Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Cape Coral, FL

The median web developer wage in the Cape Coral area is $35.24 an hour, 21% below the US figure. A freelancer there should charge about $45–$70 an hour — $800–$1,250 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$800–$1,250

About 18 hours at $45–$70 an hour, the freelance rate in Cape Coral. Plus $45–$90 a month for hosting and updates.

Web designer pay in Cape Coral

Median web developer wage
$35.24/hr
$73,300 a year
Freelance rate
$45–$70
an hour, estimated
Rank among metros
143 of 191
with published data
Cape Coral areaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$35.24$37.02100
Web and digital interface designers$38.32$43.8150

BLS area: Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL. A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for it.

Cape Coral against Florida and the US

AreaMedian web developer wageFreelance rate
Cape Coral area$35.24$45–$70
Florida—$45–$75
United States$44.54$55–$90

What to charge for a website in Cape Coral

At $45–$70 an hour. Quote the project, not the hours; use these to check the quote pays at least what a local employee earns.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$45–$90
Five-page business site$800–$1,250$45–$90
Five pages with online booking$1,000–$1,550$45–$90
Eight pages, copy written for them$1,750–$2,750$45–$90
Small online shop$1,400–$2,150$45–$90

For a particular kind of business, see website cost by business.

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Cape Coral?+

The median web developer wage in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area is $35.24 an hour, about $73,300 a year (BLS, May 2025).

How much do freelance web designers charge in Cape Coral?+

About $45–$70 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Cape Coral?+

A five-page small-business website built by a freelancer in the Cape Coral area costs about $800–$1,250, plus $45–$90 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Cape Coral?+

BLS counts 100 employed web developers and 50 web and digital interface designers in the Cape Coral metro area. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.