October 22, 2026

Women freelancers charge 19% less per hour than men worldwide: $31.33 on average, against $38.66, according to Remitly’s Global Freelancer Pay Gap Report, which analyzed hourly rates from more than 58,000 freelancers on Upwork. That gap doesn’t prove clients are cheating anyone. It measures what freelancers list as their rate, and coverage of the report