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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upwork | SEO | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 35 | $6,540 | $45.41 | 98.7% | 21.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 84 | $6,536 | $7.91 | 91.5% | 13.0% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Expert | UK | Fixed | 250 | $6,523 | $71.24 | 90.6% | 51.2% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 105 | $6,520 | $57.41 | 81.6% | 68.6% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 183 | $6,517 | $25.25 | 98.7% | 57.6% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 261 | $6,516 | $76.14 | 66.8% | 45.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Expert | UK | Fixed | 29 | $6,498 | $68.56 | 63.3% | 65.5% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 162 | $6,496 | $76.12 | 99.6% | 75.2% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 296 | $6,494 | $34.77 | 66.2% | 33.3% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 71 | $6,476 | $63.46 | 53.9% | 14.0% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 182 | $6,473 | $46.71 | 78.5% | 59.7% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 275 | $6,471 | $17.37 | 84.8% | 40.7% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 278 | $6,471 | $40.63 | 96.4% | 12.7% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 20 | $6,465 | $25.69 | 68.8% | 57.8% |
| Upwork | SEO | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 145 | $6,463 | $81.14 | 83.5% | 64.3% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 10 | $6,462 | $64.68 | 92.6% | 59.9% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 29 | $6,456 | $30.46 | 61.6% | 63.9% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Expert | UK | Hourly | 211 | $6,455 | $44.01 | 52.6% | 55.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 246 | $6,435 | $88.63 | 52.0% | 32.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 145 | $6,432 | $34.42 | 56.6% | 28.8% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 248 | $6,431 | $53.73 | 57.0% | 48.4% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Expert | UK | Fixed | 111 | $6,422 | $8.99 | 81.0% | 48.4% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 29 | $6,415 | $30.28 | 94.7% | 25.3% |
| Upwork | App Development | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 18 | $6,407 | $59.70 | 76.6% | 45.6% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 262 | $6,395 | $82.69 | 68.0% | 37.1% |