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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiverr | SEO | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 109 | $8,411 | $88.99 | 57.6% | 72.8% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 44 | $8,399 | $92.97 | 66.9% | 57.1% |
| Upwork | SEO | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 290 | $8,396 | $64.96 | 54.3% | 54.4% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Expert | UK | Fixed | 184 | $8,383 | $56.76 | 93.4% | 72.6% |
| Toptal | SEO | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 61 | $8,380 | $83.13 | 78.8% | 29.2% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 66 | $8,380 | $56.03 | 86.0% | 39.4% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 252 | $8,357 | $73.20 | 79.8% | 34.0% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 140 | $8,356 | $20.33 | 61.9% | 77.7% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 176 | $8,348 | $85.37 | 61.0% | 54.1% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Expert | USA | Hourly | 27 | $8,344 | $85.36 | 61.4% | 59.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 269 | $8,339 | $20.55 | 62.4% | 23.3% |
| Toptal | App Development | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 63 | $8,337 | $30.38 | 71.4% | 41.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 97 | $8,330 | $69.84 | 84.7% | 28.9% |
| Upwork | App Development | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 102 | $8,323 | $5.91 | 95.4% | 20.4% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 132 | $8,312 | $54.80 | 77.2% | 28.3% |
| Upwork | SEO | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 181 | $8,301 | $5.11 | 56.5% | 13.5% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 119 | $8,285 | $80.36 | 72.8% | 42.8% |
| Toptal | SEO | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 88 | $8,283 | $93.01 | 67.9% | 13.5% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Expert | UK | Hourly | 103 | $8,282 | $33.71 | 73.0% | 21.3% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 291 | $8,260 | $98.44 | 55.1% | 77.6% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 100 | $8,257 | $23.48 | 68.6% | 72.4% |
| Toptal | App Development | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 83 | $8,254 | $30.00 | 58.7% | 56.0% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 206 | $8,245 | $51.82 | 82.1% | 56.1% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 208 | $8,242 | $61.15 | 60.1% | 16.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Expert | Asia | Hourly | 9 | $8,237 | $22.28 | 83.3% | 66.2% |