The best paying freelance jobs in 2023

Journalist:

As a freelance journalist, the hourly rate depends on many different things.

If you sell your articles to or have an agreement with daily newspapers, then the payment will often be lower, as there is a lot of competition for column space, and since the newspapers' budgets are not necessarily the highest.

The price also depends on the type of journalism, whether it is classical journalism or whether the articles have a background in specialist knowledge or teaching. 

In addition, there is also more money to be had if it is a so-called parallel release, where the products are released in several places or across media.

Danish Association of Journalists have published guidelines for various journalistic work, where their recommendation for an hourly rate for a journalist with publication in one medium is DKK 946 per hour. 

Communicator:

If you works freelance with communication and PR for different companies, just like with the classic journalist, there are also different prices depending on whether your product is to be published in one place, or if a parallel publication is planned, where the product is used in several places or several rounds.

INagain, the price of course depends on both the customer and the work task, which must also be taken into account when negotiating the price.

As a communicator, there are also many who make use of cut cards in pricing, so that companies and enterprises can get sparring on their communication, if, for example, There is no need for a specific product.

However, this can also be used when agreeing on products for publication, as there can be a big difference in the time aspect of a communication task.

However, the recommendations for the hourly rate for communication and PR for and including publication on one medium are: at least DKK 1429 per hour.

Graphical designer:

Graphic design is another way to work freelance.

Here, the hourly price often depends on the customer, with organisations, associations and trade magazines being the ones who are, on average, willing to give the highest hourly price for graphic work. Here, the product can be anything from brochures and illustrations to banner ads. 

The lowest hourly price is found at public companies, and if you want the highest possible hourly price, you must therefore apply to organisations, while private companies are right in the middle when it comes to the price of graphic services.

Although there is a difference in the hourly price, it is still average between DKK 700 to DKK 750 for a graphic designer.

Photographer:

As a freelancer or independent photographer, it's not just the time it takes to take the photos that you have to charge for.

Part of the work as a photographer is also that the images must be post-processed and edited.

This is also a large part of the job, and therefore as a photographer you must remember that the hourly rate must also apply to this part of the work. 

At the same time, there may also be time spent on preparation, where, among other things, a location must be found and the equipment must be prepared.

This must also be paid by the customer, unless otherwise agreed. The hourly price for a photographer is generally between DKK 800 and DKK 1000..

Social Media Manager:

If you are responsible for increasing the following on corporate social media, you must of course also have an idea of what your hourly rate should be.

This again depends on the customers and their budget, but not least also on your experience and what you want for your work. 

As a Social Media Manager, the price also depends on what value you can create for the company through your work.

This is important to remember when entering into a partnership with a customer.

It is difficult to set an hourly rate for this work, but generally the hourly rate in the industry is between DKK 1000 and DKK 1100.

Translator:

As a freelance translator, most people either choose to be paid per word translated or with an hourly rate.

However, it is usually the first that applies, and therefore it can be difficult to know what your hourly price is if you choose this model. 

The price may also vary from text to text, as there may be a difference in the degree of difficulty of the various texts to be translated.

Here, it is also important to include your seniority and experience in the pricing, as you should not have less money because you are faster than others in the industry.

The hourly price for a translator is around DKK 700 per hour.

Author:

It can be incredibly difficult to set your hourly rate as a copywriter. The price depends on both the assignment and the author.

There is no minimum price, and therefore you also have to keep your tongue in your mouth when making agreements with the customer.

As with translators, the price can be determined with several different models based on the number of words, among other things.

If you choose an hourly price, it is important that you agree on an approximate time consumption or a maximum, so that you know how many hours you have to put into the task. This is also important for the customer, so they have a price to go by.

The hourly price for copywriters is very fluctuating, but if you want to be in the middle of the price scale, so be it around DKK 900 per hour, you have to get up to.

Web designer:

When designing websites for customers, you can choose to have a minimum price for a website, and from this calculate an additional hourly price.

In this way, your hourly rate depends on the size of the project and the degree of difficulty of the project. 

The price often also depends on how big the company is and how big a budget they have for designing the website.

The price is therefore generally set according to the size of the project and not as a specific hourly price. However, an hourly rate will often be between DKK 500 and DKK 700..

SEO specialist:

A freelance Search Engine Optimization Specialist is a specialist in search optimization. This freelance work lands on the slightly lower end of the price scale when it comes to hourly rates.

In SEO, the price is often higher for agencies with expertise in SEO than it is for independent freelancers. 

The hourly rate for SEO specialists also depends on the competition in the market.

If you have e.g. expertise within a certain field where the competition is not so high, you will often set the hourly rate higher than if it is within a field with great competition.

For a freelance SEO specialist, the price per hour is around DKK 400 to 500..