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OpenAI Daily Rates in Germany

Compare the average daily rate of a freelance OpenAI 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 412 € — around 54% 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.

OpenAI 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 10 cities in Germany, average daily rates range from 405 € in Nuremberg up to 817 € in Munich — the countrywide average is 758 € per day.

Daily rate avg.
Median daily rate
Germany average · 758 €
Munich
817 €
800 €
Stuttgart
776 €
800 €
Berlin
771 €
800 €
Dortmund
760 €
760 €
Dusseldorf
756 €
760 €
Cologne
741 €
780 €
Frankfurt
723 €
760 €
Essen
669 €
660 €
Hamburg
594 €
600 €
Nuremberg
405 €
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

Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about OpenAI.

The average daily rate for OpenAI in Germany is 758 € 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 758 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 15,916 € — the underlying hourly rate is 95 €.

The average of 758 € sits about 10 € 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 Nuremberg (405 €) and Munich (817 €) the difference is about 412 € per day, roughly 51 € per hour — around 54% of the countrywide average of 758 €.

Munich shows the highest average of the 10 cities compared, at 817 € per day (102 € per hour) — about 8% above the countrywide average of 758 €.

Nuremberg shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 405 € per day (51 € per hour) — about 47% below the countrywide average of 758 €.

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