Does Freelancer pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Freelancer employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Freelancer. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Freelancer?

85% of Freelancer employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Freelancer 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

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Freelancer reviews

4.1

85% would recommend to a friend

(8,457 total reviews)

Matt Barrie

91% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Senior management

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Freelancer has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 8,457 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Freelancer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ressources humaines et recrutement industry (3.8 stars).

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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

5.0

Jun 2, 2026

Enjoyable autonomy, but pay can be inconsistent

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Freedom from having to report to someone

Cons

Not always very consistent pay

3.0

May 31, 2026

Part-time work is good, but hours are long

Innovation manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Part time job is good

Cons

Long hours is not so good

3.0

May 31, 2026

Flexible staffing with global talent but quality issues

Entry level marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

ow office cost (no big infrastructure needed) Access to global talent Easy to scale workers up/down 24/7 work possible across time zones Pay per project (cost control)

Cons

Hard to control quality of work Communication gaps Less loyalty from freelancers Security/confidentiality risks Deadline delays possible

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