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Top freelancers in New York

The top earner in New York makes $40k a month, the 10th $11k. 308 freelancers earn on Upwork there; the top 100 by MRR below.Data updated Nov 7

Top earners in New York

#FreelancerMRR
1JMJeffrey M.Senior Web Developer/Full Stack$40k
2VNVirgil N.Senior AI Engineer & Full-Stack Developer | SaaS MVP Technical Lead$32k
3AKAbhinav K.Lovable.dev Base44 Supabase | Lovable Expert | Full Stack AI & MVP$25k
4JBJohn B.Private Equity | General Atlantic | Consultant | Pricing | Wharton MBA$21k
5BPBrian P.AI & ML | Data Science | Rust, Backend | Software Development | Ph.D.$15k
6SGSusanna G.Principal Brand Strategy & Comunications Consultant$15k
7CRChristian R.GEO / AI / SEO Consultant | Local & Technical SEO | Content Strategist$13k
8KMKelly M.Commercial Photography$12k
9AGAndre G.Brand Identity Designer | Strategic Visual Identity Specialist$11k
10WAWilliam A.Google Ads Expert - Google Ads Manager - Google Ads Setup - PPC Pro$11k
11AGAdrienne G.Project Management | Construction Document Preparation, Office Design$10k
12CGCarlos G. A.Capital Raising Architect | Series A/B Decks, CIMs, Private Placement$9.2k
13DRDexter R.Web & Mobile Engineering Lead | AI & Startup Technologist$9.0k
14DJDesmond J M.Sales | Business Development | Lead Generation | Cold Calling$8.7k
15OOOzzy O.Animation, Video, Storyboard, AI Expert, 20+Years Ad Agency Experience$7.7k
16AGAlexandra G.Graphic Designer/Art Director and Illustrator$7.5k
17AZAleksandr Z.Web Design | WordPress Website Design | Figma to WordPress Developer$7.4k
18RMRyan M.Fractional Financial Advisory for Startups$7.3k
19WGWilliam G.Editing & Proofreading Services | Medical Editing, Medicine$7.2k
20MSMichael S.The Media Whisperer Public Relations$7.0k
21YPYuriy P.Revenue Operations Consultant$6.8k
22KGKathleen G.Building accessible & engaging web technologies and visualizations$6.8k
23IDIshaan D.AI Automation, Product Design & Management, & Development$6.7k
24ACAmanda C.Public Relations Leader$5.8k
25HSHiren S.QuickBooks Cleanup Specialist for VC-Backed Startups, SaaS & eCommerce$5.7k
26LJLeslie J.Bookkeeper & Operations Manager$5.5k
27AEAlexander E.Web App Development, Process Engineering, AI Automation, Databases$5.3k
28JLJulie L.UX Researcher $5.3k
29CFChris F.Senior 3D Artist | High-End CGI & Animation$5.0k
30MMMike M.AI & Quantitative Systems Architect | Ex-Hedge Fund Lead$4.9k
31DKDennis K.Spokesperson & Host | Public Speaking Coach | Strategist$4.8k
32SGSergii G.HTML5 banners | Adobe Animate Specialist$4.7k
33HGHensel G.Video & Animation | 3D Product Animation, 3D Animation, CGI$4.6k
34MMMarguerite M.Finance & cap tables: startups, SMBs, attorneys, real estate investors$4.3k
35MNMarco N.Motion Graphics, Animation, Visual Effects, Branding and Design$4.1k
36PYPiyush Y.AI ML Developer | GenAI, LLMs & RAG$4.1k
37LTLinus T.Senior Data Engineer & Analytics Consultant | Snowflake/Power BI Cert.$4.0k
38SSSeydi S.Senior WordPress Developer | Custom Builds, Performance & Support$3.9k
39BABryan Andrew F.World Class iOS & Android App Development - Design - Launch Consulting$3.8k
40JTJustin T.Video Producer & Short-Form Strategist | Content That Drives Growth$3.7k
41JWJudy W.Award-Winning PR Expert - Pitching, Writing, Booking Interviews$3.5k
42JJJames J.Data Visualization Lead | Tableau & Power BI Expert$3.5k
43SVSheida V.Meta, Google & ChatGPT Ads Expert | D2C & Lead Gen$3.3k
44MAMarc A.Video Editor for YouTube & Social Ads | Content Systems That Perform$3.0k
45CKChristina K.CRM & ERP implementation - Salesforce, Dynamics 365, NetSuite, Sage$3.0k
46MMMark M.500M+ Hard Pages Delivered | Web Scraping at Scale + AI Data Pipelines$2.8k
47SESam E.Top Rated Music Producer | Audio Engineer | Film & Media Composer$2.7k
48NWNick W.Automation Expert | Airtable PRO | Zapier PRO | CRM Developer$2.7k
49ALArtem L.Rockstar Mobile App Design Engineer$2.7k
50DDDaria D.Instructional Designer I Media Developer$2.6k
51RKRachel K.Office Coordinator Intern $2.5k
52MKMichael K.TikTok Shop + Amazon Growth | Profit Focused Operator$2.5k
53CSCraig S.Positioning, copy, and 0-to-1 GtM strategy for B2B/Enterprise Tech$2.5k
54RTRobert T.Data & AI Strategist | Claude, Snowflake, Amplitude$2.5k
55MGMorgan G.Project Managment & Production$2.5k
56KGKimberly G.Executive Assistant to CEOs | Content Creator | Podcast Producer$2.4k
57ADAdrian D.Comedy Writer | Copywriter | AI Filmmaker | Speechwriter | Stand-Up$2.4k
58GBGeoff B.Actor, Narrator, On-Camera Host/Presenter and Training Video Producer$2.4k
59TSTyler S.AI Agents, Lead Gen, Email Outreach, GTM Strategy, Base 44$2.4k
60CHChelsea H.Graphic Designer | Marketing Materials and Presentation Design Expert$2.4k
61HAHasan A.Accounting and Finance Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services$2.3k
62LFLisa F.Twenty-five Years Experience in Commercial Litigation$2.2k
63NGNick G.Web Software Engineer$2.2k
64RCRobert C.Senior Business Development, Partnerships & AI Strategy Consultant$2.2k
65CACameron A.Brand & Packaging Designer for Beauty, Skincare & CPG$2.2k
66BSBen S.Film & Video | Editing | Videography$2.1k
67AMAllison M.Expert Digital Merchandiser$2.1k
68ESEmily S.Admin Support $2.0k
69KRKassandra R.Creative Director$2.0k
70MAManny A.CPA | Strategic Tax Advisor | IRS Representation | Cost Seg. Study$2.0k
71TTTristan T.Enrolled Agent | Tax Strategy & IRS Rep for Real Estate & Construction$2.0k
72ZPZiyad P.Private AI & Systems Integration | HIPAA, EHR, FHIR, AWS/Azure$2.0k
73JPJane P.SEO Content Writer & Editor | Home Services$1.9k
74LMLeonard M.Graphic designer/ illustrator/Manga artist$1.9k
75MLMehek L.Social Media Marketing$1.9k
76MAMuhammad A.Enterprise AI & Data Architect, Generative AI, Data Engineer & Cloud$1.8k
77ECEric C.PHP Web Developer$1.8k
78SLShannon L.Salesforce Administrator | Automation & Integration Consultant$1.8k
79JFJonathan F.Music Supervisor$1.8k
80BABenazir A.Expert Corporate/Contract Lawyer with writing experience$1.8k
81JCJacob C.Senior WordPress Developer (No Page Builders) | APIs & Backend$1.8k
82LDLuke D.Creative Director / Art Director / Copywriter $1.8k
83EBEric B.Videographer + Editor | Web Design | 5 Stars Always | Top Rated | NYC$1.7k
84MRMuhammad Risyad H.Scientific Consultant, Ph.D.-level Expert in Physics, Math, Chemistry$1.7k
85VJVannessa J.Freelance Writer & Content Producer | Funny, Fast, On-Brand$1.5k
86DLDaniel L.Photographer & Videographer | Event, Commercial, Real Estate & More$1.5k
87JCJanine C.On-Camera Spokesperson | Video Host | Explainer Videos$1.5k
88KCKelsy C.Registered Dietitian | Nutrition, Wellness & Content Developer$1.5k
89JMJazzlyn M.Marketing, PR & Brand Strategy | Database Management System, Database$1.4k
90RARonald A.Digital Artist/Comic-Book-Illustrator$1.4k
91ABAwais B.AI / ML | Multi Agent systems | Voice AI$1.4k
92ACAlycia C.Creative Producer + Casting Director$1.4k
93HKHannah K.Administrative Support | Global Marketing & Communications Coordinator$1.3k
94JAJenny A.Expert Creative Designer, Copywriter, & Strategist$1.3k
95SKSerge K.Top-Rated Videographer & Content Producer in New York$1.3k
96TSThomas S.Content-Generator, Journalist, Author, and Brand Ambassador$1.3k
97DLDrew L.Brand & Visual Designer (Live Entertainment)$1.3k
98FDFilipina D.Interior Designer | Kitchen Designer | Cabinet Vision | AutoCAD | 3D$1.3k
99EWElle W.Editing & Proofreading Services$1.3k
100MMMilena M.Fashion & Tech Design | Brand Strategy | B2B & Business Growth$1.3k