Pending funds less than review?

[69e30ca2]

Hello. I've recently completed a job and sent screenshots of the work for review to the clients. To protect myself from any possible scams I've gone ahead and placed a watermark over the work. Now, we had agreed on a fixed price.....however the amount in "pending" is far less than what was in "review". What does this mean?. Thanks in advance!

[JoanneP]

Hi Duane,

When working for hourly contracts, all the time you logged is automatically invoiced to your client and becomes available following the weekly billing cycle. Here's the schedule:

• Week 1 – Freelancer logs time using the Upwork desktop app and Work Diary.
• Week 2 – Hours within the weekly limit invoice to your clients on Monday. They have until Friday to review the work. Then the review period ends.
• Week 3 – Earnings become available on the following Wednesday.

Here are the following help articles for more information: 

Get Paid for Hourly Contracts 

Weekly Billing Cycle

During the security period, the amount paid to you appears as Pending on your Transactions page.

[michael_skaggs · Accepted solution]

If it's a fixed-price contract, the amount under review reflects the total amount of the project or milestone. 

The "pending" tab reflects the amount minus the Upwork Service Fee, which is 20% of the first $500 for each client and 10% afterward, up to $10,000, when the fee lowers to 5%.

So if you and the client agreed on, say $200, then that's what would show as being in review. Once the funds are released by the client, the pending amount becomes $200 minus 20%, or $160.

[69e30ca2]

Thanks for your help in clarifying!