DAX Daily Rates in Germany
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance DAX expert with related technologies 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 299 € — around 35% 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.
DAX daily rates across cities in Germany
See where the technology commands the highest rates, city by city against the national average — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
Across 6 cities in Germany, average daily rates range from 795 € in Berlin up to 1,094 € in Hamburg — the countrywide average is 867 € per day.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about DAX — answered in short.
The average daily rate for DAX in Germany is 867 € with a median of 800 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 108 € per hour.
Based on the average daily rate of 867 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 18,201 € — the underlying hourly rate is 108 €.
The average of 867 € sits about 67 € per day above the median of 800 € (108 € versus 100 € 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 Berlin (795 €) and Hamburg (1,094 €) the difference is about 299 € per day, roughly 37 € per hour — around 35% of the countrywide average of 867 €.
Hamburg shows the highest average of the 6 cities compared, at 1,094 € per day (137 € per hour) — about 26% above the countrywide average of 867 €.
Berlin shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 795 € per day (99 € per hour) — about 8% below the countrywide average of 867 €.
All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to DAX 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.
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