Managing Director Daily Rates in Germany
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance Managing Director with related roles and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
What the benchmark shows
Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 274 € — around 27% 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.
Managing Director 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 13 cities in Germany, average daily rates range from 861 € in Bremen up to 1,134 € in Hanover — the countrywide average is 1,015 € 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.
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The average daily rate for Managing Director in Germany is 1,015 € with a median of 1,000 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 127 € per hour.
Based on the average daily rate of 1,015 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 21,314 € — the underlying hourly rate is 127 €.
The average of 1,015 € sits about 15 € per day above the median of 1,000 € (127 € 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 Bremen (861 €) and Hanover (1,134 €) the difference is about 274 € per day, roughly 34 € per hour — around 27% of the countrywide average of 1,015 €.
Hanover shows the highest average of the 13 cities compared, at 1,134 € per day (142 € per hour) — about 12% above the countrywide average of 1,015 €.
Bremen shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 861 € per day (108 € per hour) — about 15% below the countrywide average of 1,015 €.
All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to Managing Director 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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