Everyone here publishes at least $10.0K in lifetime earnings on their public Upwork profile. Figures are read from the public profile and never estimated. How this works.
| # | Freelancer | Earned | Jobs | Rating | Rate | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $616K | 317 | 98% | $100/hr | 78 | |
| 2 |
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| $515K2025 |
| 9 |
| 5.0 / 5 |
| $44/hr |
| 78 |
| 3 | $500K | 960 | 4.9 / 5(733) | $40/hr | 75 |
| 4 | $465K2025 | 48 | 100% | $144/hr | 89 |
| 5 | $424K2025 | 37 | 100% | $30/hr | 88 |
| 6 | $334K2026 | 88 | 100% | $82/hr | 71 |
| 7 | $301K | 30 | 100% | $75/hr | 77 |
| 8 | $296K | 60 | 100% | $90/hr | 77 |
| 9 | $270K2025 | 136 | 100% | $75/hr | 87 |
| 10 | $205K2025 | 39 | 100% | $250/hr | 83 |
| 11 | $200K2025 | 15 | 100% | $75/hr | 83 |
| 12 | $189K2025 | 34 | 5.0 / 5 | $70/hr | 72 |
| 13 | $184K2025 | 2 | 100% | $50/hr | 72 |
| 14 | $181K | 87 | 5.0 / 5(44) | $40/hr | 72 |
| 15 | $175K2025 | 137 | 100% | $100/hr | 79 |
| 16 | $173K2025 | 15 | 100% | $35/hr | 85 |
| 17 | $155K | 41 | 5.0 / 5(13) | $65/hr | 71 |
| 18 | $151K | 19 | 100% | $150/hr | 74 |
| 19 | $148K | 270 | 4.9 / 5(167) | $8/hr | 71 |
| 20 | $143K2025 | 51 | 100% | $50/hr | 85 |
| 21 | $139K2025 | 5 | 4.8 / 5 | $125/hr | 70 |
| 22 | $135K2025 | 85 | 100% | $50/hr | 74 |
| 23 | $133K2025 | 35 | 50% | $100/hr | 55 |
| 24 | $126K2025 | 20 | 5.0 / 5 | $125/hr | 71 |
| 25 | $119K2025 | 3 | Not rated | $10/hr | 58 |
| 26 | $116K2025 | 438 | 100% | $40/hr | 71 |
| 27 | $103K2025 | 89 | 92% | $55/hr | 79 |
| 28 | $103K | 7 | 100% | $10/hr | 73 |
| 29 | $102K2025 | 156 | 100% | $60/hr | 84 |
| 30 | $94.2K2025 | 59 | 100% | $35/hr | 83 |
| 31 | $93.1K2025 | 92 | 100% | $165/hr | 83 |
| 32 | $92.9K2025 | 35 | 100% | $125/hr | 80 |
| 33 | $89.3K2025 | 15 | 100% | $10/hr | 80 |
| 34 | $86.8K2025 | 58 | 100% | $150/hr | 83 |
| 35 | $79.7K2025 | 30 | 5.0 / 5 | $250/hr | 69 |
| 36 | $77.3K2025 | 5 | 100% | $20/hr | 83 |
| 37 | $75.6K2025 | 27 | 100% | $45/hr | 80 |
| 38 | $69.2K2025 | 21 | 100% | $140/hr | 82 |
| 39 | $66.2K2025 | 14 | 5.0 / 5 | $75/hr | 69 |
| 40 | $61.8K | 11 | 100% | $50/hr | 71 |
| 41 | $61.4K2025 | 44 | 100% | $120/hr | 82 |
| 42 | $60.2K2025 | 2 | 5.0 / 5 | $10/hr | 68 |
| 43 | $58.0K2025 | 177 | 100% | $60/hr | 76 |
| 44 | $56.9K | 4 | 100% | $80/hr | 68 |
| 45 | $55.6K | 87 | 100% | $99/hr | 71 |
| 46 | $55.4K | 69 | 100% | $85/hr | 71 |
| 47 | $51.8K2025 | 146 | 97% | $98/hr | 81 |
| 48 | $50.1K | 336 | 100% | $22/hr | 68 |
| 49 | $47.4K2025 | 1 | 5.0 / 5 | $54/hr | 68 |
| 50 | $46.8K2025 | 182 | 100% | $30/hr | 81 |