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Pennsylvania · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Pennsylvania

The median web developer wage in Pennsylvania is $41.53 an hour, 7% below the US median. A freelancer there should charge about $50–$85 an hour — $900–$1,550 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$900–$1,550

About 18 hours at $50–$85 an hour, the freelance rate in Pennsylvania. Plus $45–$105 a month for hosting and updates.

Web design rates in Pennsylvania

Web designer pay in Pennsylvania

Median web developer wage
$41.53/hr
$86,400 a year
Freelance rate
$50–$85
an hour, estimated
Rank among states
17th
of 49 with published data
PennsylvaniaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$41.53$42.041,670
Web and digital interface designers$50.08$49.112,820

A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for Pennsylvania.

What to charge for a website in Pennsylvania

At $50–$85 an hour. Price the job, not the hours: quote the project, and use these to check you are not working for less than a Pennsylvania employee would.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$45–$105
Five-page business site$900–$1,550$45–$105
Five pages with online booking$1,100–$1,850$45–$105
Eight pages, copy written for them$1,950–$3,300$45–$105
Small online shop$1,550–$2,650$45–$105

Prices for a particular business — a restaurant, a dentist, a plumber — are in website cost by business.

States with similar rates

Web design rates in Pennsylvania's metro areas

BLS publishes figures for 7 metro areas in Pennsylvania:

  • Philadelphia — $45.46 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Pittsburgh — $39.69 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Harrisburg — $40.17 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Allentown — $36.66 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Lancaster — $38.81 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Scranton — $36.04 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • State College — $43.89 an hour (median web developer wage)

Find clients in Pennsylvania

Search any town in Pennsylvania for local businesses with no website with the free finder, or start with these, counted trade by trade:

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Pennsylvania?+

The median web developer wage in Pennsylvania is $41.53 an hour, about $86,400 a year (BLS, May 2025). Web and digital interface designers earn a median $50.08 an hour.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Pennsylvania?+

About $50–$85 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 Pennsylvania?+

A five-page small-business website built by a Pennsylvania freelancer costs about $900–$1,550, plus $45–$105 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Pennsylvania?+

BLS counts 1,670 employed web developers and 2,820 web and digital interface designers in Pennsylvania. 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.