Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Atlanta, GA

The median web developer wage in the Atlanta area is $44.99 an hour, 1% above the US figure. A freelancer there should charge about $55–$90 an hour — $1,000–$1,600 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$1,000–$1,600

About 18 hours at $55–$90 an hour, the freelance rate in Atlanta. Plus $50–$110 a month for hosting and updates.

Web designer pay in Atlanta

Median web developer wage
$44.99/hr
$93,600 a year
Freelance rate
$55–$90
an hour, estimated
Rank among metros
37 of 191
with published data
Atlanta areaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$44.99$47.02990
Web and digital interface designers$56.82$58.341,890

BLS area: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for it.

Atlanta against Georgia and the US

AreaMedian web developer wageFreelance rate
Atlanta area$44.99$55–$90
Georgia$43.43$55–$85
United States$44.54$55–$90

What to charge for a website in Atlanta

At $55–$90 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$50–$110
Five-page business site$1,000–$1,600$50–$110
Five pages with online booking$1,200–$2,000$50–$110
Eight pages, copy written for them$2,150–$3,500$50–$110
Small online shop$1,700–$2,800$50–$110

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

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Atlanta?+

The median web developer wage in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area is $44.99 an hour, about $93,600 a year (BLS, May 2025). That is 4% above the Georgia figure.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Atlanta?+

About $55–$90 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 Atlanta?+

A five-page small-business website built by a freelancer in the Atlanta area costs about $1,000–$1,600, plus $50–$110 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Atlanta?+

BLS counts 990 employed web developers and 1,890 web and digital interface designers in the Atlanta 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.