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# Upwork rates by skill: what clients offer, from real job posts

Type a skill and see the hourly rates and fixed-price budgets Upwork clients offered in the last 30 days, how many jobs there are and when they are posted. Based on 98,766 new Upwork jobs flconsole tracked; 537 skills with 200 or more jobs.

Alex Varen · Updated 15 October 2026 · Free, no sign-up

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-   **98,766** — new Upwork jobs in 30 days
-   **537** — skills with 200+ jobs
-   **323/day** — Graphic Design jobs, the most of any skill

## Look up a skill

Skill

### Graphic Design

-   **$16–$30/hr** — hourly rate clients offer, middle half (median $24)
-   **$25–$300** — fixed-price budget, middle half (median $100)
-   **323.1** — new jobs a day (9,692 in 30 days)
-   **43%** — of jobs from US clients
-   **69%** — from clients with verified payment
-   **Tue 12 pm** — busiest time to post, US Eastern

_Illustration: Hourly rates for Graphic Design: middle half $16–$30, median $24, against a typical $18 across common skills_

Often posted together with: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Logo Design, Web Design, Illustration.

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## Upwork rates for the top 50 skills

The 50 skills that appear in the most new Upwork jobs. "Middle half" is the range between the 25th and 75th percentile: half of the jobs offer a rate or budget inside it.

### What do the 10 busiest skills pay per hour?

Among the 10 skills with the most jobs, design tools pay the most: Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator at a median $25 an hour. Data Entry sits lowest, at $10.

-   Middle half of jobs
-   Median

Source: new Upwork jobs flconsole tracked in the 30 days to 15 October 2026. Hourly rate = middle of the client's range. Box = middle half of jobs, mark = median.

Data: What do the 10 busiest skills pay per hour?

| Skill | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Graphic Design | $16 | $24 | $30 |
| Video Editing | $12 | $18 | $22 |
| Social Media Marketing | $10 | $16 | $24 |
| Lead Generation | $8 | $12 | $22 |
| Web Design | $16 | $22 | $28 |
| Adobe Photoshop | $18 | $25 | $28 |
| Data Entry | $6 | $10 | $18 |
| Web Development | $18 | $22 | $29 |
| Adobe Illustrator | $18 | $25 | $30 |
| Video Production | $15 | $18 | $28 |

Upwork rates for the top 50 skills

| Skill | Jobs a day | Hourly, middle half | Fixed price, middle half | US clients |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Graphic Design | 323.1 | $16–$30/hr | $25–$300 | 43% |
| Video Editing | 314.4 | $12–$22/hr | $25–$250 | 40% |
| Social Media Marketing | 259.7 | $10–$24/hr | $20–$350 | 45% |
| Lead Generation | 207.4 | $8–$22/hr | $30–$500 | 45% |
| Web Design | 176.8 | $16–$28/hr | $30–$500 | 44% |
| Adobe Photoshop | 171.5 | $18–$28/hr | $20–$200 | 44% |
| Data Entry | 171.2 | $6–$18/hr | $15–$200 | 48% |
| Web Development | 169.7 | $18–$29/hr | $30–$500 | 41% |
| Adobe Illustrator | 152.8 | $18–$30/hr | $25–$225 | 45% |
| Video Production | 140.7 | $15–$28/hr | $30–$250 | 38% |
| Marketing Strategy | 126.2 | $12–$30/hr | $50–$500 | 45% |
| English | 125.9 | $10–$25/hr | $20–$300 | 35% |
| Sales | 124.2 | $8–$20/hr | $92–$1,000 | 41% |
| Facebook | 124 | $10–$22/hr | $20–$400 | 47% |
| Video Post-Editing | 123.6 | $12–$22/hr | $20–$200 | 42% |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | 120.3 | $12–$22/hr | $20–$240 | 39% |
| WordPress | 118.7 | $15–$28/hr | $25–$400 | 44% |
| Content Writing | 118.3 | $12–$28/hr | $30–$400 | 41% |
| Administrative Support | 117.9 | $6–$16/hr | $15–$350 | 55% |
| Social Media Management | 115.8 | $8–$19/hr | $15–$300 | 47% |
| Search Engine Optimization | 110.9 | $11–$25/hr | $20–$300 | 45% |
| Customer Service | 107.2 | $6–$15/hr | $39–$500 | 51% |
| JavaScript | 106.9 | $20–$36/hr | $25–$500 | 38% |
| Cold Calling | 102.6 | $6–$15/hr | $50–$506 | 46% |
| Internet Marketing | 102.4 | $12–$25/hr | $15–$300 | 47% |
| Email Communication | 99.1 | $6–$18/hr | $15–$500 | 52% |
| Shopify | 98.9 | $10–$25/hr | $10–$350 | 44% |
| Instagram | 98 | $9–$22/hr | $30–$336 | 43% |
| Microsoft Excel | 92.3 | $8–$22/hr | $15–$200 | 51% |
| Virtual Assistance | 88 | $6–$12/hr | $20–$400 | 50% |
| Adobe After Effects | 84.5 | $15–$28/hr | $25–$300 | 37% |
| Logo Design | 84.3 | $20–$30/hr | $35–$250 | 44% |
| PHP | 83.7 | $18–$30/hr | $25–$500 | 40% |
| Communications | 82.3 | $6–$16/hr | $30–$500 | 50% |
| Phone Communication | 74.8 | $6–$16/hr | $20–$500 | 56% |
| Python | 73.4 | $20–$40/hr | $40–$700 | 35% |
| HTML | 73.3 | $15–$28/hr | $15–$302 | 42% |
| Illustration | 72.5 | $18–$30/hr | $26–$300 | 47% |
| Telemarketing | 70.2 | $7–$16/hr | $50–$500 | 46% |
| Social Media Content Creation | 68.9 | $9–$19/hr | $15–$225 | 45% |
| Google Ads | 68.6 | $15–$35/hr | $50–$500 | 40% |
| Outbound Sales | 66.5 | $7–$18/hr | $60–$1,000 | 43% |
| Scheduling | 65.3 | $6–$12/hr | $50–$600 | 58% |
| 3D Modeling | 62.4 | $18–$32/hr | $50–$350 | 40% |
| Market Research | 61.3 | $8–$30/hr | $50–$300 | 33% |
| Email Marketing | 60.7 | $12–$30/hr | $20–$400 | 49% |
| Motion Graphics | 60.4 | $15–$30/hr | $30–$360 | 38% |
| CSS | 60 | $17–$30/hr | $15–$400 | 40% |
| SEO Keyword Research | 57.9 | $10–$25/hr | $25–$350 | 43% |
| API Integration | 56.1 | $22–$40/hr | $75–$1,000 | 41% |

## Best-paid common skills on Upwork

Among the 100 most common skills, these have the highest median hourly rate that clients put in the job post.

1.  **Node.js**: median $35/hr, middle half $22–$50/hr, 39.4 jobs a day.
2.  **React**: median $34/hr, middle half $22–$48/hr, 43.5 jobs a day.
3.  **Python**: median $30/hr, middle half $20–$40/hr, 73.4 jobs a day.
4.  **API Integration**: median $30/hr, middle half $22–$40/hr, 56.1 jobs a day.
5.  **Artificial Intelligence**: median $30/hr, middle half $20–$40/hr, 39.4 jobs a day.

## Questions

### Where do these Upwork rates come from?

From 98,766 new Upwork job posts flconsole tracked in the last 30 days. For hourly jobs we take the middle of the rate range the client set; for fixed-price jobs, the budget. Only skills with 200 or more jobs are included.

### Is this what freelancers earn?

No. These are the rates and budgets clients offer when they post a job. Freelancers with a strong track record often charge more than the posted range, and many clients hire above it.

### How often is it updated?

Once a month, together with our Upwork job statistics. The date at the top of the page shows the current slice.

### How do I get new jobs for my skill as soon as they are posted?

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## About this data

-   Period: the 30 days up to 15 October 2026. 98,766 new jobs, all categories.
-   A job counts for every skill the client tagged it with, so the same job can appear under several skills.
-   Hourly rate: the middle of the client's range ((min + max) / 2), or the maximum if only that is set. Jobs without a rate are left out of the rate figures.
-   Fixed price: the budget in the post; jobs with no budget are left out.
-   US clients: share of jobs whose client is in the United States. Peak time: the weekday and hour (US Eastern) with the most posts.
-   Only aggregate numbers are published. No job titles, texts or client names.

Cite it as: flconsole, "Upwork rates by skill", flconsole.com/tools/upwork-rates.

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Hourly rates and fixed-price budgets Upwork clients offer for 537 skills, from 98,766 new jobs in the last 30 days. Type a skill, get the numbers. Free.

Source: https://flconsole.com/tools/upwork-rates