What the platform keeps

See your true take-home before you move a client off-marketplace

Enter what the client is billed. We subtract the marketplace cut so you can compare that with billing them direct.

Platform

Amount the client is billed (USD)

This amount is

Service fee10%

Upwork sets 0% to 15% per contract. Read the rate on your proposal. 10% is a common default.

You take home

$900.00

after 10% on Upwork

Platform keeps: $100.00
If you billed direct: $1,000.00
Recovered off-platform: $100.00
Fees in a year at this pace: $1,200.00

To still net $900.00 after 10%, you would quote $1,111.11. Off-platform you can quote $900.00 and keep the same amount.

At this monthly pace you keep $10,800.00 a year on-platform.

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Estimates only. Marketplace fees change by contract, membership, and payout method. Check the rate on the platform before you bid. Withdrawal and currency fees are not included.