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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 | Digital Marketing | Expert | USA | Hourly | 101 | $9,914 | $66.76 | 92.1% | 57.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 238 | $9,914 | $88.99 | 83.3% | 31.2% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 74 | $9,911 | $52.32 | 98.3% | 31.5% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 294 | $9,902 | $71.13 | 52.6% | 64.8% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 80 | $9,900 | $15.27 | 77.1% | 36.3% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 209 | $9,896 | $32.81 | 90.4% | 38.8% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 8 | $9,885 | $20.78 | 80.9% | 38.7% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 283 | $9,872 | $84.37 | 71.2% | 45.4% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Expert | USA | Fixed | 43 | $9,871 | $46.44 | 61.9% | 19.8% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 252 | $9,868 | $97.19 | 85.2% | 38.2% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 126 | $9,862 | $5.32 | 66.4% | 49.9% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 14 | $9,858 | $9.31 | 89.3% | 30.0% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Expert | UK | Hourly | 131 | $9,854 | $88.50 | 83.9% | 23.4% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 275 | $9,849 | $33.73 | 71.8% | 26.7% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 193 | $9,846 | $61.79 | 90.2% | 57.7% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Expert | UK | Fixed | 236 | $9,838 | $24.64 | 57.4% | 61.5% |
| Toptal | App Development | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 248 | $9,836 | $24.14 | 87.8% | 39.1% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 232 | $9,835 | $22.70 | 67.5% | 62.4% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Expert | UK | Hourly | 26 | $9,820 | $76.40 | 92.9% | 20.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 123 | $9,806 | $71.37 | 90.5% | 60.4% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 34 | $9,802 | $61.95 | 98.2% | 56.4% |
| Upwork | SEO | Expert | UK | Hourly | 297 | $9,795 | $18.68 | 74.8% | 71.9% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 26 | $9,793 | $22.41 | 54.8% | 40.5% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Expert | USA | Hourly | 99 | $9,784 | $51.09 | 68.4% | 73.0% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 28 | $9,779 | $98.01 | 98.1% | 70.6% |