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Writing & Translation

Top Editors on Upwork

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Freelancers

17

with $10K+ public earnings

Combined earned

$2.81M

band profiles counted at the floor

Median earned

$83.2K

median rate $25/hr

Combined jobs

7,017

across the top 17

#	Freelancer	Earned	Jobs	Rating	Rate	Score
1	MRMatt R.Senior Editor, Proofreader & WriterEditorsUnited States	$903K	2,023	4.9 / 5(1,112)	$45/hr	77
2	CVCarrie V.Expert Content Writer and EditorContent WritersUnited States	$315K	217	5.0 / 5(120)	$42/hr	74
3	LJLouisa J.Copyeditor and ProofreaderEditorsUnited Kingdom	$262K	566	4.9 / 5(384)	$25/hr	73
4	RGRuben G.Portuguese Translator, Proofreader, Editor (Portugal/Brazil - English)EditorsPortugal	$235K	326	4.9 / 5(309)	$18/hr	72
5	CLChristine L.Professional Editor and ProofreaderEditorsUnited States	$231K	637	4.9 / 5(362)	$30/hr	72
6	AHAndrew H.Academic English: Editing and ProofreadingEditorsUnited Kingdom	$184K	1,265	5.0 / 5(761)	$18/hr	72
7	CDCecilia D.Curriculum Development and Review/Translation/ Editing/ ProofreadingEditorsUnited States	$180K	327	5.0 / 5(158)	$32/hr	72
8	HAHaytham A.Expert U.S. Editor & Consultant for Wiki-based EncyclopediasEditorsUnited States	$102K	161	4.9 / 5(81)	$90/hr	70
9	TATsige A.Wiki, Ghost Writer, High-quality Back Link & SEOEditorsEthiopia	$83.2K	385	4.9 / 5(97)	$30/hr	69
10	KPKaylee P.Copyediting, Line Editing, Proofreading, and CopywritingEditorsUnited States	$66.5K	246	4.8 / 5(101)	$20/hr	68
11	OAOluwabukola A.Experienced Proofreader, AI Content Editor \| Alpha/Beta ReaderEditorsNigeria	$62.8K	223	4.9 / 5(122)	$20/hr	68
12	VMVictoria M.Research, Thesis, Dissertation, Editing, Proofread \| Technical WritingTechnical WritersNigeria	$41.6K	133	5.0 / 5(69)	$20/hr	67
13	IAIqra A.Copy Editor \| Proofreader \| Document Formatting & Presentation DesignPresentation DesignersPakistan	$41.2K	204	5.0 / 5(93)	$18/hr	67
14	ECErin C.Romance Ghostwriter & Fiction EditorEditorsUnited States	$36.5K	50	4.9 / 5(22)	$40/hr	66
15	VTVan Trung N.Video Editor \| Short-Form, YouTube, Tiktok, Meta Ads, VSL & AI UGCVideo EditorsVietnam	$25.1K	178	4.9 / 5(46)	$15/hr	65
16	TCTina C.SEO Content Strategist & Editor \| Technical Writing \| Copywriting, B2BTechnical WritersUnited States	$21.2K	27	5.0 / 5(11)	$35/hr	65
17	FHFatima H.Developmental and Copy Editor / Book Editor / ProofreaderEditorsPakistan	$16.6K	49	4.9 / 5(18)	$20/hr	63

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