Project Manager Daily Rates in Germany
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance Project Manager with related roles and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
How Project 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 12 related roles compared, average daily rates range from:
765 € for Marketing Project Manager → 989 € for Procurement Project Manager
Project Manager averages:
871 € per day
What the benchmark shows
With an average daily rate of 871 €, Project Manager sits mid-field in this comparison — 6 of the compared roles above it, 6 below. Sharper specialisations tend to settle above the role, broader ones below.
Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 260 € — around 30% 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.
Project 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 13 cities compared, average daily rates range from:
728 € for Leipzig → 988 € for Dortmund
Countrywide average:
871 € per day
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Sinan A.
Harald S.
Stefanie M.
Raned M.
Daniel G.
Emad S.
Tamer D.
Christian P.
Markus R.
Maha E.
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Frequently asked questions
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The average daily rate for Project Manager in Germany is 871 € with a median of 840 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 109 € per hour.
Based on the average daily rate of 871 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 18,294 € — the underlying hourly rate is 109 €.
The average of 871 € sits about 31 € per day above the median of 840 € (109 € versus 105 € 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 Leipzig (728 €) and Dortmund (988 €) the difference is about 260 € per day, roughly 33 € per hour — around 30% of the countrywide average of 871 €.
Dortmund shows the highest average of the 13 cities compared, at 988 € per day (123 € per hour) — about 13% above the countrywide average of 871 €.
Leipzig shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 728 € per day (91 € per hour) — about 16% below the countrywide average of 871 €.
Among the 12 related roles compared, average daily rates range from 765 € for Marketing Project Manager up to 989 € for Procurement Project Manager — that is 96 € to 124 € per hour.
Procurement Project Manager currently averages 989 € per day (124 € per hour), about 117 € per day above the rate for Project Manager.
Marketing Project Manager currently averages 765 € per day (96 € per hour), about 106 € per day below the rate for Project Manager.
All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to Project 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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