DORA Daily Rates in Germany

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

Among the 5 cities compared, average daily rates range from:

835 € for Dusseldorf → 1171 € for Berlin

Countrywide average:

969 € per day

Berlin Frankfurt Cologne Essen Dusseldorf

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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 337 € — 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.

Frequently asked questions

Curious about DORA? Here are the answers that come up again and again.

The average daily rate for DORA in Germany is 969 € with a median of 1,000 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 121 € per hour.

Based on the average daily rate of 969 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 20,358 € — the underlying hourly rate is 121 €.

The average of 969 € sits about 31 € per day below the median of 1,000 € (121 € versus 125 € 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 Dusseldorf (835 €) and Berlin (1,171 €) the difference is about 337 € per day, roughly 42 € per hour — around 35% of the countrywide average of 969 €.

Berlin shows the highest average of the 5 cities compared, at 1,171 € per day (146 € per hour) — about 21% above the countrywide average of 969 €.

Dusseldorf shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 835 € per day (104 € per hour) — about 14% below the countrywide average of 969 €.

All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to DORA 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.