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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 | Data Entry | Intermediate | Australia | Hourly | 69 | $3,730 | $83.81 | 74.8% | 60.9% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 121 | $3,722 | $24.12 | 81.7% | 24.7% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 206 | $3,722 | $56.27 | 52.9% | 37.5% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 142 | $3,721 | $82.95 | 69.5% | 33.4% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 129 | $3,717 | $82.31 | 60.1% | 55.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 142 | $3,714 | $86.80 | 81.7% | 18.8% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Australia | Fixed | 90 | $3,702 | $30.52 | 89.3% | 77.1% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Expert | Australia | Hourly | 89 | $3,701 | $58.09 | 87.9% | 69.3% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 171 | $3,697 | $34.94 | 64.0% | 10.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Intermediate | Australia | Fixed | 46 | $3,697 | $53.42 | 69.7% | 62.3% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Expert | UK | Hourly | 70 | $3,696 | $48.87 | 93.5% | 45.9% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 56 | $3,692 | $56.08 | 87.4% | 73.9% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 232 | $3,692 | $16.71 | 81.2% | 49.0% |
| Upwork | App Development | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 171 | $3,683 | $18.70 | 75.7% | 73.5% |
| Fiverr | Content Writing | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 149 | $3,665 | $78.61 | 67.5% | 51.8% |
| PeoplePerHour | Content Writing | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 73 | $3,661 | $71.72 | 54.8% | 38.6% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 188 | $3,653 | $86.47 | 69.9% | 14.6% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Expert | Asia | Hourly | 78 | $3,648 | $88.52 | 62.1% | 31.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 127 | $3,646 | $94.78 | 73.0% | 27.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | Data Entry | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 79 | $3,643 | $36.02 | 99.3% | 64.6% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 152 | $3,641 | $48.95 | 95.0% | 61.9% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Expert | Australia | Fixed | 87 | $3,632 | $14.19 | 69.4% | 50.0% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Expert | Canada | Hourly | 123 | $3,627 | $56.57 | 74.6% | 57.3% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Intermediate | Australia | Fixed | 32 | $3,626 | $73.54 | 88.5% | 57.0% |
| Upwork | Digital Marketing | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 232 | $3,625 | $60.54 | 72.0% | 12.8% |