Data Science Daily Rates in Germany

Compare the average daily rate of a freelance Data Science expert with related technologies and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.

Among the 8 cities compared, average daily rates range from:

456 € for Nuremberg → 909 € for Hamburg

Countrywide average:

765 € per day

Hamburg Frankfurt Munich Stuttgart Cologne Dusseldorf Berlin Nuremberg

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What the benchmark shows

Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 452 € — around 59% 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.

Frequently asked questions

Not sure where to start with Data Science? These answers cover the essentials.

The average daily rate for Data Science in Germany is 765 € with a median of 800 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 96 € per hour.

Based on the average daily rate of 765 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 16,061 € — the underlying hourly rate is 96 €.

The average of 765 € sits about 35 € per day below the median of 800 € (96 € versus 100 € per hour): a number of lower-priced offers pulls the average down, while the median marks the typical middle of the market — half of the freelancers charge less, half charge more.

Between Nuremberg (456 €) and Hamburg (909 €) the difference is about 452 € per day, roughly 57 € per hour — around 59% of the countrywide average of 765 €.

Hamburg shows the highest average of the 8 cities compared, at 909 € per day (114 € per hour) — about 19% above the countrywide average of 765 €.

Nuremberg shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 456 € per day (57 € per hour) — about 40% below the countrywide average of 765 €.

All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to Data Science and its related technologies 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.