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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 81 | $9,423 | $8.02 | 54.1% | 57.4% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 283 | $9,421 | $56.91 | 96.5% | 58.8% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 13 | $9,418 | $31.70 | 77.5% | 60.1% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Expert | USA | Fixed | 96 | $9,411 | $73.68 | 77.0% | 42.5% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 152 | $9,406 | $46.38 | 64.9% | 20.4% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 150 | $9,405 | $59.93 | 58.2% | 79.2% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 137 | $9,395 | $7.97 | 96.4% | 55.5% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 33 | $9,393 | $22.72 | 64.3% | 15.6% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 81 | $9,391 | $72.97 | 62.8% | 76.7% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 14 | $9,377 | $81.38 | 84.2% | 79.3% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Beginner | USA | Hourly | 146 | $9,377 | $22.06 | 54.4% | 28.1% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Beginner | Canada | Hourly | 125 | $9,376 | $62.03 | 63.5% | 15.7% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 23 | $9,367 | $53.08 | 79.5% | 53.9% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 193 | $9,360 | $15.20 | 84.5% | 75.9% |
| Toptal | Web Development | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 153 | $9,358 | $19.43 | 74.5% | 48.9% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 245 | $9,347 | $11.60 | 59.1% | 77.6% |
| Fiverr | SEO | Beginner | Europe | Fixed | 216 | $9,343 | $97.42 | 97.2% | 21.4% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Intermediate | UK | Hourly | 149 | $9,332 | $51.07 | 59.2% | 37.7% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Expert | Middle East | Hourly | 72 | $9,332 | $47.11 | 62.0% | 58.4% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Expert | UK | Fixed | 33 | $9,328 | $24.68 | 58.5% | 22.7% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 170 | $9,320 | $18.61 | 95.7% | 45.9% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Expert | Asia | Hourly | 6 | $9,313 | $64.94 | 88.2% | 46.8% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 282 | $9,312 | $80.35 | 53.0% | 46.5% |
| Freelancer | Data Entry | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 264 | $9,311 | $58.48 | 51.6% | 50.0% |
| Toptal | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 182 | $9,310 | $53.06 | 55.5% | 35.4% |