Payroll Daily Rates in Germany

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

Among the 6 cities compared, average daily rates range from:

805 € for Berlin → 1051 € for Cologne

Countrywide average:

881 € per day

Cologne Munich Dusseldorf Frankfurt Hamburg Berlin

140 280 420 560 700 840 980 €/day

What the benchmark shows

Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 246 € — around 28% 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

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

The average daily rate for Payroll in Germany is 881 € with a median of 840 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 110 € per hour.

Based on the average daily rate of 881 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 18,510 € — the underlying hourly rate is 110 €.

The average of 881 € sits about 41 € per day above the median of 840 € (110 € versus 105 € per hour): a smaller number of high-priced specialists pulls the average up, while the median marks the typical middle of the market — half of the freelancers charge less, half charge more.

Between Berlin (805 €) and Cologne (1,051 €) the difference is about 246 € per day, roughly 31 € per hour — around 28% of the countrywide average of 881 €.

Cologne shows the highest average of the 6 cities compared, at 1,051 € per day (131 € per hour) — about 19% above the countrywide average of 881 €.

Berlin shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 805 € per day (101 € per hour) — about 9% below the countrywide average of 881 €.

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