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.

Among the 6 cities compared, average daily rates range from:

716 € for Berlin → 958 € for Hamburg

Countrywide average:

759 € per day

Hamburg Munich Dusseldorf Cologne Frankfurt Berlin

120 240 360 480 600 720 840 €/day

What the benchmark shows

Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 242 € — around 32% 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

What clients ask us most about DAX — answered in short.

The average daily rate for DAX in Germany is 759 € with a median of 768 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 95 € per hour.

Based on the average daily rate of 759 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 15,936 € — the underlying hourly rate is 95 €.

The average of 759 € sits about 9 € per day below the median of 768 € (95 € versus 96 € 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 Berlin (716 €) and Hamburg (958 €) the difference is about 242 € per day, roughly 30 € per hour — around 32% of the countrywide average of 759 €.

Hamburg shows the highest average of the 6 cities compared, at 958 € per day (120 € per hour) — about 26% above the countrywide average of 759 €.

Berlin shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 716 € per day (90 € per hour) — about 6% below the countrywide average of 759 €.

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.