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Top Building Estimators on Upwork

What they charge →Upwork's hire page ↗

Freelancers

with $10K+ public earnings

Combined earned

$6.09M

band profiles counted at the floor

Median earned

$31.7K

median rate $20/hr

Combined jobs

8,011

across the top 98

What they charge

Most building estimators on Upwork charge $15–35/hr.

Median $20/hr across 99 building estimators 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. Full rate breakdown, by country and track record →

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19%

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16%

12%

the middle half: $15–35/hrmedian $20/hr99 profiles

Median rate by country

Philippines · 23$17/hr
United States · 20$65/hr
Pakistan · 16$20/hr
Sri Lanka · 7$20/hr
Canada · 5$35/hr
India · 5$20/hr

Countries with three or more profiles; the number is how many.

Do top earners charge more?

Top quarter by earnings$20/hr

Everyone else$20/hr

Median hourly rate; the top quarter is 25 profiles.

How much do building estimators charge on Upwork?

Most charge $15–35/hr, and the median is $20/hr. That is the middle half of the hourly rates on the public profiles of 99 building estimators on Upwork with $10K+ in public earnings, as of Nov 12, 2026.

What do building estimators in Philippines charge on Upwork?

The median rate for building estimators in Philippines is $17/hr, across 23 profiles; for comparison, United States $65/hr, Pakistan $20/hr, as of Nov 12, 2026.

Do the highest-earning building estimators charge more?

The top quarter by lifetime earnings charge a median $20/hr, 10% more than the rest ($20/hr). Earnings grow with hours and repeat clients as much as with rate.

How many building estimators on Upwork are Top Rated?

54% of the 99 building estimators on Upwork with $10K+ in public earnings hold Top Rated or Top Rated Plus. The median Job Success Score is 100%.

Cite this: “Most building estimators on Upwork charge $15–35/hr. Median $20/hr. (Upwork Insights, Nov 12, 2026)” How we measure

Top building estimators by earnings

#	Freelancer	Earned	Jobs	Rating	Rate	Score
1	MMMd M.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsBangladesh	$464K	1,453	100%	$18/hr	86
2	GDGlen D.MPF I HVAC I Plumbing I Fire Protection I AutoCAD I EstimatorAdjunct ProfessorsPhilippines	$339K	242	99%	$17/hr	77
3	AAAhtesham A.Expert Construction Estimator l Material Takeoff l BOQ & Cost estimateProject Budget FreelancersPakistan	$279K	903	96%	$22/hr	72
4	APAvery P.Building EstimatorAmazon Elastic Beanstalk DeveloperUnited States	$275K	85	100%	$150/hr	70
5	IKIshan K.Building EstimatorBluebeam Revu FreelancersIndia	$225K	2	5.0 / 5	$22/hr	70
6	CSChristopher S.Building EstimatorTop RatedAbm MarketersUnited States	$218K	81	100%	$40/hr	86
7	MAMary Antoniette L.Building EstimatorTop RatedBluebeam Revu FreelancersPhilippines	$211K	130	100%	$30/hr	86
8	SASahidul A.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsBangladesh	$183K	38	100%	$15/hr	72
9	JDJohn Dominic T.Building EstimatorTop RatedArbitration Law ProfessionalsPhilippines	$157K	147	100%	$30/hr	85
10	AAAllan A.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPhilippines	$148K	55	100%	$20/hr	82
11	BSBrendan S.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsUnited States	$148K	109	100%	$62/hr	74
12	HGHamza G.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsUnited Arab Emirates	$146K	220	100%	$80/hr	82
13	MPManesh P.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsIndia	$142K	18	100%	$30/hr	68
14	SPSnezana P.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsSerbia	$128K	20	100%	$20/hr	84
15	AKAndrey K.Construction estimator, ISO 9001 expertIso 9001 FreelancersUkraine	$126K	28	100%	$20/hr	74
16	WAWaqas A.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPakistan	$117K	125	100%	$35/hr	81
17	JOJennifer O.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsNigeria	$108K	1	5.0 / 5	$10/hr	70
18	JMJose Maria M.Application Support AnalystTop RatedApplication Support AnalystPhilippines	$94.5K	95	97%	$20/hr	83
19	INIsaac N.ArchiCAD DesignerTop RatedArchicad DesignersUnited States	$94.3K	174	100%	$75/hr	83
20	MSMarvelous S.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPhilippines	$90.0K	89	93%	$12/hr	79
21	SNShukoor N.Electrical & LV Estimator \| Mechanical & Fire Estimator -MIET LICENSEDTender FreelancersSri Lanka	$85.3K	183	100%	$20/hr	73
22	JXJehona X.Autodesk Architecture SpecialistAudodesk Architecture FreelancersUnited States	$82.9K	11	100%	$39/hr	66
23	HHHoong Hon Y.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsUnited States	$82.0K	75	100%	$40/hr	69
24	MCMaricar C.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPhilippines	$80.2K	30	100%	$10/hr	80
25	TNTharaka N.Building EstimatorTop RatedAutocad FreelancersSri Lanka	$78.5K	4	100%	$25/hr	83
26	DTDjordje T.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsSerbia	$76.1K	2	93%	$12/hr	67
27	JNJamaica Neil C.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPhilippines	$75.9K	170	100%	$25/hr	80
28	MUMuhammad Umer H.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsAustralia	$60.6K	103	87%	$50/hr	62
29	IAIsrar A.Construction Estimator/Quantity Surveyor/Material Take-Off ExpertMaterial Take Off FreelancersPakistan	$60.3K	69	100%	$16/hr	68
30	TCTerry C.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsUnited States	$55.6K	72	5.0 / 5	$63/hr	68
31	PRPriyanwada R.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsSri Lanka	$52.9K	4	Not rated	$7/hr	55
32	MHMudassir H.Construction Cost Estimator \| Quantity Takeoff \| Material TakeoffQuantity Surveying FreelancersPakistan	$52.3K	118	97%	$17/hr	70
33	ABAnaliza B.Building EstimatorTop RatedAutocad FreelancersPhilippines	$50.1K	6	100%	$28/hr	81
34	AEAries E.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPhilippines	$48.0K	16	95%	$15/hr	77
35	ASAbhishek S.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsUnited States	$47.9K	19	50%	$65/hr	55
36	LELawrence Eric T.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsUnited States	$46.2K	77	100%	$35/hr	78
37	KMKevin M.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPhilippines	$45.2K	41	100%	$10/hr	78
38	RCRobert C.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsUnited States	$44.5K	63	100%	$95/hr	81
39	TKTetiana K.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsUkraine	$43.4K	19	100%	$20/hr	67
40	ZFZeljko F.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsSerbia	$42.8K	4	100%	$15/hr	67
41	LHLisa H.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsUnited States	$41.9K	106	100%	$75/hr	78
42	IBIvan B.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsSerbia	$39.4K	148	88%	$10/hr	64
43	SKSethu K.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsNamibia	$39.0K	21	67%	$35/hr	59
44	EMElizabeth M.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsUnited States	$38.8K	5	100%	$55/hr	67
45	MAMaira A.BIM SpecialistBim FreelancersUnited Kingdom	$38.1K	144	100%	$80/hr	64
46	MNMark N.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsEgypt	$37.0K	48	25%	$18/hr	48
47	DMDarlene M W.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsUnited States	$34.7K	12	100%	$75/hr	77
48	PRPatrick R.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsUnited States	$33.2K	90	100%	$75/hr	63
49	PKPolina K.Bluebeam Revu FreelancerBluebeam Revu FreelancersCanada	$31.8K	18	100%	$30/hr	63
50	MAMuzamil A.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPakistan	$31.6K	118	100%	$18/hr	80
51	RSRaqib S.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPakistan	$31.2K	54	100%	$25/hr	80
52	MFMuhammad F.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsAustralia	$28.1K	253	100%	$34/hr	76
53	VBVanessa B.AutoCAD Consultant2d DesignersUnited States	$28.0K	42	100%	$95/hr	63
54	HSHannah S.AutoCAD Drafter & Sustainability Consultant \| Water & InfrastructureAutocad Civil 3d FreelancersUnited States	$28.0K	35	100%	$60/hr	69
55	RPRaji P.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsUnited States	$27.3K	43	100%	$50/hr	76
56	CECristine E.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsPhilippines	$25.7K	186	93%	$20/hr	64
57	AMAlina M.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsUkraine	$25.5K	4	100%	$25/hr	76
58	JBJonessa B.Building EstimatorTop RatedAutocad FreelancersPhilippines	$23.7K	11	100%	$20/hr	79
59	MHMehedi H.Structural Steel Detailer, Estimator, Rebar Detailer, Tekla Expert3d Drawing FreelancersBangladesh	$23.7K	70	100%	$15/hr	68
60	EMErval M.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPhilippines	$23.2K	8	100%	$12/hr	76
61	NMNikola M.Advance Steel FreelancerAdvance Steel FreelancersSerbia	$21.9K	9	5.0 / 5	$15/hr	62
62	SBSanchejan B.Bluebeam Revu FreelancerTop RatedBluebeam Revu FreelancersSri Lanka	$21.7K	75	100%	$10/hr	79
63	NKNirushan K.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsSri Lanka	$21.4K	84	100%	$20/hr	65
64	MMMike M.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsUnited States	$20.6K	31	100%	$32/hr	75
65	JRjerome ryan e.Building EstimatorTop RatedAutocad FreelancersPhilippines	$19.9K	70	100%	$15/hr	78
66	KZKhan Zishan A.Building EstimatorTop RatedBluebeam Revu FreelancersIndia	$19.3K	20	95%	$15/hr	77
67	OAOsman A.Construction Cost Estimator, Project Manager and Contracting ExpertConstruction Engineering Project ManagersCanada	$19.0K	49	5.0 / 5(16)	$35/hr	65
68	MMMark M.Building EstimatorTop RatedAurora Solar DevelopersCanada	$18.2K	55	100%	$40/hr	78
69	MMManolito M.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPhilippines	$18.1K	120	100%	$13/hr	75
70	AMAdnan M.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPakistan	$17.3K	65	100%	$20/hr	75
71	HBHira B.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPakistan	$16.6K	59	100%	$15/hr	75
72	AGAubrey G.Building EstimatorAutocad FreelancersPhilippines	$15.6K	32	100%	$20/hr	61
73	MRMarjorie R.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsCanada	$15.5K	67	90%	$35/hr	64
74	MAMd. A.AutoCAD ConsultantAutocad ConsultantsBangladesh	$14.9K	70	100%	$20/hr	61
75	RARamanesh A.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsSri Lanka	$14.8K	31	100%	$28/hr	71
76	KMKelvin M.Building EstimatorTop Rated2d DrafterKenya	$14.6K	31	92%	$35/hr	75
77	OIOgheneofejiro I.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsNigeria	$14.5K	1	Not rated	$10/hr	51
78	YAYawar A.Bluebeam Revu FreelancerTop RatedBluebeam Revu FreelancersPakistan	$14.4K	7	100%	$10/hr	77
79	HPHal P.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsCanada	$13.8K	4	Not rated	$40/hr	51
80	OSOsama S.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPakistan	$13.5K	37	100%	$25/hr	74
81	IAIzhar A.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPakistan	$13.3K	64	100%	$20/hr	74
82	RARehman A.Building EstimatorTop RatedAutocad Civil 3d FreelancersPakistan	$13.2K	45	100%	$30/hr	77
83	AHAlamdar H.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsAustralia	$12.9K	43	40%	$30/hr	48
84	MMMax M.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsUkraine	$12.9K	12	100%	$40/hr	74
85	MAMohamed A.Building EstimatorTop RatedAutocad FreelancersSri Lanka	$12.9K	26	100%	$15/hr	71
86	WBWaleed B.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPakistan	$12.8K	46	100%	$16/hr	77
87	PKPrabhsimran K.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsIndia	$12.5K	4	100%	$25/hr	63
88	JAJanina Anne G.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPhilippines	$12.4K	19	100%	$17/hr	74
89	JBJune Blyth A.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPhilippines	$12.0K	41	100%	$18/hr	74
90	JCJames Carlo M.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPhilippines	$11.9K	126	100%	$8/hr	74
91	FSFraulyne S.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPhilippines	$11.8K	6	100%	$10/hr	74
92	AAAdnan A.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPakistan	$11.7K	37	100%	$20/hr	74
93	AAAwais A.Bluebeam Revu FreelancerTop RatedBluebeam Revu FreelancersPakistan	$10.8K	29	100%	$20/hr	76
94	TDThomas Dave A.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPhilippines	$10.5K	6	100%	$20/hr	73
95	MMMyra Mae G.Building EstimatorBuilding EstimatorsPhilippines	$10.3K	20	100%	$10/hr	63
96	PVPreet V.Building EstimatorBluebeam Revu FreelancersIndia	$10.2K	9	100%	$10/hr	66
97	TKThomas K.Building EstimatorBluebeam Revu FreelancersUnited States	$10.1K	27	100%	$150/hr	63
98	MSMinhaj S.Building EstimatorTop RatedBuilding EstimatorsPakistan	$10.1K	17	100%	$15/hr	73