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 22 of 78
| Platform | Category | Experience | Region | Project type | Jobs done | Earnings↓ | Hourly rate | Success rate | Rehire rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upwork | App Development | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 38 | $7,340 | $19.88 | 99.9% | 41.5% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 106 | $7,340 | $18.55 | 85.5% | 42.2% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 198 | $7,338 | $98.52 | 80.9% | 40.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Expert | USA | Hourly | 74 | $7,335 | $32.41 | 89.6% | 50.6% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 10 | $7,329 | $41.81 | 90.2% | 51.7% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 255 | $7,324 | $95.99 | 77.7% | 31.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 137 | $7,321 | $30.26 | 73.3% | 68.4% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 232 | $7,315 | $27.13 | 79.0% | 77.7% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Expert | UK | Fixed | 239 | $7,310 | $53.19 | 56.1% | 73.8% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 238 | $7,307 | $20.43 | 53.8% | 11.8% |
| Toptal | App Development | Expert | Asia | Hourly | 126 | $7,307 | $46.10 | 70.4% | 13.7% |
| Toptal | SEO | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 50 | $7,293 | $84.12 | 82.5% | 42.1% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 186 | $7,286 | $13.20 | 87.3% | 72.0% |
| Upwork | SEO | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 234 | $7,284 | $38.38 | 74.8% | 35.4% |
| Upwork | SEO | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 296 | $7,282 | $64.41 | 61.4% | 70.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 116 | $7,277 | $8.34 | 98.5% | 11.7% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 245 | $7,269 | $47.15 | 53.7% | 36.8% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 115 | $7,266 | $10.83 | 72.1% | 11.5% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 71 | $7,260 | $43.66 | 97.6% | 20.8% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 234 | $7,251 | $95.26 | 99.8% | 34.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 229 | $7,238 | $20.46 | 58.7% | 31.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 160 | $7,235 | $60.99 | 69.5% | 43.4% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Expert | USA | Hourly | 218 | $7,223 | $81.92 | 95.4% | 75.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Expert | Asia | Hourly | 75 | $7,203 | $92.55 | 71.6% | 57.0% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Expert | UK | Hourly | 160 | $7,197 | $48.30 | 72.8% | 23.0% |