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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 | Data Entry | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 235 | $997 | $70.21 | 67.7% | 66.0% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 10 | $998 | $52.35 | 99.8% | 43.3% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 217 | $998 | $94.15 | 81.9% | 24.8% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 223 | $1,007 | $33.52 | 99.4% | 27.6% |
| Toptal | App Development | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 135 | $1,012 | $59.32 | 53.0% | 23.5% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Expert | Asia | Hourly | 285 | $1,022 | $12.17 | 91.3% | 13.4% |
| Upwork | SEO | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 106 | $1,023 | $17.88 | 81.0% | 18.3% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Expert | USA | Fixed | 146 | $1,026 | $78.90 | 77.0% | 17.5% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 45 | $1,027 | $75.04 | 84.8% | 19.7% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 258 | $1,044 | $83.02 | 67.7% | 77.0% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 275 | $1,045 | $6.15 | 51.2% | 61.9% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 213 | $1,049 | $92.08 | 84.5% | 40.0% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Australia | Fixed | 118 | $1,052 | $43.72 | 54.7% | 58.9% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 65 | $1,063 | $58.40 | 50.9% | 40.9% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 19 | $1,067 | $82.47 | 68.4% | 29.7% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 200 | $1,070 | $35.84 | 91.3% | 75.3% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 250 | $1,075 | $35.25 | 80.3% | 30.7% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Expert | UK | Fixed | 114 | $1,081 | $24.68 | 61.5% | 77.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 150 | $1,081 | $22.08 | 78.0% | 67.1% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 250 | $1,090 | $53.71 | 82.1% | 58.5% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 70 | $1,105 | $21.53 | 53.1% | 57.0% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 137 | $1,107 | $23.06 | 79.4% | 54.6% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Expert | UK | Fixed | 198 | $1,114 | $50.65 | 88.8% | 63.4% |
| Toptal | SEO | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 194 | $1,116 | $63.82 | 66.7% | 24.3% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Expert | UK | Fixed | 23 | $1,119 | $38.61 | 56.6% | 59.1% |