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.

Among the 13 cities compared, average daily rates range from:

641 € for Nuremberg → 810 € for Hanover

Countrywide average:

757 € per day

Hanover Munich Berlin Essen Frankfurt Cologne Dusseldorf Hamburg Stuttgart Dortmund Leipzig Dresden Nuremberg

110 220 330 440 550 660 770 €/day

What the benchmark shows

Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 169 € — around 22% 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

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The average daily rate for PHP in Germany is 757 € 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 757 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 15,888 € — the underlying hourly rate is 95 €.

Between Nuremberg (641 €) and Hanover (810 €) the difference is about 169 € per day, roughly 21 € per hour — around 22% of the countrywide average of 757 €.

Hanover shows the highest average of the 13 cities compared, at 810 € per day (101 € per hour) — about 7% above the countrywide average of 757 €.

Nuremberg shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 641 € per day (80 € per hour) — about 15% below the countrywide average of 757 €.

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.