Technical Writing Daily Rates in Germany

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

Among the 5 cities compared, average daily rates range from:

652 € for Berlin → 795 € for Frankfurt

Countrywide average:

718 € per day

Frankfurt Cologne Munich Hamburg Berlin

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 143 € — around 20% 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

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

The average daily rate for Technical Writing in Germany is 718 € with a median of 720 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 90 € per hour.

Based on the average daily rate of 718 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 15,073 € — the underlying hourly rate is 90 €.

Between Berlin (652 €) and Frankfurt (795 €) the difference is about 143 € per day, roughly 18 € per hour — around 20% of the countrywide average of 718 €.

Frankfurt shows the highest average of the 5 cities compared, at 795 € per day (99 € per hour) — about 11% above the countrywide average of 718 €.

Berlin shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 652 € per day (82 € per hour) — about 9% below the countrywide average of 718 €.

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