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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 | SEO | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 162 | $860 | $70.38 | 64.6% | 74.7% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 85 | $867 | $63.39 | 74.1% | 28.8% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 219 | $887 | $68.00 | 67.9% | 78.5% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 273 | $887 | $20.53 | 91.8% | 61.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 101 | $888 | $74.23 | 58.8% | 64.3% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 100 | $891 | $9.21 | 92.3% | 71.5% |
| Upwork | SEO | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 129 | $892 | $19.45 | 71.4% | 17.2% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 148 | $896 | $27.95 | 94.3% | 28.1% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 21 | $897 | $34.88 | 87.2% | 33.0% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Expert | USA | Fixed | 299 | $904 | $72.70 | 75.1% | 49.5% |
| Toptal | App Development | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 222 | $905 | $33.54 | 99.8% | 67.5% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 260 | $908 | $23.24 | 81.9% | 52.7% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 130 | $912 | $75.19 | 62.1% | 13.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 80 | $927 | $40.46 | 86.6% | 62.0% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 282 | $932 | $43.13 | 78.0% | 66.3% |
| Upwork | SEO | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 283 | $947 | $62.58 | 65.7% | 63.2% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 137 | $949 | $64.72 | 62.6% | 75.9% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 63 | $952 | $5.56 | 68.4% | 78.7% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 239 | $956 | $80.11 | 75.1% | 79.7% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 80 | $965 | $11.25 | 63.9% | 24.1% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 276 | $965 | $84.36 | 89.1% | 28.0% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 11 | $971 | $52.62 | 54.4% | 10.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 276 | $975 | $54.24 | 84.8% | 27.0% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 194 | $979 | $16.80 | 91.8% | 54.6% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 298 | $992 | $45.22 | 94.5% | 38.2% |