UPWK FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #29 of 189 in industry

Upwork, Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $17.1M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $59,608 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-23
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#29/189

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
287:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$17.1M
Median worker
$59,608

Answer first

Upwork, Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $17.1M ranks #228 of 1,423 complete filings; its 287:1 pay ratio ranks #201. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $59,608. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 29 of 189, 85th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Business Services companies.

Dollar rank
#228
$17.1M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#201
287:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
85th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Upwork, Inc ranks nationally

Upwork, Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$17,094,702 Top 16% higher than 84% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). This entry sits in this band. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Upwork, Inc vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($17.1M) against pay ratio (287:1) for Upwork, Inc (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Business Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both09561825.119123650.128685475.238247300.384.6:1141.8:1199:1256.2:1313.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Upwork, Inc, CEO total pay: 17094702 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 287:1Upwork, IncMastercard Inc, CEO total pay: 124650 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 284:1Mastercard IncClear Secure, Inc., CEO total pay: 11563694 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 281:1Clear Secure, Inc.Equifax Inc, CEO total pay: 23387653 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 294:1Equifax IncCostar Group, Inc., CEO total pay: 36431936 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 303:1Costar Group, Inc.
Upwork, Inc vs. Business Services peers, plotted against the industry's $7.9M median CEO total and 95:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Business Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 173 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 73. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Upwork, Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Upwork, Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
287:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+244:1
from FY2024 43:1
CEO $ YoY
+72%
$17.1M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Upwork, Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $34.9M - $219,635 159:1 -
2022 $8.5M -76% $300,716 28:1 -131:1
2023 $9.5M +12% $231,906 41:1 +13:1
2024 $9.9M +4.5% $230,794 43:1 +2:1
2025 $17.1M +72% $59,608 287:1 +244:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1627475, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
287:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$17.1M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Above
#29 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

Upwork, Inc: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

Upwork, Inc's FY2025 ratio 287:1 ranks #29 of 189 Business Services filers (85th percentile). the CEO earned 287× the median employee ($59,608) in FY2025.

Median employee $59,608 (PAR-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 287 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$17.1M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

287:1

Elevated vs. peers

Upwork, Inc in the higher Business Services third

Upwork, Inc's FY2025 ratio 287:1 ranks #29 of 189 Business Services filers (85th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Business Services (SIC 73) median ratio is 95:1 across 189 FY2025 filers; Upwork, Inc's $17.1M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #228 and ratio rank #201 split - treat 287:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$17.1M
Median Employee Pay
$59,608
Pay Ratio
287:1
Filing Date
2026-04-23

Company Info

Ticker
UPWK
CIK
1627475
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7374
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1627475, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Upwork, Inc's FY2025 ratio 287:1 ranks #29 of 189 Business Services filers (85th percentile).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.

PACS Group, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $17.1M (Δ $24K lighter vs Upwork, Inc); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Iron Mountain Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $17.0M (Δ $47K lighter vs Upwork, Inc); HIGH · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Burlington Stores, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $17.1M (Δ $55K heavier vs Upwork, Inc); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Otis Worldwide Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $17.0M (Δ $104K lighter vs Upwork, Inc); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Mastercard Inc (SIC 73 pole)

Mastercard Inc stamps STEEP · MICRO nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Upwork, Inc's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #228/#201

Upwork, Inc's FY2025 package sits #228 by CEO dollars and #201 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

Upwork, Inc's PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Upwork, Inc (CIK 1627475), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.