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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 | Customer Support | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 216 | $8,932 | $30.15 | 68.7% | 10.5% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 245 | $8,911 | $36.63 | 95.5% | 42.9% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 254 | $8,902 | $38.86 | 72.4% | 22.4% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Expert | USA | Hourly | 150 | $8,899 | $17.55 | 89.8% | 45.0% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 10 | $8,898 | $24.48 | 89.5% | 55.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 281 | $8,893 | $26.97 | 78.8% | 38.0% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 31 | $8,892 | $42.40 | 93.0% | 49.6% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 18 | $8,889 | $60.52 | 77.1% | 50.5% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 131 | $8,887 | $17.67 | 54.4% | 57.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 235 | $8,886 | $47.81 | 65.8% | 35.0% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 131 | $8,879 | $64.36 | 100.0% | 48.3% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 237 | $8,878 | $62.75 | 69.0% | 37.6% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 196 | $8,876 | $23.68 | 75.5% | 35.2% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 267 | $8,863 | $97.77 | 68.2% | 56.2% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 156 | $8,860 | $54.59 | 73.2% | 42.0% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 150 | $8,853 | $59.03 | 90.3% | 74.8% |
| Toptal | App Development | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 106 | $8,850 | $90.39 | 94.3% | 14.0% |
| Upwork | SEO | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 125 | $8,847 | $89.05 | 60.8% | 57.3% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 292 | $8,841 | $42.44 | 90.9% | 19.2% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Expert | UK | Fixed | 24 | $8,838 | $51.80 | 51.8% | 63.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 197 | $8,825 | $98.02 | 78.5% | 77.0% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 147 | $8,824 | $87.99 | 95.2% | 76.5% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 173 | $8,824 | $69.50 | 84.0% | 55.5% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 142 | $8,824 | $71.84 | 93.1% | 13.9% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 42 | $8,822 | $22.42 | 96.3% | 42.7% |