Data
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%
Filter the data
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
Browse the raw data
1,950 rows · page 19 of 78
| Platform | Category | Experience | Region | Project type | Jobs done | Earnings↓ | Hourly rate | Success rate | Rehire rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upwork | Customer Support | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 189 | $7,800 | $91.24 | 71.3% | 23.2% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 111 | $7,799 | $61.03 | 84.5% | 75.1% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 176 | $7,788 | $40.09 | 56.4% | 49.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Expert | USA | Hourly | 255 | $7,769 | $47.61 | 52.2% | 27.7% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 220 | $7,767 | $15.71 | 96.5% | 58.4% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 253 | $7,765 | $78.90 | 88.4% | 30.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 236 | $7,762 | $14.19 | 86.1% | 14.0% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 236 | $7,760 | $32.55 | 54.6% | 57.1% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Expert | UK | Fixed | 29 | $7,760 | $94.11 | 54.1% | 53.8% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 114 | $7,752 | $46.87 | 58.2% | 52.1% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 203 | $7,729 | $46.23 | 74.6% | 63.0% |
| Upwork | App Development | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 269 | $7,727 | $96.72 | 86.0% | 34.9% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 205 | $7,725 | $95.88 | 82.6% | 71.3% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 7 | $7,720 | $81.14 | 52.1% | 46.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 33 | $7,720 | $65.13 | 65.0% | 50.4% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 261 | $7,711 | $28.02 | 86.2% | 31.2% |
| Upwork | SEO | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 76 | $7,710 | $25.39 | 63.0% | 27.3% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 100 | $7,710 | $6.56 | 68.0% | 75.8% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 76 | $7,708 | $19.44 | 74.0% | 23.1% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 158 | $7,705 | $87.77 | 95.7% | 39.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 155 | $7,699 | $68.08 | 87.9% | 49.0% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Expert | USA | Hourly | 53 | $7,696 | $41.19 | 78.4% | 46.8% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 262 | $7,695 | $35.29 | 64.6% | 64.8% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Expert | USA | Fixed | 221 | $7,693 | $33.35 | 95.3% | 71.1% |
| Toptal | App Development | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 45 | $7,691 | $31.92 | 83.1% | 72.7% |