Head of HR Daily Rates in Germany
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance Head of HR with related roles and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
How Head of HR 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:
1091 € for Head of People Development → 1123 € for Head of Training
Head of HR averages:
1033 € per day
What the benchmark shows
With an average daily rate of 1,033 €, Head of HR is currently the most affordable entry into this field — every specialisation compared averages more, typically because a narrower cut of the same skill set meets a smaller pool of available freelancers.
Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 46 € — around 4% 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.
Head of HR 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:
1027 € for Munich → 1073 € for Berlin
Countrywide average:
1033 € per day
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Marina Malkowski
Nina Hellmann
Klaus Zwingel
Sebastian Krammer
Frank Tautermann
Martin Fiedler
Greta Dirzyte
Martina Kostro
Norbert Pluta
Alma Andresen
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Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Head of HR.
The average daily rate for Head of HR in Germany is 1,033 € with a median of 1,000 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 129 € per hour.
Based on the average daily rate of 1,033 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 21,684 € — the underlying hourly rate is 129 €.
The average of 1,033 € sits about 33 € per day above the median of 1,000 € (129 € 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 Munich (1,027 €) and Berlin (1,073 €) the difference is about 46 € per day, roughly 6 € per hour — around 4% of the countrywide average of 1,033 €.
Berlin shows the highest average of the 3 cities compared, at 1,073 € per day (134 € per hour) — about 4% above the countrywide average of 1,033 €.
Munich shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 1,027 € per day (128 € per hour) — about 1% below the countrywide average of 1,033 €.
Among the 2 related roles compared, average daily rates range from 1,091 € for Head of People Development up to 1,123 € for Head of Training — that is 136 € to 140 € per hour.
Head of Training currently averages 1,123 € per day (140 € per hour), about 91 € per day above the rate for Head of HR.
None of the related roles compared averages less — at 1,033 € per day (129 € per hour), Head of HR is already the most affordable option in this comparison.
All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to Head of HR 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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