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ETL Daily Rates in Germany

Compare the average daily rate of a freelance ETL 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 199 € — around 25% 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.

ETL 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 8 cities in Germany, average daily rates range from 652 € in Berlin up to 851 € in Cologne — the countrywide average is 784 € per day.

Daily rate avg.
Median daily rate
Germany average · 784 €
Cologne
851 €
840 €
Frankfurt
813 €
800 €
Munich
813 €
800 €
Dusseldorf
801 €
800 €
Hamburg
795 €
800 €
Nuremberg
743 €
760 €
Essen
709 €
720 €
Berlin
652 €
640 €

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to the questions that come up most around ETL.

The average daily rate for ETL in Germany is 784 € with a median of 800 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 98 € per hour.

Based on the average daily rate of 784 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 16,472 € — the underlying hourly rate is 98 €.

The average of 784 € sits about 16 € per day below the median of 800 € (98 € 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 Berlin (652 €) and Cologne (851 €) the difference is about 199 € per day, roughly 25 € per hour — around 25% of the countrywide average of 784 €.

Cologne shows the highest average of the 8 cities compared, at 851 € per day (106 € per hour) — about 8% above the countrywide average of 784 €.

Berlin shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 652 € per day (81 € per hour) — about 17% below the countrywide average of 784 €.

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