As a freelancer, you’ll pay a variable freelancer service fee ranging from 0-15% on all earnings, including bonuses. This fee is charged on all your contracts with a client—whether hourly, fixed-price, or a Project Catalog project. (There are a few exceptions, see here.)

As a freelancer, you pay the freelancer service fee on all earnings, including bonuses. The fee is included in the amounts clients see on your proposals, contracts, and profile. Most of your reports show only total charges, inclusive of fees — the same as what the client would see.

Fees are broken out in your Transaction History Report and your Billings and Earnings Reports. The total billed to your clients is your income and the fees paid may be deductible business expenses.