This statistic depicts the income distribution of gig economy workers' annual income in the United States in 2018. During the survey, 11 percent of respondents reported making 100,000 or more U.S. dollars annually as a gig economy worker.
Income distribution of gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018*
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Morning Consult. (September 12, 2018). Income distribution of gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/915926/gig-economy-workers-annual-income-before-taxes-us/
Morning Consult. "Income distribution of gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018*." Chart. September 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915926/gig-economy-workers-annual-income-before-taxes-us/
Morning Consult. (2018). Income distribution of gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915926/gig-economy-workers-annual-income-before-taxes-us/
Morning Consult. "Income Distribution of Gig Economy Workers in The U.S. in 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915926/gig-economy-workers-annual-income-before-taxes-us/
Morning Consult, Income distribution of gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915926/gig-economy-workers-annual-income-before-taxes-us/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Income distribution of gig economy workers in the U.S. in 2018* [Graph], Morning Consult, September 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/915926/gig-economy-workers-annual-income-before-taxes-us/