Fees & Protection
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Hourly Payment Protection
This article explains Upwork's Hourly Payment Protection, which ensures you're paid for eligible hours logged through the Upwork Desktop App. To qualify, you need to have an hou...
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Strong relationships lead to great work, and mutual protection helps lay the foundation for the trust and security you need to build those relationships. That’s why we offer Upw...
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As a freelancer or agency on Upwork, you’ll pay a 10% service fee on all earnings from contracts, including hourly, fixed-price, and Project Catalog projects. We deduct this fee...
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