Project Manager Daily Rates in Switzerland
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance Project Manager with related roles and cities in Switzerland, 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 1 related roles compared, average daily rates range from:
1042 € for IT Project Manager
Project Manager averages:
1081 € per day
What the benchmark shows
With an average daily rate of 1,081 €, Project 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 Switzerland, average daily rates differ by up to 44 € — 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.
Project Manager daily rates across cities in Switzerland
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 2 cities compared, average daily rates range from:
1001 € for Zurich → 1045 € for Basel
Countrywide average:
1081 € per day
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Banashankari Naragundkar
Frank Gulitz
Lenka Pytelkova
Klaus Schmitt
Nelli Hörner
Philippe Pfeiffer
Veit Maager
Frank Gassan
Michael Morgen
Julie Prinz
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Frequently asked questions
Key details about Project Manager, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
The average daily rate for Project Manager in Switzerland is 1,081 € with a median of 1,048 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 135 € per hour.
Based on the average daily rate of 1,081 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 22,702 € — the underlying hourly rate is 135 €.
The average of 1,081 € sits about 33 € per day above the median of 1,048 € (135 € versus 131 € 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 Zurich (1,001 €) and Basel (1,045 €) the difference is about 44 € per day, roughly 5 € per hour — around 4% of the countrywide average of 1,081 €.
Basel shows the highest average of the 2 cities compared, at 1,045 € per day (131 € per hour).
Zurich shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 1,001 € per day (125 € per hour) — about 7% below the countrywide average of 1,081 €.
None of the related roles compared averages more — Project Manager leads the comparison at 1,081 € per day (135 € per hour).
IT Project Manager currently averages 1,042 € per day (130 € per hour), about 39 € 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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