Author Daily Rates in Germany
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance Author with related roles and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
Author daily rates across cities in Germany
See where the role earns the most, city by city against the national average — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
Among the 3 cities compared, average daily rates range from:
730 € for Berlin → 915 € for Munich
Countrywide average:
830 € per day
What the benchmark shows
Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 185 € — around 22% of the countrywide average. Dense metropolitan markets usually carry a premium over the national rate, smaller ones a discount; the chart below shows where each city lands.
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Moritz K.
Daniel F.
Thilo S.
Heena P.
Kacper K.
Karen B.
Manuel K.
Falko W.
Andreas A.
Nadja M.
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Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about Author, in one place.
The average daily rate for Author in Germany is 830 € with a median of 800 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 104 € per hour.
Based on the average daily rate of 830 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 17,437 € — the underlying hourly rate is 104 €.
The average of 830 € sits about 30 € per day above the median of 800 € (104 € versus 100 € per hour): a smaller number of high-priced specialists pulls the average up, while the median marks the typical middle of the market — half of the freelancers charge less, half charge more.
Between Berlin (730 €) and Munich (915 €) the difference is about 185 € per day, roughly 23 € per hour — around 22% of the countrywide average of 830 €.
Munich shows the highest average of the 3 cities compared, at 915 € per day (114 € per hour) — about 10% above the countrywide average of 830 €.
Berlin shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 730 € per day (91 € per hour) — about 12% below the countrywide average of 830 €.
All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to Author and its related roles and locations; daily rates assume an 8-hour working day. The average is a weighted mean with outliers trimmed, the median is the middle value of the individual rates, and both refresh continuously as freelancer profiles change.
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