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Top Application Engineers on Upwork
Freelancers
29
with $10K+ public earnings
Combined earned
$6.12M
band profiles counted at the floor
Median earned
$139K
median rate $25/hr
Combined jobs
3,338
across the top 29
What they charge
Most application engineers on Upwork charge $20–50/hr.
Median $25/hr across 29 application engineers 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
- India · 10$20/hr
- Pakistan · 5$25/hr
Countries with three or more profiles; the number is how many.
Do top earners charge more?
Top quarter by earnings$25/hr
Everyone else$25/hr
Median hourly rate; the top quarter is 7 profiles.
How much do application engineers charge on Upwork?
Most charge $20–50/hr, and the median is $25/hr. That is the middle half of the hourly rates on the public profiles of 29 application engineers on Upwork with $10K+ in public earnings, as of Nov 12, 2026.
What do application engineers in India charge on Upwork?
The median rate for application engineers in India is $20/hr, across 10 profiles; for comparison, Pakistan $25/hr, as of Nov 12, 2026.
Do the highest-earning application engineers charge more?
The top quarter by lifetime earnings charge a median $25/hr, about the same as the rest ($25/hr). Earnings grow with hours and repeat clients as much as with rate.
How many application engineers on Upwork are Top Rated?
38% of the 29 application engineers on Upwork with $10K+ in public earnings hold Top Rated or Top Rated Plus. The median Job Success Score is 100%.
Cite this: “Most application engineers on Upwork charge $20–50/hr. Median $25/hr. (Upwork Insights, Nov 12, 2026)” How we measure
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