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=== Is there disparity in earnings of high quality freelancers in Upwork? === | === Is there disparity in earnings of high quality freelancers in Upwork? === | ||
To answer this question, we surveyed 500 high quality profiles(Top rated plus, top rated and rising talent) of U.S, Philippines and India freelancers. The methodology involved extracting the maximum and minimum hourly rate indicated in profiles of these freelancers. As such, it involved going through each URL search page. Each URL contains 10 profiles. The main disadvantage of this method is that freelancers who charge the maximum rates is way less compared to freelancers who charge the minimum rates; hence the average wage rate may not be realistic. However, our main objective was to understand whether there is disparity in hourly rates of these freelancers coming from different countries. We found that<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HEX9PT_YXkz-eua9tR-FFx-s6gAr-7ZoTmbW8RbRqYE/edit#gid=1577200157</ref>; | If there is a disparity in earnings of high quality freelancers from different countries, clients will shift to countries where hourly rate is lower. That will ensure revenue safety for the platform. To answer this question, we surveyed 500 high quality profiles(Top rated plus, top rated and rising talent) of U.S, Philippines and India freelancers. The methodology involved extracting the maximum and minimum hourly rate indicated in profiles of these freelancers. As such, it involved going through each URL search page. Each URL contains 10 profiles. The main disadvantage of this method is that freelancers who charge the maximum rates is way less compared to freelancers who charge the minimum rates; hence the average wage rate may not be realistic. However, our main objective was to understand whether there is disparity in hourly rates of these freelancers coming from different countries. We found that<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HEX9PT_YXkz-eua9tR-FFx-s6gAr-7ZoTmbW8RbRqYE/edit#gid=1577200157</ref>; | ||
* U.S freelancers earn more than twice the hourly rate of Philiphines and India freelancers. | * U.S freelancers earn more than twice the hourly rate of Philiphines and India freelancers. | ||