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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 | Graphic Design | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 222 | $7,920 | $42.46 | 55.6% | 47.9% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 174 | $7,914 | $73.00 | 92.8% | 76.7% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 73 | $7,911 | $34.57 | 73.6% | 44.0% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 38 | $7,910 | $78.94 | 99.4% | 48.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 151 | $7,908 | $84.46 | 82.5% | 10.5% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Expert | USA | Hourly | 163 | $7,906 | $8.09 | 51.9% | 71.1% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 70 | $7,905 | $33.84 | 55.2% | 15.6% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 204 | $7,896 | $89.66 | 54.6% | 12.9% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 100 | $7,888 | $56.46 | 95.9% | 20.3% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 239 | $7,885 | $91.55 | 79.2% | 71.5% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 71 | $7,882 | $67.46 | 51.3% | 44.3% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 40 | $7,880 | $29.39 | 96.8% | 19.3% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 121 | $7,880 | $88.20 | 81.6% | 44.0% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 89 | $7,869 | $31.94 | 75.9% | 55.2% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 67 | $7,856 | $9.60 | 75.6% | 27.3% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 89 | $7,852 | $78.54 | 52.8% | 50.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 142 | $7,841 | $66.79 | 53.0% | 14.1% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 179 | $7,832 | $91.44 | 54.7% | 20.6% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 258 | $7,832 | $63.74 | 72.6% | 35.2% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 21 | $7,820 | $55.48 | 92.1% | 61.0% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 88 | $7,820 | $90.82 | 55.3% | 66.1% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 86 | $7,819 | $70.14 | 74.2% | 51.8% |
| Toptal | App Development | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 228 | $7,819 | $62.79 | 53.8% | 36.6% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 191 | $7,812 | $39.45 | 68.4% | 30.6% |
| Toptal | App Development | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 225 | $7,806 | $86.97 | 67.9% | 19.6% |