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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 | Data Entry | Expert | USA | Fixed | 139 | $9,537 | $49.77 | 97.8% | 61.5% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 275 | $9,534 | $81.08 | 73.7% | 47.5% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 262 | $9,528 | $32.39 | 74.9% | 40.1% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 200 | $9,520 | $21.75 | 68.3% | 28.6% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Expert | UK | Fixed | 116 | $9,514 | $58.28 | 71.9% | 21.7% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 94 | $9,513 | $60.22 | 98.6% | 23.5% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Intermediate | Australia | Fixed | 218 | $9,512 | $49.69 | 55.9% | 22.9% |
| Toptal | SEO | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 174 | $9,510 | $32.29 | 98.3% | 28.8% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Middle East | Hourly | 204 | $9,505 | $90.16 | 59.3% | 19.7% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 186 | $9,504 | $89.58 | 51.3% | 14.9% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 299 | $9,498 | $83.46 | 78.3% | 26.4% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 164 | $9,492 | $55.16 | 87.6% | 46.1% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Beginner | Middle East | Fixed | 18 | $9,492 | $50.15 | 52.8% | 22.5% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 129 | $9,487 | $71.57 | 52.0% | 23.7% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 222 | $9,486 | $63.83 | 86.9% | 34.8% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 171 | $9,482 | $45.87 | 66.3% | 12.8% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 71 | $9,482 | $27.14 | 54.3% | 53.2% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 169 | $9,479 | $50.82 | 81.5% | 14.3% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 149 | $9,471 | $89.06 | 69.7% | 76.2% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 270 | $9,462 | $68.06 | 57.4% | 39.1% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 168 | $9,450 | $56.93 | 54.2% | 41.0% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 88 | $9,442 | $26.69 | 70.7% | 51.7% |
| Toptal | SEO | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 282 | $9,437 | $94.45 | 75.8% | 32.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 238 | $9,436 | $37.41 | 54.0% | 72.2% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 109 | $9,426 | $89.38 | 80.3% | 71.6% |