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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 | SEO | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 297 | $8,158 | $55.11 | 80.9% | 79.7% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 91 | $8,154 | $94.95 | 94.8% | 64.8% |
| Upwork | SEO | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 8 | $8,153 | $14.50 | 76.2% | 45.4% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Expert | USA | Fixed | 234 | $8,153 | $97.91 | 93.7% | 37.6% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 187 | $8,152 | $15.61 | 54.3% | 23.3% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 141 | $8,152 | $19.77 | 93.5% | 64.0% |
| Upwork | SEO | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 152 | $8,150 | $35.86 | 59.4% | 61.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 261 | $8,142 | $41.08 | 98.5% | 16.8% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 35 | $8,139 | $96.46 | 68.2% | 57.5% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Expert | Asia | Hourly | 213 | $8,138 | $32.72 | 93.6% | 28.2% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 128 | $8,128 | $62.31 | 75.4% | 33.5% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 235 | $8,127 | $37.02 | 50.8% | 74.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 115 | $8,125 | $16.72 | 94.4% | 56.7% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 230 | $8,123 | $8.59 | 76.9% | 25.4% |
| Upwork | App Development | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 183 | $8,114 | $33.71 | 59.3% | 75.3% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Expert | USA | Hourly | 199 | $8,114 | $89.51 | 76.5% | 55.0% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 229 | $8,112 | $79.60 | 51.2% | 33.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 189 | $8,109 | $48.68 | 87.5% | 40.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 17 | $8,096 | $92.40 | 99.3% | 13.4% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 143 | $8,091 | $73.94 | 60.8% | 69.7% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 174 | $8,091 | $44.51 | 59.1% | 12.1% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 209 | $8,089 | $93.71 | 51.7% | 15.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 298 | $8,082 | $68.25 | 87.7% | 48.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 77 | $8,068 | $93.05 | 88.4% | 35.0% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 112 | $8,066 | $68.72 | 86.4% | 79.4% |