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Data

The full dataset, exported as CSV, by quarter. Released as open data under CC BY-SA 4.0. For per-city source breakdowns, see the sources page.

Quarterly CSVs

Each row in the CSV is one city for one quarter. Column conventions and units are documented on the methodology page. Schema-level changes (added/removed columns) are logged on the errata page.

Live JSON snapshot

The current quarter's data, in the same shape consumed by this site's interactive map. Useful for one-off pulls or for tools that prefer JSON. Updated whenever the snapshot ships.

https://gigindex.org/data/cities.json

How to cite

If you use the Gig Index in research, journalism, or policy work, please cite it. Suggested formats below — adjust to your style guide and update the access date and quarter as appropriate.

APA
Gig Index. (2026). Gig Index: Quarterly index of gig delivery pay across cities globally [Data set]. Retrieved 2026-05-02, from https://gigindex.org/
BibTeX
@dataset{gigindex_2026,
  author       = {{Gig Index}},
  title        = {Gig Index: Quarterly index of gig delivery pay across cities globally},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://gigindex.org/},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-05-02},
  license      = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

License

The Gig Index dataset and the methodology that produces it are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license (CC BY-SA 4.0).

You are free to share and adapt the dataset for any purpose, including commercial use, provided you give appropriate credit to Gig Index and distribute any derivative work under the same license. The site code itself is separately licensed; see the repository for details.

Current snapshot · 2026-Q2 · CC BY-SA 4.0