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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 | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 11 | $4,166 | $79.18 | 96.8% | 63.8% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Expert | UK | Fixed | 205 | $4,164 | $39.52 | 74.3% | 42.8% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 37 | $4,152 | $19.25 | 60.3% | 22.5% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 38 | $4,152 | $64.17 | 72.6% | 20.0% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 189 | $4,144 | $75.13 | 52.2% | 13.6% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 75 | $4,140 | $47.89 | 86.2% | 49.8% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Expert | Asia | Hourly | 31 | $4,139 | $54.46 | 69.9% | 30.8% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Expert | UK | Fixed | 172 | $4,136 | $65.22 | 52.3% | 77.2% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 141 | $4,124 | $19.02 | 95.7% | 47.2% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 82 | $4,103 | $32.58 | 98.8% | 18.8% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 171 | $4,099 | $63.82 | 71.0% | 42.6% |
| Toptal | App Development | Expert | USA | Hourly | 185 | $4,091 | $84.38 | 85.2% | 50.0% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 275 | $4,088 | $92.99 | 93.2% | 52.2% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 160 | $4,077 | $32.67 | 80.3% | 75.0% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 121 | $4,074 | $82.62 | 52.3% | 13.2% |
| Fiverr | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 87 | $4,063 | $67.55 | 91.6% | 43.2% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 285 | $4,055 | $73.24 | 93.2% | 65.8% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 219 | $4,030 | $55.41 | 57.1% | 17.1% |
| Upwork | SEO | Expert | Asia | Hourly | 181 | $4,000 | $65.77 | 64.7% | 60.5% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 217 | $3,998 | $56.54 | 85.6% | 52.1% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 298 | $3,998 | $52.32 | 93.9% | 76.7% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 16 | $3,997 | $83.53 | 74.8% | 77.9% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 187 | $3,994 | $35.10 | 74.8% | 72.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 148 | $3,994 | $19.95 | 61.4% | 57.6% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 211 | $3,994 | $39.32 | 56.1% | 61.8% |