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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiverr | Web Development | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 253 | $5,702 | $85.34 | 67.8% | 77.5% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 8 | $5,730 | $24.98 | 75.1% | 37.4% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 193 | $5,739 | $29.09 | 87.9% | 41.4% |
| Toptal | App Development | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 245 | $5,743 | $84.71 | 84.6% | 20.9% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Expert | USA | Fixed | 127 | $5,750 | $85.99 | 68.7% | 49.8% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Expert | USA | Fixed | 167 | $5,759 | $32.61 | 84.8% | 34.6% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 93 | $5,759 | $73.82 | 90.9% | 25.7% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 283 | $5,763 | $90.28 | 90.4% | 48.3% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 197 | $5,764 | $16.21 | 72.7% | 22.9% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Australia | Fixed | 56 | $5,766 | $66.76 | 82.7% | 63.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 223 | $5,769 | $8.33 | 66.3% | 54.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 194 | $5,771 | $65.70 | 70.9% | 10.3% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 182 | $5,773 | $88.02 | 67.3% | 65.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 54 | $5,775 | $71.25 | 96.7% | 31.7% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 69 | $5,778 | $79.96 | 66.2% | 50.3% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 181 | $5,790 | $11.89 | 76.4% | 45.8% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 160 | $5,793 | $18.09 | 96.8% | 47.8% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 224 | $5,793 | $10.35 | 93.7% | 48.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 32 | $5,793 | $10.49 | 67.1% | 27.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 31 | $5,807 | $57.53 | 60.8% | 29.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 259 | $5,810 | $81.96 | 97.2% | 13.5% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 267 | $5,815 | $30.03 | 90.8% | 21.6% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Expert | UK | Fixed | 287 | $5,818 | $91.72 | 64.0% | 61.0% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Expert | USA | Fixed | 57 | $5,826 | $83.79 | 52.3% | 18.4% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 152 | $5,831 | $26.67 | 87.8% | 38.6% |