Durham-Chapel Hill, NC · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Durham, NC

The median web developer wage in the Durham area is $46.58 an hour, 5% above the US figure. A freelancer there should charge about $60–$95 an hour — $1,100–$1,700 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$1,100–$1,700

About 18 hours at $60–$95 an hour, the freelance rate in Durham. Plus $50–$115 a month for hosting and updates.

Web designer pay in Durham

Median web developer wage
$46.58/hr
$96,900 a year
Freelance rate
$60–$95
an hour, estimated
Rank among metros
31 of 191
with published data
Durham areaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$46.58$46.60160
Web and digital interface designers$64.11$64.08510

BLS area: Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for it.

Durham against North Carolina and the US

AreaMedian web developer wageFreelance rate
Durham area$46.58$60–$95
North Carolina$46.45$60–$95
United States$44.54$55–$90

What to charge for a website in Durham

At $60–$95 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–$115
Five-page business site$1,100–$1,700$50–$115
Five pages with online booking$1,300–$2,100$50–$115
Eight pages, copy written for them$2,350–$3,700$50–$115
Small online shop$1,850–$2,950$50–$115

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

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Durham?+

The median web developer wage in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area is $46.58 an hour, about $96,900 a year (BLS, May 2025).

How much do freelance web designers charge in Durham?+

About $60–$95 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 Durham?+

A five-page small-business website built by a freelancer in the Durham area costs about $1,100–$1,700, plus $50–$115 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Durham?+

BLS counts 160 employed web developers and 510 web and digital interface designers in the Durham 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.