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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 72 | $5,179 | $34.09 | 77.0% | 33.9% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 241 | $5,177 | $86.73 | 64.0% | 13.4% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Intermediate | Australia | Fixed | 59 | $5,161 | $94.19 | 50.6% | 25.4% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 149 | $5,155 | $69.81 | 72.6% | 70.5% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 289 | $5,151 | $18.42 | 76.8% | 61.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 151 | $5,138 | $95.22 | 98.8% | 38.0% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 228 | $5,137 | $65.18 | 97.7% | 71.2% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 235 | $5,136 | $22.47 | 55.4% | 48.9% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 268 | $5,130 | $27.11 | 93.7% | 48.5% |
| Upwork | App Development | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 7 | $5,128 | $91.32 | 96.8% | 78.8% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 279 | $5,124 | $29.85 | 76.2% | 34.2% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Expert | USA | Hourly | 30 | $5,123 | $96.37 | 98.6% | 50.5% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Expert | USA | Hourly | 40 | $5,113 | $54.12 | 67.4% | 71.6% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 164 | $5,111 | $27.75 | 53.9% | 54.1% |
| Toptal | App Development | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 251 | $5,110 | $85.90 | 54.2% | 31.7% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 140 | $5,109 | $16.57 | 58.5% | 52.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 49 | $5,101 | $52.46 | 72.7% | 50.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 286 | $5,087 | $43.26 | 83.0% | 31.6% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 211 | $5,080 | $54.15 | 89.0% | 14.8% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 202 | $5,074 | $56.00 | 51.9% | 39.7% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 71 | $5,074 | $59.90 | 60.1% | 73.7% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 26 | $5,070 | $68.62 | 77.8% | 10.9% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 31 | $5,061 | $30.81 | 55.4% | 26.6% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 54 | $5,059 | $13.03 | 95.5% | 76.4% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 103 | $5,054 | $97.92 | 59.3% | 17.2% |