This statistic shows the share of high-earning independent workers earning 100,000 U.S. dollars or more in the United States from 2011 to 2022. At the time of the survey, about 20.37 percent of respondents reported earning 100,000 U.S. dollars or more in 2022, compared to 12.5 percent of respondents in 2011.
Share of full-time high-earning independent workers in the U.S. from 2011 to 2022
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MBO Partners. (February 17, 2023). Share of full-time high-earning independent workers in the U.S. from 2011 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/917979/gig-economy-share-high-earning-independent-workers-us/
MBO Partners. "Share of full-time high-earning independent workers in the U.S. from 2011 to 2022." Chart. February 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917979/gig-economy-share-high-earning-independent-workers-us/
MBO Partners. (2023). Share of full-time high-earning independent workers in the U.S. from 2011 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917979/gig-economy-share-high-earning-independent-workers-us/
MBO Partners. "Share of Full-time High-earning Independent Workers in The U.S. from 2011 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917979/gig-economy-share-high-earning-independent-workers-us/
MBO Partners, Share of full-time high-earning independent workers in the U.S. from 2011 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917979/gig-economy-share-high-earning-independent-workers-us/ (last visited September 28, 2023)
Share of full-time high-earning independent workers in the U.S. from 2011 to 2022 [Graph], MBO Partners, February 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/917979/gig-economy-share-high-earning-independent-workers-us/