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# Rank by selected metric Freelancer	MRR Monthly Recurring Revenue (6-month avg)	Lifetime All-time lifetime earnings on Upwork	Jobs Total number of completed contracts	Per Job Average earnings per contract	Joined Year joined Upwork
🥇 Orest A.🇺🇸 AI SaaS Engineer \| React/Next.js, Node/Python, OpenAI/RAG \| AWS/GCP \|	$124k0%	$2.1M	604	$3.5k	'19
🥈 Dan C.🇺🇸 Expert Reddit Marketing Specialist	$123k0%	$2.5M	1,111	$2.3k	'13
🥉 Atanu S.🇮🇳 WordPress, Shopify & Custom Web Apps \| AI-Enabled Platforms, SaaS Apps	$116k↓7%	$16.2M	6,324	$2.6k	'15
4 John Tanner W.🇺🇸 Cold Email Expert \| Lead Generation	$79k↓3%	$2.0M	162	$12.4k	'23
5 Dmytro K.🇺🇦 Full Stack Developer AI \| SaaS Developer \| Python Full Stack Developer	$74k0%	$1.9M	148	$12.8k	'19
6 Antonis A.🇨🇭 Digital Marketing & AI Specialist \| PPC Expert \| Former Google & Meta	$71k0%	$2.7M	861	$3.1k	'15
7 Ivan D.🇺🇦 Senior Game Development Expert \| Unity Developer & 2D/3D Game Artist	$67k↑1%	$1.7M	145	$11.6k	'23
8 Ayan S.🇮🇳 AI-Integrated Web & SaaS Developer\|WordPress, Shopify & Custom WebApps	$64k↓4%	$5.2M	2,079	$2.5k	'17
9 Jon L.🇺🇸 SEO, LLM, GEO Expert - My Clients Outrank and Outperform.	$63k↑2%	$2.8M	117	$23.9k	'18
10 Sam P.🇺🇸 Patent and Trademark Attorney	$62k↑1%	$2.7M	1,756	$1.6k	'23
11 Kelly M.🇺🇸 Commercial Photography	$57k↓32%	$973k	3	$324.5k	'24
12 Austin P.🇺🇸 Business and Corporate Lawyer	$56k↑7%	$1.4M	1,076	$1.3k	'22
13 Sakineh M.🇺🇸 Tax & Business Attorney	$51k↑4%	$885k	744	$1.2k	'17
14 Raza R.🇨🇦 Expert AI/Full-Stack Engineer, React, LangChain, Claude, MCP, Voice AI	$51k0%	$356k	110	$3.2k	'25
15 Chris H.🇺🇸 Infusion Revenue Cycle Analytics \| Harvard Health Data Scientist	$50k↓1%	$1.3M	20	$67.5k	'23

16 Vikas D.🇮🇳 SaaS & AI App Developer \| MVP to Scalable Products \| Node \| Flutter	$49k↓6%	$2.9M	535	$5.5k	'15
17 Guy P.🇺🇸 AI Consultant \| Agentic AI, AI Development, Full-Stack Developer	$46k↓9%	$3.0M	205	$14.5k	'19
18 Matt C.🇺🇸 Bestseller Book Marketing Expert \| 4M+ Copies Sold \| PR \| Sales	$46k↓5%	$2.5M	1,974	$1.3k	'20
19 Nichole M.🇺🇸 Power BI & Custom App Dev \| Google Ads & Marketing \| Expert-Vetted	$46k↑3%	$1.9M	226	$8.5k	'18
20 Dhaval S.🇮🇳 Full Stack Developer \| Web App \|Mobile Apps\|React Native\|PM\|AI\|Flutter	$45k↓6%	$1.9M	516	$3.6k	'12
21 Jeffrey M.🇺🇸 Senior Web Developer/Full Stack	$44k↑4%	$1.5M	226	$6.7k	'17
22 Dan D.🇺🇸 Conversion Optimization and Landing Page Specialist	$42k↑5%	$1.0M	102	$10.1k	'16
23 Blake C.🇺🇸 Senior C# .NET Software Engineer	$42k0%	$1.8M	68	$27.0k	'17
24 Gabriel H.🇺🇸 AI, Mobile, & Full-Stack Engineer \| React, React Native, TypeScript	$41k↑6%	$1.2M	24	$51.1k	'16
25 Vad M.🇺🇸 Live Video App Development, Video Surveillance, WebRTC, Streaming & AI	$41k↑3%	$1.9M	87	$21.4k	'20
26 Manny T.🇦🇺 Specializing in FMCG from design through to final production	$41k↓3%	$287k	25	$11.5k	'25
27 Abdul A.🇺🇸 AI Engineer \| MVPs \| RAG Chatbots \| AI Agents \| LLM Apps	$41k↑4%	$710k	96	$7.4k	'23
28 Bhaval P.🇮🇳 Mobile App Developer \| React Native \| Flutter \| Next.js \| Node.js	$40k↑3%	$2.4M	521	$4.6k	'15
29 Rafael D.🇧🇷 Principal Architect \| Improving communication and architectures	$39k↑3%	$912k	2	$456.1k	'24
30 Jennifer G.🇺🇸 Appeals \| Civil + Criminal + Corporate \| Paralegal \| Divorce \| Tax	$39k↑5%	$659k	109	$6.0k	'24

31 Oleh K.🇺🇦 iOS Developer \| iOS Mobile App Developer \| SwiftUI \| AI App Developer	$38k↑1%	$986k	5	$197.2k	'19
32 Alexander T.🇺🇸 IT Project Management Consultant	$37k↑4%	$1.7M	38	$44.5k	'17
33 Zach G.🇺🇸 Data Warehouse \| Integrations \| Custom Web Portals \| PowerBI	$37k0%	$1.7M	276	$6.0k	'16
34 Jonathan G.🇺🇸 AI Systems Architect \| Voice, Agents & High-Stakes Automation	$37k↑5%	$709k	65	$10.9k	'18
35 Tucker M.🇺🇸 Google Ads \| SEM \| PPC \| GTM \| GA4 \| eCom \| Meta \| Google Tag Manager	$37k↓1%	$2.1M	146	$14.6k	'18
36 Jeffrey F.🇺🇸 Business Attorney \| Contracts \| Disputes \| Fractional GC	$37k0%	$1.7M	1,872	$898	'18
37 Davor K.🇭🇷 Expert AI Engineer \| LLMs \| Voice AI \| Data Science \| Machine Learning	$36k↓2%	$456k	12	$38.0k	'24
38 Rafael Sarim O.🇨🇭 #1 Growth Advisor \| xCXO, xVC \| Duke/LSE/HSG \| 150M+ Rev \| 11B Exit	$36k↑4%	$1.1M	67	$16.4k	'20
39 Balbinder S.🇺🇸 Full Stack Developer \| AI-Powered Custom Development \| SaaS & Web Apps	$35k↑2%	$2.9M	136	$21.2k	'16
40 Alyssa D.🇺🇸 Fractional Operations Management + Process and System Expert	$35k↑5%	$1.4M	310	$4.4k	'18
41 Stephen S.🇺🇸 Senior Email Designer & HTML Dev \| Klaviyo & HubSpot Expert	$35k↑5%	$1.0M	126	$8.2k	'17
42 Angelo A.🇺🇸 Design & Creative	$35k0%	$576k	1	$575.9k	'25
43 Jose David H.🇨🇴 AI Search & AEO Specialist\|Technical SEO ChatGPT Gemini \|AI Overviews	$35k↑2%	$864k	392	$2.2k	'17
44 Xavi Carreras D.🇪🇸 Photography, Retouching, CGI, Creativity, Consultancy, Teaching,	$34k↓9%	$1.4M	91	$15.8k	'22
45 Jonathan P.🇺🇸 Done For You Sales Funnels \| GoHighLevel & Lead Generation Expert	$34k↑1%	$1.3M	328	$3.8k	'19

46 Dima O.🇺🇦 Craft CMS Verified Partner \| Page Speed, Core Web Vitals, AI Agents	$34k↑3%	$1.3M	110	$12.0k	'16
47 Spencer R.🇺🇸 Amazon PPC & FBA Expert \| SEO, Listing Optimization & Growth	$34k↑3%	$1.4M	381	$3.7k	'20
48 Antonio S.🇵🇪 Social Media Manager \| Content Creation, Reels & Social Media Growth	$34k↑5%	$1.3M	992	$1.3k	'20
49 Gaurav S.🇮🇳 Shopify Expert \| Shopify Designer \| Shopify Developer \| CRO	$34k↑4%	$2.3M	2,451	$942	'12
50 Ted G.🇺🇸 Google Ads Expert \| Pmax + Google Shopping \| Merchant Center \| Adwords	$33k0%	$1.2M	937	$1.3k	'19

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