How Much Do Indian Freelancers Earn On Average?

 

Most Indian freelancers make on average of Rs 20 lakh a year, says a report from PayPal, a digital payments platform, adding that 23% of the freelancers interviewed for the report earned Rs 60 lakh annually. The median income earned by Indian freelancers is Rs 20 lakh a year, with most work coming from online businesses. According to PayPal's surveys, Indian freelancers on average make around Rs 19 lakh a year. Beginner freelancers in India make around Rs 10,000-30,000 a month, and experienced freelancers may make as much as Rs 80000 per month, all from the comfort of their homes.

 

According to PayScale, Indian freelance writers make an average of Rs487.22 per hour, while according to Indeed, freelance writers can earn Rs16,343 a month. According to Indeed, freelance web developers in India can make monthly salaries between Rs16,000-23,500. According to a Payscale Salary Estimate Report, Web developers who are not freelancers make an average of Rs308,595 a year. According to a LinkedIn report, the median earnings of the title freelance web developer in India is Rs37,500 per month, or Rs450,000 annually.

 

According to another report by Payoneer, results from a survey of 180 countries' freelancers showed the median income for freelancers
is $21 per hour. According to AmbitionBox, the average income for a freelancer in India is Rs 4000 LPA, with an estimated monthly salary of Rs 30205-31,515 per month. As shown in the chart, freelancers with a year of experience typically earn INR 389 per hour, whereas those with five-nine years of experience earn INR 491 per hour.

 

Indian freelancers are paid a median hourly rate of $19, $2 lower than other freelancers are earning worldwide. Based on our interviews with dozens of freelancers, handpicking the best ones for the Kool Kanya marketplace, we found out that beginners freelancers make anywhere from Rs 10,000-30,000 a month in India, whereas experts may earn as much as Rs 80k per month. It takes a little bit of hard work to establish yourself as a freelancer in India, apart from this, a lot of freelancers are known for earning more than their salary jobs by managing their work properly.

 

The best part is, that a freelancer can change industries according to the demands of his skill set. In 2021, a skillful professional could make all the money he or she wants as a freelancer, and have the flexibility to determine the amount they or make according to the desired work-life balance. Freelancers working in web/mobile development, marketing, law, accounting, and other skill-based services are earning even higher, at $28 per hour, on average.

 

According to 2020 data from Freelancer Research, U.S. freelancers earned $20 on average per hour. The median hourly earning rate for Indian women freelancers has grown 42% from 2020: $22 (nearly Rs 1600) in 2022, as compared with $14 per hour (nearly Rs 1,050) in 2020. Glassdoor reckons the annual salary of a freelance graphic designer in India is Rs 5,21,505 per annum, while according to PayScale, the average hourly earnings of a freelance graphic designer are Rs 295.90 in India.