PHP Daily Rates in Germany
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance PHP 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 191 € — 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.
PHP 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 11 cities in Germany, average daily rates range from 614 € in Nuremberg up to 804 € in Munich — the countrywide average is 758 € per day.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about PHP.
The average daily rate for PHP in Germany is 758 € with a median of 760 €, 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 15,921 € — the underlying hourly rate is 95 €.
Between Nuremberg (614 €) and Munich (804 €) the difference is about 191 € per day, roughly 24 € per hour — around 25% of the countrywide average of 758 €.
Munich shows the highest average of the 11 cities compared, at 804 € per day (101 € per hour) — about 6% above the countrywide average of 758 €.
Nuremberg shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 614 € per day (77 € per hour) — about 19% below the countrywide average of 758 €.
All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to PHP 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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