Verkhnyaya Barabanovka () is a rural locality in Maximovsky Selsoviet, Yanaulsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. It has 6 streets with a population of 202 as of 2014.
Verkhnyaya Barabanovka is located 33 km east of Yanaul (the district's administrative centre) by road. Maximovo is the nearest rural locality.