In Germany, published freelance rates for a translator are €20 an assignment.
Freelance
€20 an assignment
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What translator work in Germany pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
What the published rates say
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Especially difficult translation (jargon, urgency, rare language), non-editable textBundestag · Government pay scale · 1 Jun 2025
€2.30
Increased fee, text not editableBundestag · Government pay scale · 1 Jun 2025
€2.15
Basic fee, text supplied in editable electronic formBundestag · Government pay scale · 1 Jun 2025
€1.95
Assignment
Minimum fee per orderBundestag · Government pay scale · 1 Jun 2025
€20
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1,95 Euro für jeweils angefangene 55 AnschlägeDocumentStatutory translation fees for German courts and authorities (JVEG §11), from 1 Jun 2025 · Government pay scale StatusIn force · 1 Jun 2025
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2,15 Euro für jeweils angefangene 55 Anschläge (erhöhtes Honorar)DocumentStatutory translation fees for German courts and authorities (JVEG §11), from 1 Jun 2025 · Government pay scale StatusIn force · 1 Jun 2025
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das erhöhte Honorar 2,30 EuroDocumentStatutory translation fees for German courts and authorities (JVEG §11), from 1 Jun 2025 · Government pay scale StatusIn force · 1 Jun 2025
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mindestens 20 EuroDocumentStatutory translation fees for German courts and authorities (JVEG §11), from 1 Jun 2025 · Government pay scale StatusIn force · 1 Jun 2025
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Übersetzungen pro Zeile 3,57DocumentWDR radio minimum fees for freelancers, 21 Dec 2022 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 21 Dec 2022
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In Germany, published freelance rates for a translator are €20 an assignment.
Bundestag, ver.di, in 2 documents.
Standard line (55 keystrokes). Rates per unit stay in that unit on our pages, never turned into a day.
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