Upwork Fee Calculator
Calculate the service fee and amount left on an Upwork contract, or work backwards from your target net pay using your contract fee percentage.
Your estimate
- Client billing amount
- $1,000.00
- Freelancer service fee
- $100.00
- After service fee
- $900.00
Before tax, currency conversion, withdrawals and Connects. Actual invoice rounding can differ slightly. This is not affiliated with Upwork.
How it works
For gross-to-net, service fee = contract amount x fee percentage; net = gross minus fee. Target-net mode divides your goal by (1 - fee rate) and rounds billing up to cents. Upwork currently describes a 0%-15% fee per contract. Use the percentage shown on your own proposal, offer or contract.
Know the limits
After service fee does not mean final take-home income. Taxes, VAT/GST on fees, Connects, withdrawals, refunds and currency exchange are excluded. Special contract types can have different rules. Checked November 14, 2026. This independent estimator does not access your Upwork account.
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