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Top Business Development Directors on Upwork
Freelancers
23
with $10K+ public earnings
Combined earned
$3.50M
band profiles counted at the floor
Median earned
$100.0K
median rate $35/hr
Combined jobs
1,480
across the top 23
What they charge
Most business development directors on Upwork charge $20–95/hr.
Median $35/hr across 23 business development directors 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
- Philippines · 4$20/hr
- United States · 4$125/hr
Countries with three or more profiles; the number is how many.
Do top earners charge more?
Top quarter by earnings$80/hr
Everyone else$30/hr
Median hourly rate; the top quarter is 6 profiles.
How much do business development directors charge on Upwork?
Most charge $20–95/hr, and the median is $35/hr. That is the middle half of the hourly rates on the public profiles of 23 business development directors on Upwork with $10K+ in public earnings, as of Nov 12, 2026.
What do business development directors in Philippines charge on Upwork?
The median rate for business development directors in Philippines is $20/hr, across 4 profiles; for comparison, United States $125/hr, as of Nov 12, 2026.
Do the highest-earning business development directors charge more?
The top quarter by lifetime earnings charge a median $80/hr, 158% more than the rest ($30/hr). Earnings grow with hours and repeat clients as much as with rate.
How many business development directors on Upwork are Top Rated?
70% of the 23 business development directors on Upwork with $10K+ in public earnings hold Top Rated or Top Rated Plus. The median Job Success Score is 100%.
Cite this: “Most business development directors on Upwork charge $20–95/hr. Median $35/hr. (Upwork Insights, Nov 12, 2026)” How we measure
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