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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 147 | $7,689 | $56.91 | 80.2% | 40.2% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 24 | $7,682 | $38.53 | 90.0% | 39.2% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 260 | $7,671 | $31.61 | 89.9% | 50.8% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 177 | $7,667 | $38.23 | 65.4% | 26.9% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 203 | $7,662 | $61.03 | 75.3% | 28.0% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 235 | $7,657 | $54.20 | 52.9% | 39.5% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 111 | $7,653 | $52.24 | 77.3% | 31.3% |
| Upwork | App Development | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 6 | $7,647 | $98.65 | 78.5% | 79.8% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 141 | $7,641 | $80.67 | 52.1% | 62.8% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 19 | $7,636 | $30.58 | 73.7% | 52.7% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Expert | USA | Fixed | 52 | $7,634 | $58.74 | 81.7% | 63.6% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 111 | $7,614 | $52.44 | 66.8% | 14.0% |
| Upwork | App Development | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 165 | $7,612 | $39.27 | 56.8% | 79.8% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Expert | UK | Fixed | 272 | $7,597 | $36.02 | 62.4% | 42.3% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 263 | $7,593 | $43.35 | 51.1% | 21.2% |
| Toptal | App Development | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 103 | $7,591 | $36.39 | 99.5% | 47.8% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 84 | $7,591 | $89.21 | 68.8% | 13.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 203 | $7,583 | $75.53 | 88.0% | 43.8% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 9 | $7,579 | $52.86 | 94.5% | 13.1% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 225 | $7,579 | $79.97 | 61.0% | 52.0% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 119 | $7,577 | $33.05 | 55.9% | 14.2% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 247 | $7,556 | $37.43 | 84.0% | 51.6% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 180 | $7,535 | $81.50 | 88.6% | 36.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Expert | USA | Fixed | 228 | $7,532 | $25.17 | 58.5% | 12.8% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 100 | $7,526 | $44.39 | 88.5% | 42.8% |