Business Consultant Daily Rates in Germany
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance Business Consultant with related roles and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
How Business Consultant rates compare with related roles
See how closely related specialisations compare on price — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
Among the 2 related roles compared, average daily rates range from 900 € for Business Development Consultant up to 975 € for Startup Consultant — Business Consultant averages 1,022 € per day.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 27 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
What the benchmark shows
With an average daily rate of 1,022 €, Business Consultant currently tops this comparison — a sign that demand for the role outweighs the supply of available specialists. Broader neighbouring roles draw on a larger pool of freelancers, which keeps their averages lower.
Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 260 € — around 25% 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.
Business Consultant 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.
Across 6 cities in Germany, average daily rates range from 861 € in Frankfurt up to 1,121 € in Essen — the countrywide average is 1,022 € per day.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 27 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frequently asked questions
Key details about Business Consultant, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
The average daily rate for Business Consultant in Germany is 1,022 € with a median of 1,000 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 128 € per hour.
Based on the average daily rate of 1,022 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 21,462 € — the underlying hourly rate is 128 €.
The average of 1,022 € sits about 22 € per day above the median of 1,000 € (128 € versus 125 € 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 Frankfurt (861 €) and Essen (1,121 €) the difference is about 260 € per day, roughly 32 € per hour — around 25% of the countrywide average of 1,022 €.
Essen shows the highest average of the 6 cities compared, at 1,121 € per day (140 € per hour) — about 10% above the countrywide average of 1,022 €.
Frankfurt shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 861 € per day (108 € per hour) — about 16% below the countrywide average of 1,022 €.
Among the 2 related roles compared, average daily rates range from 900 € for Business Development Consultant up to 975 € for Startup Consultant — that is 113 € to 122 € per hour.
None of the related roles compared averages more — Business Consultant leads the comparison at 1,022 € per day (128 € per hour).
Business Development Consultant currently averages 900 € per day (113 € per hour), about 122 € per day below the rate for Business Consultant.
All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to Business Consultant 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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