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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 | Data Entry | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 194 | $9,771 | $91.53 | 69.9% | 24.7% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 124 | $9,765 | $66.99 | 57.0% | 65.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 236 | $9,764 | $14.63 | 74.4% | 50.5% |
| Upwork | App Development | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 124 | $9,763 | $41.01 | 51.7% | 33.7% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 8 | $9,760 | $99.83 | 85.2% | 65.6% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 39 | $9,759 | $67.42 | 89.7% | 22.2% |
| Upwork | SEO | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 8 | $9,758 | $37.13 | 68.5% | 68.2% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 113 | $9,753 | $6.22 | 71.6% | 13.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 174 | $9,746 | $8.72 | 64.8% | 23.2% |
| Upwork | App Development | Expert | USA | Fixed | 122 | $9,744 | $83.40 | 63.0% | 16.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 135 | $9,734 | $24.52 | 91.1% | 73.2% |
| Upwork | App Development | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 199 | $9,728 | $55.54 | 54.9% | 49.6% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 265 | $9,712 | $62.48 | 52.0% | 39.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 267 | $9,709 | $72.26 | 77.5% | 76.5% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 17 | $9,694 | $60.62 | 82.5% | 74.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Expert | USA | Fixed | 293 | $9,689 | $48.35 | 53.6% | 52.0% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 94 | $9,688 | $38.89 | 55.7% | 26.3% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 108 | $9,684 | $74.92 | 93.6% | 40.6% |
| Upwork | App Development | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 78 | $9,681 | $6.25 | 55.5% | 60.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 234 | $9,681 | $89.28 | 60.3% | 17.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 19 | $9,679 | $5.30 | 51.8% | 28.2% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 119 | $9,672 | $76.77 | 85.7% | 28.8% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 278 | $9,668 | $47.45 | 94.7% | 49.1% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 282 | $9,663 | $37.47 | 69.2% | 23.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 25 | $9,662 | $25.63 | 61.6% | 59.4% |