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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 296 | $8,514 | $86.83 | 88.1% | 17.5% |
| Toptal | App Development | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 78 | $8,513 | $56.36 | 76.0% | 33.4% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Expert | Asia | Hourly | 56 | $8,512 | $5.02 | 84.2% | 35.7% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 21 | $8,506 | $67.08 | 55.2% | 29.2% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 54 | $8,505 | $55.08 | 75.4% | 20.2% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 278 | $8,494 | $43.89 | 61.3% | 52.2% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 262 | $8,493 | $13.40 | 59.4% | 78.4% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 86 | $8,481 | $78.10 | 55.9% | 12.8% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 92 | $8,480 | $7.35 | 70.8% | 51.7% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 127 | $8,478 | $11.94 | 94.8% | 15.6% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 66 | $8,475 | $79.99 | 95.3% | 14.3% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 83 | $8,473 | $50.31 | 96.6% | 56.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 180 | $8,470 | $63.81 | 53.6% | 78.9% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 32 | $8,468 | $35.29 | 81.8% | 51.7% |
| Toptal | SEO | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 156 | $8,461 | $79.51 | 94.8% | 61.5% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 51 | $8,460 | $21.18 | 95.0% | 76.8% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 77 | $8,456 | $48.92 | 90.7% | 35.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Expert | USA | Fixed | 291 | $8,456 | $68.95 | 58.4% | 64.8% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 137 | $8,454 | $61.72 | 97.4% | 34.7% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 238 | $8,451 | $61.10 | 77.4% | 32.8% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 233 | $8,446 | $26.44 | 80.1% | 50.1% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 61 | $8,430 | $44.59 | 71.6% | 42.1% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 245 | $8,428 | $73.91 | 90.9% | 15.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 266 | $8,418 | $40.46 | 64.3% | 10.8% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 281 | $8,418 | $63.66 | 66.8% | 64.2% |