | 24.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 165 | $5,700 | $61.45 | 86.6% | 31.5% |