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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freelancer | Web Development | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 235 | $5,934 | $98.61 | 91.9% | 28.0% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 56 | $5,932 | $50.41 | 74.8% | 29.5% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 226 | $5,924 | $12.01 | 83.9% | 32.7% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 184 | $5,923 | $48.77 | 92.2% | 43.4% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 53 | $5,918 | $7.09 | 59.1% | 24.8% |
| Upwork | App Development | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 255 | $5,912 | $7.33 | 53.4% | 33.9% |
| Upwork | SEO | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 121 | $5,899 | $89.96 | 86.3% | 11.0% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Expert | Asia | Hourly | 245 | $5,898 | $99.37 | 57.8% | 69.1% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 213 | $5,896 | $44.50 | 83.6% | 65.9% |
| Upwork | App Development | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 247 | $5,889 | $59.12 | 76.8% | 46.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 45 | $5,885 | $35.83 | 81.2% | 10.9% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 269 | $5,885 | $74.60 | 66.3% | 43.9% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 132 | $5,883 | $93.75 | 81.7% | 54.9% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Beginner | Europe | Hourly | 139 | $5,880 | $23.29 | 94.8% | 26.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 30 | $5,880 | $38.02 | 62.5% | 27.7% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 49 | $5,878 | $8.28 | 68.7% | 50.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 81 | $5,868 | $69.01 | 87.0% | 37.2% |
| Upwork | App Development | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 70 | $5,863 | $63.55 | 92.0% | 78.3% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 55 | $5,861 | $17.38 | 83.0% | 72.9% |
| Toptal | App Development | Expert | USA | Hourly | 233 | $5,850 | $98.92 | 74.9% | 42.7% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 203 | $5,847 | $68.21 | 64.2% | 56.4% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Expert | USA | Fixed | 25 | $5,842 | $99.18 | 74.7% | 43.7% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 159 | $5,839 | $87.09 | 61.5% | 46.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 176 | $5,835 | $81.57 | 94.6% | 30.8% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 152 | $5,831 | $26.67 | 87.8% | 38.6% |