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Where Upwork freelancers earn the most

The United States has the most freelancers, and its typical earner makes the most of any country with 500+ earners: $2,534 a month. Open a country for its leaderboard and cities.

207 countries

Countries on Upwork, sorted by earning $1k+/mo
#Country
1Philippines9,117 of 56,323 earn $1k+$1.6k
2United States8,098 of 62,091 earn $1k+$2.5k
3Pakistan5,697 of 52,948 earn $1k+$1.9k
4India5,344 of 45,859 earn $1k+$2.1k
5Ukraine2,137 of 14,291 earn $1k+$2.3k
6Nigeria1,026 of 13,809 earn $1k+$1.6k
7Bangladesh986 of 14,996 earn $1k+$1.7k
8United Kingdom941 of 10,712 earn $1k+$2.1k
9Canada784 of 7,136 earn $1k+$2.4k
10Colombia658 of 4,578 earn $1k+$1.9k
11Brazil630 of 4,648 earn $1k+$2.1k
12Mexico624 of 3,564 earn $1k+$1.9k
13Egypt558 of 6,385 earn $1k+$1.7k
14Argentina539 of 4,641 earn $1k+$2.1k
15Venezuela498 of 3,245 earn $1k+$1.7k
16Serbia474 of 4,016 earn $1k+$1.9k
17Spain450 of 4,023 earn $1k+$2.2k
18Indonesia434 of 5,729 earn $1k+$1.6k
19Vietnam392 of 3,463 earn $1k+$1.9k
20Poland378 of 2,853 earn $1k+$2.7k
21Turkey360 of 3,517 earn $1k+$2.1k
22Germany336 of 3,843 earn $1k+$2.0k
23United Arab Emirates282 of 2,720 earn $1k+$2.6k
24South Africa274 of 2,548 earn $1k+$1.9k
25Australia270 of 2,970 earn $1k+$1.7k
26Nicaragua259 of 1,207 earn $1k+$1.7k
27Dominican Republic253 of 1,226 earn $1k+$1.6k
28China241 of 2,006 earn $1k+$2.0k
29Italy237 of 3,096 earn $1k+$1.9k
30Portugal227 of 2,011 earn $1k+$2.2k
31Armenia224 of 1,832 earn $1k+$2.5k
32Romania223 of 2,286 earn $1k+$2.3k
33France219 of 2,885 earn $1k+$2.1k
34Kenya214 of 3,243 earn $1k+$1.6k
35Honduras204 of 1,029 earn $1k+$1.9k
36Georgia183 of 1,627 earn $1k+$2.1k
37El Salvador180 of 839 earn $1k+$1.8k
38Macedonia174 of 1,753 earn $1k+$1.9k
39Jamaica164 of 1,010 earn $1k+$1.7k
40Morocco160 of 1,708 earn $1k+$1.7k
41Ethiopia142 of 1,610 earn $1k+$1.8k
42Sri Lanka133 of 1,582 earn $1k+$1.7k
43Tunisia123 of 1,246 earn $1k+$1.8k
44Bulgaria120 of 1,161 earn $1k+$2.6k
45Netherlands117 of 1,538 earn $1k+$1.9k
46Ecuador116 of 637 earn $1k+$1.8k
47Peru115 of 790 earn $1k+$2.2k
48Thailand112 of 1,118 earn $1k+$2.0k
49Albania104 of 1,029 earn $1k+$2.0k
50Greece103 of 1,051 earn $1k+$1.9k
51Bosnia and Herzegovina98 of 904 earn $1k+$2.2k
52Japan96 of 1,269 earn $1k+$1.9k
53Bolivia93 of 397 earn $1k+$1.6k
54Nepal89 of 1,190 earn $1k+$2.1k
55Kazakhstan89 of 762 earn $1k+$2.1k
56Croatia82 of 808 earn $1k+$2.3k
57Guatemala82 of 369 earn $1k+$2.2k
58Hungary81 of 713 earn $1k+$2.2k
59Malaysia78 of 1,138 earn $1k+$1.7k
60Costa Rica76 of 515 earn $1k+$2.5k
61Ireland75 of 844 earn $1k+$2.1k
62Israel72 of 682 earn $1k+$2.6k
63South Korea72 of 677 earn $1k+$1.8k
64Finland66 of 569 earn $1k+$2.4k
65Chile66 of 501 earn $1k+$1.8k
66Madagascar61 of 569 earn $1k+$1.9k
67Uruguay60 of 401 earn $1k+$2.7k
68Moldova59 of 595 earn $1k+$1.6k
69Lebanon59 of 443 earn $1k+$1.9k
70Sweden58 of 817 earn $1k+$1.8k
71Czech Republic58 of 669 earn $1k+$2.3k
72Montenegro57 of 393 earn $1k+$2.2k
73New Zealand51 of 622 earn $1k+$1.8k
74Taiwan51 of 400 earn $1k+$1.9k
75Panama49 of 255 earn $1k+$2.1k
76Algeria48 of 731 earn $1k+$1.9k
77Palestinian Territories48 of 677 earn $1k+$2.3k
78Singapore47 of 486 earn $1k+$2.3k
79Austria46 of 544 earn $1k+$1.9k
80Switzerland45 of 573 earn $1k+$2.4k
81Lithuania45 of 452 earn $1k+$2.4k
82Estonia44 of 398 earn $1k+$2.4k
83Belize42 of 164 earn $1k+$1.5k
84Ghana38 of 419 earn $1k+$1.8k
85Uzbekistan37 of 476 earn $1k+$1.9k
86Latvia37 of 387 earn $1k+$1.9k
87Hong Kong35 of 326 earn $1k+$1.7k
88Belgium33 of 499 earn $1k+$2.1k
89Cyprus33 of 296 earn $1k+$1.9k
90Paraguay32 of 133 earn $1k+$2.0k
91Benin29 of 342 earn $1k+$1.7k
92Slovakia28 of 323 earn $1k+$1.9k
93Saudi Arabia27 of 602 earn $1k+$1.7k
94Azerbaijan25 of 266 earn $1k+$2.0k
95Denmark23 of 370 earn $1k+$2.7k
96Jordan23 of 304 earn $1k+$2.4k
97Norway22 of 390 earn $1k+$1.8k
98Slovenia22 of 301 earn $1k+$4.0k
99Kyrgyzstan21 of 230 earn $1k+$4.4k
100Zimbabwe17 of 207 earn $1k+ā€“