Income data
How Much Do Freelancing & Consulting Side Hustles Make With AI?
Computed from our 10 sourced Freelancing & Consulting cases, with each figure's evidence level. See the full model guide on the Freelancing & Consulting page.
Updated October 20, 2026Freelancing & Consulting guide
Summary: 3 of our 10 sourced Freelancing & Consulting cases report a monthly figure. As reported, those figures run from $670 to $15,000 a month, with a median of $3,000. Evidence: 7 independently documented, 1 source-supported, 2 self-reported. These are what each source reports, not typical results.
Cases
Every Freelancing & Consulting case, highest reported monthly figure first
Tony Dong
CA$238,000 projected for 2023 (about $180,000)Independently DocumentedFreelancing & Consulting, about $15,000 a month as reportedSean, Provo, Utah (Side Hustle School episode 3103)
Close to $3,000/moSelf-ReportedFreelancing & Consulting, about $3,000 a month as reportedNicole Cueto
$670 a month on averageIndependently DocumentedFreelancing & Consulting, about $670 a month as reportedCami (@camiinthisthang)
$30,000+ totalSelf-ReportedFreelancing & ConsultingSultan Ali
More than $3,500 totalIndependently DocumentedFreelancing & ConsultingGabrielle Gerbus
$33,200 so far in 2023Independently DocumentedFreelancing & ConsultingRyan Adams
About $31,000 totalPartially VerifiedFreelancing & ConsultingAmanda Overcash
Nearly $8,000 in under three weeksIndependently DocumentedFreelancing & ConsultingUtkarsh Amitabh
Nearly $300,000 since January 2025, at $200 an hourIndependently DocumentedFreelancing & ConsultingMo Zohourian
$100/hourIndependently DocumentedFreelancing & Consulting
FAQ
Common questions
How much do Freelancing & Consulting side hustles make with AI?
3 of our 10 sourced Freelancing & Consulting cases report a monthly figure. As reported, those figures run from $670 to $15,000 a month, with a median of $3,000. Evidence: 7 independently documented, 1 source-supported, 2 self-reported.
Are these income figures verified?
Evidence split across 10 cases: 7 independently documented, 1 source-supported, 2 self-reported. Every case links its source, and self-reported figures are labelled as such.
Is the median what I can expect to earn?
No. These are published success stories, which skews them upward. Most people who try any side hustle never get written about.
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