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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 136 | $6,887 | $40.12 | 62.2% | 57.4% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 123 | $6,878 | $82.98 | 99.5% | 72.8% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 280 | $6,867 | $43.04 | 57.8% | 43.9% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 18 | $6,862 | $48.16 | 90.1% | 19.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 208 | $6,858 | $89.42 | 50.9% | 13.6% |
| Toptal | SEO | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 92 | $6,849 | $97.13 | 50.4% | 61.7% |
| Upwork | App Development | Intermediate | Australia | Fixed | 127 | $6,848 | $41.24 | 78.8% | 56.4% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 147 | $6,842 | $76.37 | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 193 | $6,840 | $93.83 | 64.4% | 62.2% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 137 | $6,834 | $95.66 | 98.5% | 37.1% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 291 | $6,831 | $21.44 | 60.3% | 70.3% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 59 | $6,824 | $57.28 | 67.3% | 69.1% |
| Toptal | App Development | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 225 | $6,823 | $27.10 | 68.5% | 40.1% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 143 | $6,823 | $22.54 | 75.9% | 26.6% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 291 | $6,806 | $57.57 | 53.9% | 29.3% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 70 | $6,802 | $98.01 | 99.0% | 67.5% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 115 | $6,801 | $17.95 | 79.8% | 66.2% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Intermediate | Australia | Fixed | 72 | $6,797 | $8.26 | 87.4% | 11.6% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 191 | $6,785 | $37.58 | 80.6% | 46.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 199 | $6,783 | $44.69 | 64.6% | 66.4% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Expert | USA | Hourly | 27 | $6,783 | $94.15 | 75.2% | 50.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 99 | $6,782 | $23.93 | 51.4% | 19.8% |
| Upwork | App Development | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 57 | $6,782 | $48.44 | 97.4% | 67.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 224 | $6,778 | $26.79 | 99.6% | 47.0% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 177 | $6,768 | $66.19 | 85.1% | 32.9% |