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:

857 € for Dusseldorf → 1202 € for Berlin

Countrywide average:

978 € per day

Berlin Frankfurt Cologne Essen Dusseldorf

160 320 480 640 800 960 1120 €/day

What the benchmark shows

Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 345 € — 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 978 € with a median of 1,000 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 122 € per hour.

Based on the average daily rate of 978 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 20,540 € — the underlying hourly rate is 122 €.

The average of 978 € sits about 22 € per day below the median of 1,000 € (122 € 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 (857 €) and Berlin (1,202 €) the difference is about 345 € per day, roughly 43 € per hour — around 35% of the countrywide average of 978 €.

Berlin shows the highest average of the 5 cities compared, at 1,202 € per day (150 € per hour) — about 23% above the countrywide average of 978 €.

Dusseldorf shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 857 € per day (107 € per hour) — about 12% below the countrywide average of 978 €.

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.