Program Manager Daily Rates in Germany
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance Program Manager with related roles and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
How Program Manager 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:
829 € for Technical Program Manager → 884 € for IT Program Manager
Program Manager averages:
912 € per day
What the benchmark shows
With an average daily rate of 912 €, Program Manager 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 408 € — around 45% 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.
Program Manager 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 5 cities compared, average daily rates range from:
860 € for Frankfurt → 1268 € for Hamburg
Countrywide average:
912 € per day
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Dorothée M.
Borja C.
Claudius L.
Eoin H.
Carsten K.
Tamer D.
Andreas S.
Shalabh K.
Robert L.
Tobias K.
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Frequently asked questions
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The average daily rate for Program Manager in Germany is 912 € with a median of 880 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 114 € per hour.
Based on the average daily rate of 912 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 19,162 € — the underlying hourly rate is 114 €.
The average of 912 € sits about 32 € per day above the median of 880 € (114 € versus 110 € 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 (860 €) and Hamburg (1,268 €) the difference is about 408 € per day, roughly 51 € per hour — around 45% of the countrywide average of 912 €.
Hamburg shows the highest average of the 5 cities compared, at 1,268 € per day (159 € per hour) — about 39% above the countrywide average of 912 €.
Frankfurt shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 860 € per day (107 € per hour) — about 6% below the countrywide average of 912 €.
Among the 2 related roles compared, average daily rates range from 829 € for Technical Program Manager up to 884 € for IT Program Manager — that is 104 € to 110 € per hour.
None of the related roles compared averages more — Program Manager leads the comparison at 912 € per day (114 € per hour).
Technical Program Manager currently averages 829 € per day (104 € per hour), about 83 € per day below the rate for Program Manager.
All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to Program Manager 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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