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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 | Graphic Design | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 247 | $9,297 | $22.22 | 71.7% | 45.4% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 193 | $9,295 | $82.22 | 58.2% | 45.7% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 190 | $9,289 | $54.80 | 73.0% | 40.1% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 150 | $9,281 | $52.72 | 76.7% | 70.7% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 221 | $9,279 | $24.43 | 55.7% | 22.7% |
| Upwork | Data Entry | Expert | Canada | Fixed | 128 | $9,263 | $77.50 | 94.8% | 63.1% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Intermediate | Canada | Hourly | 107 | $9,253 | $22.22 | 90.3% | 66.2% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 81 | $9,248 | $16.66 | 57.4% | 79.9% |
| PeoplePerHour | Digital Marketing | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 36 | $9,247 | $80.46 | 75.8% | 51.0% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 188 | $9,245 | $58.14 | 78.3% | 51.8% |
| Toptal | Content Writing | Expert | Europe | Hourly | 62 | $9,241 | $63.01 | 88.1% | 12.8% |
| Upwork | App Development | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 33 | $9,232 | $49.61 | 95.8% | 63.2% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Middle East | Fixed | 110 | $9,225 | $40.51 | 94.0% | 19.3% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Beginner | Australia | Fixed | 104 | $9,224 | $80.13 | 84.2% | 43.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | SEO | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 7 | $9,217 | $33.15 | 84.9% | 18.6% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 281 | $9,198 | $76.24 | 74.0% | 19.1% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Beginner | Australia | Hourly | 296 | $9,191 | $30.99 | 91.9% | 32.1% |
| Freelancer | App Development | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 136 | $9,190 | $55.37 | 57.6% | 15.1% |
| Freelancer | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Australia | Fixed | 196 | $9,186 | $36.92 | 61.2% | 16.3% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Intermediate | Europe | Hourly | 121 | $9,186 | $31.06 | 58.8% | 72.8% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 266 | $9,181 | $8.26 | 85.8% | 10.0% |
| Fiverr | Data Entry | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 146 | $9,179 | $96.20 | 71.1% | 67.5% |
| PeoplePerHour | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 271 | $9,177 | $38.00 | 73.1% | 76.2% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 125 | $9,172 | $19.41 | 90.9% | 62.9% |
| Toptal | Data Entry | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 137 | $9,169 | $39.65 | 95.3% | 68.0% |