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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 | Digital Marketing | Beginner | Asia | Fixed | 296 | $9,044 | $91.37 | 98.1% | 55.4% |
| Fiverr | Graphic Design | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 221 | $9,039 | $27.59 | 78.0% | 19.4% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Intermediate | Asia | Hourly | 258 | $9,038 | $59.92 | 82.4% | 34.7% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Expert | Middle East | Fixed | 214 | $9,037 | $47.31 | 77.7% | 35.5% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 180 | $9,033 | $58.02 | 91.6% | 10.4% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 232 | $9,032 | $63.66 | 82.8% | 75.1% |
| Freelancer | SEO | Beginner | USA | Fixed | 45 | $9,027 | $45.29 | 93.4% | 77.3% |
| Fiverr | Web Development | Expert | Europe | Fixed | 67 | $9,023 | $41.14 | 67.7% | 69.0% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 273 | $9,015 | $49.86 | 54.7% | 76.4% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Beginner | Asia | Hourly | 297 | $9,012 | $67.99 | 51.2% | 50.4% |
| Upwork | Web Development | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 215 | $9,006 | $8.70 | 51.0% | 22.0% |
| Upwork | Customer Support | Intermediate | Asia | Fixed | 159 | $9,005 | $62.79 | 77.6% | 63.9% |
| Fiverr | App Development | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 71 | $9,003 | $26.20 | 69.8% | 41.2% |
| PeoplePerHour | Web Development | Intermediate | Middle East | Hourly | 26 | $8,995 | $40.59 | 93.4% | 46.4% |
| Freelancer | Digital Marketing | Intermediate | USA | Fixed | 204 | $8,995 | $43.03 | 91.1% | 59.1% |
| Toptal | Graphic Design | Intermediate | UK | Fixed | 160 | $8,989 | $44.21 | 98.8% | 35.4% |
| PeoplePerHour | App Development | Expert | Asia | Fixed | 40 | $8,987 | $20.81 | 79.3% | 41.6% |
| Freelancer | Customer Support | Intermediate | Canada | Fixed | 34 | $8,978 | $6.62 | 62.5% | 28.8% |
| Upwork | Graphic Design | Expert | UK | Fixed | 179 | $8,974 | $55.90 | 97.5% | 36.8% |
| Freelancer | Content Writing | Beginner | UK | Fixed | 139 | $8,968 | $82.56 | 52.9% | 66.7% |
| PeoplePerHour | Customer Support | Expert | USA | Hourly | 247 | $8,957 | $59.27 | 63.4% | 58.4% |
| Upwork | Content Writing | Beginner | Canada | Fixed | 163 | $8,947 | $16.39 | 83.1% | 11.2% |
| Toptal | Customer Support | Intermediate | Europe | Fixed | 76 | $8,946 | $77.69 | 88.8% | 18.8% |
| Fiverr | Customer Support | Beginner | UK | Hourly | 55 | $8,937 | $65.17 | 58.0% | 61.6% |
| Freelancer | Web Development | Intermediate | USA | Hourly | 197 | $8,935 | $82.97 | 63.3% | 41.7% |