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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiverr | Web Development | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 264 | $4,561 | $27.89 | 75.4% | 29.5% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 144 | $4,559 | $66.53 | 54.6% | 64.8% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Expert | USA | Hourly | 25 | $4,557 | $13.97 | 64.1% | 71.0% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 210 | $4,555 | $79.45 | 70.5% | 69.6% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 253 | $4,553 | $21.88 | 53.9% | 51.0% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 184 | $4,547 | $20.79 | 65.5% | 67.2% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 23 | $4,544 | $21.30 | 60.5% | 50.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 228 | $4,537 | $61.61 | 63.8% | 72.8% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Expert | UK | Hourly | 88 | $4,524 | $67.09 | 83.4% | 44.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 130 | $4,512 | $11.92 | 73.0% | 30.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 19 | $4,503 | $67.41 | 58.7% | 45.0% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 118 | $4,501 | $47.50 | 71.6% | 49.9% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 152 | $4,492 | $71.07 | 66.4% | 32.4% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 123 | $4,485 | $55.15 | 93.7% | 18.6% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Expert | USA | Fixed | 140 | $4,482 | $9.25 | 69.0% | 34.4% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 169 | $4,478 | $94.12 | 54.0% | 49.5% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Expert | Asia | Hourly | 281 | $4,467 | $42.52 | 72.2% | 21.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 102 | $4,462 | $20.24 | 73.1% | 73.7% |
| Toptal | App Development | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 273 | $4,461 | $64.16 | 56.9% | 25.8% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Expert | USA | Hourly | 35 | $4,459 | $35.82 | 93.5% | 30.1% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 225 | $4,457 | $71.19 | 96.4% | 21.4% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Expert | UK | Fixed | 282 | $4,453 | $19.12 | 89.5% | 40.4% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 178 | $4,451 | $30.57 | 50.3% | 10.6% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 19 | $4,444 | $10.53 | 59.6% | 46.3% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 206 | $4,442 | $87.12 | 74.6% | 48.7% |