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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 | Content Writing | Expert | USA | Hourly | 187 | $472 | $40.48 | 97.0% | 78.2% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 277 | $472 | $10.70 | 93.9% | 52.2% |
| Toptal | SEO | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 62 | $482 | $42.38 | 81.4% | 62.5% |
| Upwork | SEO | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 116 | $489 | $9.54 | 58.8% | 75.0% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 72 | $495 | $84.03 | 94.9% | 22.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 38 | $498 | $7.39 | 74.9% | 73.9% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 90 | $498 | $39.98 | 97.2% | 41.5% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 180 | $498 | $82.91 | 64.3% | 27.1% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 76 | $499 | $8.30 | 66.4% | 12.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 190 | $511 | $88.44 | 90.2% | 72.0% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 127 | $517 | $68.88 | 81.5% | 24.6% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 91 | $521 | $57.01 | 58.0% | 50.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 147 | $523 | $18.10 | 80.3% | 51.7% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 41 | $529 | $35.34 | 76.1% | 23.1% |
| Upwork | SEO | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 250 | $531 | $40.73 | 64.4% | 32.0% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Intermediate | Australia | Fixed | 250 | $533 | $39.34 | 94.0% | 29.4% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Expert | USA | Hourly | 235 | $559 | $79.54 | 91.3% | 38.8% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 179 | $563 | $58.39 | 51.8% | 67.1% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 78 | $569 | $40.77 | 63.0% | 61.5% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 206 | $576 | $54.61 | 93.4% | 45.7% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 209 | $577 | $37.71 | 81.7% | 75.0% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 12 | $602 | $98.82 | 80.2% | 66.6% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 117 | $609 | $71.66 | 97.5% | 16.3% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 234 | $609 | $79.35 | 86.7% | 78.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Expert | USA | Hourly | 77 | $610 | $81.29 | 72.5% | 30.5% |