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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 | Digital Marketing | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 233 | $8,059 | $51.93 | 57.0% | 36.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 292 | $8,052 | $67.19 | 67.8% | 60.4% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Expert | UK | Fixed | 110 | $8,050 | $15.42 | 57.0% | 38.0% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 279 | $8,044 | $33.99 | 98.1% | 25.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 141 | $8,025 | $6.31 | 61.1% | 28.9% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 212 | $8,025 | $35.46 | 98.3% | 50.5% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 196 | $8,016 | $40.13 | 86.8% | 39.5% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 156 | $8,015 | $32.74 | 67.5% | 57.3% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 142 | $8,008 | $9.74 | 84.8% | 67.4% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 226 | $8,001 | $89.63 | 84.4% | 34.0% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 255 | $8,001 | $71.11 | 84.4% | 63.8% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Expert | UK | Fixed | 60 | $7,996 | $36.05 | 68.5% | 70.5% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 127 | $7,994 | $20.43 | 55.2% | 14.5% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 267 | $7,985 | $51.57 | 70.7% | 26.6% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 220 | $7,975 | $38.62 | 75.7% | 56.2% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 51 | $7,971 | $86.15 | 55.1% | 55.1% |
| Toptal | App Development | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 27 | $7,953 | $15.73 | 71.3% | 77.9% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 56 | $7,949 | $32.69 | 74.0% | 60.9% |
| Upwork | SEO | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 164 | $7,942 | $77.20 | 72.0% | 24.8% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Intermediate | Australia | Fixed | 293 | $7,931 | $50.09 | 98.5% | 29.0% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 53 | $7,927 | $58.64 | 80.8% | 48.7% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 5 | $7,926 | $72.09 | 86.3% | 48.8% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 246 | $7,925 | $55.40 | 81.4% | 43.3% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 150 | $7,923 | $54.76 | 78.5% | 47.7% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 272 | $7,921 | $80.16 | 97.7% | 50.8% |