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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freelancer | App Development | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 108 | $8,237 | $78.01 | 72.3% | 21.6% |
| Upwork | SEO | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 67 | $8,233 | $90.80 | 74.1% | 29.2% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 166 | $8,232 | $35.08 | 96.2% | 51.8% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 111 | $8,227 | $68.24 | 84.3% | 57.4% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 118 | $8,224 | $22.08 | 56.0% | 38.0% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 253 | $8,218 | $95.44 | 91.4% | 19.4% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 235 | $8,217 | $96.81 | 65.2% | 39.2% |
| Toptal | App Development | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 268 | $8,215 | $12.43 | 80.8% | 16.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 123 | $8,212 | $18.25 | 59.5% | 70.6% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 138 | $8,210 | $15.60 | 53.3% | 63.4% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 219 | $8,204 | $72.96 | 96.9% | 45.3% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 91 | $8,199 | $17.64 | 79.3% | 35.0% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 137 | $8,199 | $28.41 | 74.9% | 51.9% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 179 | $8,198 | $80.54 | 75.6% | 51.6% |
| Upwork | App Development | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 145 | $8,198 | $54.71 | 65.3% | 21.7% |
| Toptal | SEO | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 104 | $8,196 | $48.24 | 79.7% | 16.9% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 208 | $8,192 | $74.02 | 56.2% | 31.2% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 205 | $8,181 | $29.07 | 91.0% | 24.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 56 | $8,181 | $19.26 | 94.7% | 54.2% |
| Toptal | App Development | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 184 | $8,178 | $62.75 | 76.3% | 41.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 13 | $8,177 | $84.31 | 55.5% | 67.8% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 236 | $8,176 | $20.59 | 90.4% | 50.4% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 57 | $8,175 | $11.08 | 77.8% | 56.5% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 235 | $8,170 | $51.56 | 96.3% | 23.7% |
| Upwork | SEO | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 76 | $8,166 | $53.82 | 90.3% | 23.7% |