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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 94 | $611 | $76.66 | 55.8% | 68.5% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 186 | $617 | $98.27 | 71.2% | 39.1% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 240 | $618 | $16.88 | 86.4% | 17.7% |
| Upwork | App Development | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 189 | $621 | $66.82 | 57.4% | 39.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 61 | $626 | $60.76 | 58.2% | 18.4% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 75 | $627 | $86.43 | 63.4% | 53.6% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 151 | $630 | $57.21 | 67.3% | 65.7% |
| Upwork | SEO | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 177 | $634 | $88.98 | 67.1% | 17.4% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 230 | $636 | $88.10 | 65.2% | 37.0% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Expert | USA | Hourly | 55 | $639 | $47.50 | 71.9% | 21.1% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 246 | $639 | $72.49 | 65.2% | 19.0% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 150 | $644 | $47.97 | 61.8% | 26.9% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 211 | $649 | $30.52 | 88.1% | 19.3% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 40 | $649 | $7.60 | 62.7% | 76.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 25 | $649 | $84.80 | 67.8% | 54.5% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 63 | $660 | $17.19 | 99.4% | 42.0% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Expert | UK | Hourly | 143 | $664 | $71.91 | 58.9% | 12.5% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 124 | $672 | $87.47 | 67.0% | 70.9% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 68 | $681 | $83.25 | 84.0% | 24.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 297 | $682 | $71.59 | 85.5% | 78.4% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 114 | $687 | $99.03 | 62.9% | 50.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 68 | $693 | $25.90 | 93.4% | 45.1% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 161 | $704 | $80.58 | 63.4% | 69.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 165 | $709 | $65.71 | 61.4% | 57.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Expert | USA | Fixed | 111 | $712 | $84.53 | 82.5% | 66.9% |