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Top Adjunct Professors on Upwork
Freelancers
24
with $10K+ public earnings
Combined earned
$12.2M
band profiles counted at the floor
Median earned
$402K
median rate $70/hr
Combined jobs
3,942
across the top 24
What they charge
Most adjunct professors on Upwork charge $50–90/hr.
Median $70/hr across 24 adjunct professors on Upwork with $10K+ in public earnings, as of Nov 12, 2026. Rates are the hourly rate each freelancer lists; fixed-price work is not in them.
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Median rate by country
- United States · 9$80/hr
Countries with three or more profiles; the number is how many.
Do top earners charge more?
Top quarter by earnings$90/hr
Everyone else$65/hr
Median hourly rate; the top quarter is 6 profiles.
How much do adjunct professors charge on Upwork?
Most charge $50–90/hr, and the median is $70/hr. That is the middle half of the hourly rates on the public profiles of 24 adjunct professors on Upwork with $10K+ in public earnings, as of Nov 12, 2026.
What do adjunct professors in United States charge on Upwork?
The median rate for adjunct professors in United States is $80/hr, across 9 profiles, as of Nov 12, 2026.
Do the highest-earning adjunct professors charge more?
The top quarter by lifetime earnings charge a median $90/hr, 40% more than the rest ($65/hr). Earnings grow with hours and repeat clients as much as with rate.
How many adjunct professors on Upwork are Top Rated?
46% of the 24 adjunct professors on Upwork with $10K+ in public earnings hold Top Rated or Top Rated Plus. The median Job Success Score is 100%.
Cite this: “Most adjunct professors on Upwork charge $50–90/hr. Median $70/hr. (Upwork Insights, Nov 12, 2026)” How we measure
Top Rated