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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 | Data Entry | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 110 | $712 | $12.61 | 88.2% | 77.8% |
| Upwork | SEO | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 257 | $723 | $60.53 | 70.0% | 79.7% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 43 | $729 | $74.58 | 67.4% | 27.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 77 | $736 | $35.85 | 60.8% | 26.6% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 250 | $737 | $32.61 | 96.0% | 10.0% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 170 | $737 | $21.14 | 85.4% | 23.8% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 261 | $743 | $97.24 | 53.5% | 75.8% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 206 | $747 | $86.71 | 89.3% | 78.4% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Expert | USA | Hourly | 217 | $757 | $43.22 | 87.6% | 56.1% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 269 | $757 | $45.73 | 90.7% | 48.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 86 | $761 | $48.84 | 81.4% | 16.4% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 123 | $766 | $61.18 | 61.2% | 21.4% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 206 | $769 | $54.72 | 67.5% | 35.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 81 | $769 | $92.44 | 79.6% | 71.4% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 250 | $772 | $86.03 | 91.8% | 66.4% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 9 | $774 | $15.37 | 90.0% | 43.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 67 | $789 | $81.47 | 53.7% | 48.5% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 273 | $793 | $25.49 | 97.6% | 30.3% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 238 | $796 | $35.16 | 84.9% | 23.0% |
| Upwork | App Development | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 200 | $799 | $13.00 | 53.3% | 79.2% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 252 | $807 | $43.51 | 76.6% | 31.4% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 279 | $821 | $72.62 | 53.3% | 53.6% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 37 | $836 | $8.98 | 86.9% | 34.3% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 264 | $849 | $34.52 | 71.5% | 42.7% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Expert | USA | Hourly | 135 | $857 | $20.88 | 74.2% | 23.9% |