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 12 cities compared, average daily rates range from:

667 € for Nuremberg → 796 € for Munich

Countrywide average:

760 € per day

Munich Berlin Essen Frankfurt Cologne Dusseldorf Hamburg Stuttgart Dortmund Dresden Leipzig 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 129 € — around 17% 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 760 € 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 760 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 15,957 € — the underlying hourly rate is 95 €.

Between Nuremberg (667 €) and Munich (796 €) the difference is about 129 € per day, roughly 16 € per hour — around 17% of the countrywide average of 760 €.

Munich shows the highest average of the 12 cities compared, at 796 € per day (100 € per hour) — about 5% above the countrywide average of 760 €.

Nuremberg shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 667 € per day (83 € per hour) — about 12% below the countrywide average of 760 €.

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.