Upwork Inc. employees and revenue per employee

UPWK · Staffing & Employment Services · $1.06B market cap

Upwork Inc. had 630 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 5.0% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $788M, up 2.4% from a year earlier, or $1.25M per employee. Headcount grew faster than revenue.

Employees

630

+5.0% YoY

Revenue

$788M

+2.4% YoY

Revenue / employee

$1.25M

Peer median $769K

Rank in industry

3 of 10

Staffing & Employment Services

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2018
83205328'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 311Staff 147

Hover a year for the numbers.

UPWK employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 2025630$788M$1.25M+5.0%+2.4%
Dec 2024600$769M$1.28M-25.0%+11.6%
Dec 2023800$689M$861K-5.9%+11.5%
Dec 2022850$618M$727K+30.8%+23.0%
Dec 2021650$503M$774K+20.4%+34.6%
Dec 2020540$374M$692K-5.3%+24.3%
Dec 2019570$301M$527K+32.6%+18.6%
Dec 2018430$253M$589K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
540'20650'21850'22800'23600'24630'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$692K'20$774K'21$727K'22$861K'23$1.28M'24$1.25M'25

Upwork Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Staffing & Employment Services.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
NSP
Insperity, Inc.
4,200$6.81B$1.62MLeaner
TNET
TriNet Group, Inc.
3,400$5.01B$1.47MContracting
UPWK
Upwork Inc.
630$788M$1.25MHiring ahead
KELYA
Kelly Services, Inc.
3,600$4.25B$1.18MContracting
KFRC
Kforce Inc.
1,600$1.33B$831KContracting
RHI
Robert Half Inc.
14,500$5.38B$371KContracting
PAYX
Paychex, Inc.
17,600$6.51B$370KLeaner
KFY
Korn Ferry
8,965$2.94B$328KLeaner
BBSI
Barrett Business Services, Inc.
3,658$1.14B$313KLeaner
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Questions about Upwork Inc.

How many employees does Upwork Inc. have?
Upwork Inc. reported 630 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 13, 2026. That is up 5.0% from a year earlier.
What is Upwork Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Upwork Inc. brought in $788M of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.25M per employee. That ranks 3 of 10 companies we track in Staffing & Employment Services, where the median is $769K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Upwork Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 13, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell UPWK.