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Machine Learning Daily Rates in Germany

Compare the average daily rate of a freelance Machine Learning 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 414 € — around 57% 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.

Machine Learning 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 13 cities in Germany, average daily rates range from 469 € in Nuremberg up to 883 € in Hamburg — the countrywide average is 722 € per day.

Daily rate avg.
Median daily rate
Germany average · 722 €
Hamburg
883 €
800 €
Frankfurt
832 €
800 €
Munich
786 €
800 €
Cologne
770 €
760 €
Hanover
743 €
760 €
Dortmund
740 €
720 €
Dusseldorf
730 €
800 €
Berlin
720 €
720 €
Dresden
714 €
720 €
Essen
642 €
600 €
Bremen
628 €
600 €
Stuttgart
621 €
600 €
Nuremberg
469 €
400 €

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

What clients ask us most about Machine Learning — answered in short.

The average daily rate for Machine Learning in Germany is 722 € with a median of 760 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 90 € per hour.

Based on the average daily rate of 722 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 15,164 € — the underlying hourly rate is 90 €.

The average of 722 € sits about 38 € per day below the median of 760 € (90 € versus 95 € 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 Nuremberg (469 €) and Hamburg (883 €) the difference is about 414 € per day, roughly 52 € per hour — around 57% of the countrywide average of 722 €.

Hamburg shows the highest average of the 13 cities compared, at 883 € per day (110 € per hour) — about 22% above the countrywide average of 722 €.

Nuremberg shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 469 € per day (59 € per hour) — about 35% below the countrywide average of 722 €.

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