This study aims to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on freelancers in the cities of Callao and Lima in 2021. This study is exploratory, non-experimental, and quantitative. Sample was composed of 397 participants selected through convenience sampling by using a survey as a technique from October 2021 to December 2021. Results show that the Freelancer’s work is unstable and their situation gets worse during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although many Peruvian freelancers work in the higher education sector, they do not overcome the average income levels even when female freelancers show their family needs. In contrast, male freelancers do not consider their performance meets their needs or overcome the average income levels. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the perception of the impact of Peruvian freelancers shows a tendency to identify improvements in female freelancers whose incomes were increasing as well as the labor hours for both male and female workers. The impact of the pandemic on Peruvian freelancers was mainly in labor hours, without any conditions of social security, labor stability and social benefits.