Freelance Desktop Application Developer Hourly Rates
Median hourly rate
$75/hr
Typical range
$33–$100
25th–75th percentile
Submissions
15
Latest record: June 2025
Highest country median
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Hourly rates by country
| Location | Median / hr | Middle 50% | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesSmall sample | $88 | $75–$100 | 6 |
Hourly rates by experience
| Experience | Median / hr | Middle 50% | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6–10 yearsSmall sample | $88 | $75–$100 | 6 |
USD per hour. Groups below 5 records are omitted; groups below 25 are marked as small samples. These are separate comparisons: country and experience figures must not be combined to infer a rate. The rate planner can look up the actual matching group.
What should you quote?
The median of $75/hr equals $600 for 8 billable hours. That conversion is not a separately observed day rate. Account for your non-billable time and costs before choosing a price.
Records added 2022–2025. Dates reflect when records entered the database, including imports; they do not establish when the work was performed. Methodology & limitations
Recent rate records
| Role / location | USD / hour |
|---|---|
| Desktop Application Developer · Menifee, CA, USA | $75 |
| Desktop Application Developer · Jönköping, Sweden | $100 |
| Desktop Application Developer · Tbilisi, Georgia | $60 |
| Desktop Application Developer · Jönköping, Sweden | $100 |
| Desktop Application Developer · Menifee, CA, USA | $75 |
| Desktop Application Developer · Little Rock, AR, USA | $100 |
| Desktop Application Developer · Karachi, Pakistan | $5 |
| Desktop Application Developer · Karachi, Pakistan | $5 |
| Desktop Application Developer · Little Rock, AR, USA | $100 |
| Desktop Application Developer · Karachi, Pakistan | $5 |
| Desktop Application Developer · Karachi, Pakistan | $5 |
| Desktop Application Developer · Little Rock, AR, USA | $100 |
| Desktop Application Developer · Menifee, CA, USA | $75 |
| Desktop Application Developer · Jönköping, Sweden | $100 |
| Desktop Application Developer · Tbilisi, Georgia | $60 |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much do freelance Desktop Application Developers charge per hour?
- Based on 15 crowdsourced submissions, freelance Desktop Application Developers charge an average of $64 per hour, with the middle 50% of rates between $33 and $100. Latest record added June 2025.
- What do top-earning freelance Desktop Application Developers make?
- The top 10% of Desktop Application Developer submissions report $100 per hour or more. These are self-reported hourly charges, not take-home pay or guaranteed earnings.
- Which skills are most commonly reported with Desktop Application Developer rates?
- The most common skills in Desktop Application Developer submissions are .NET, Azure, and C++. Submission frequency does not measure hiring demand or prove a skill causes a higher rate.
- Where does this Desktop Application Developer rate data come from?
- These are public, self-reported rate records. We do not independently verify earnings or count unique people. The dataset includes historical records; see our methodology for currency assumptions, sample thresholds, and date limitations.
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