Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Philadelphia, PA

The median web developer wage in the Philadelphia area is $45.46 an hour, 2% 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 Philadelphia. Plus $50–$110 a month for hosting and updates.

Web designer pay in Philadelphia

Median web developer wage
$45.46/hr
$94,600 a year
Freelance rate
$55–$90
an hour, estimated
Rank among metros
35 of 191
with published data
Philadelphia areaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$45.46$47.36810
Web and digital interface designers$50.40$51.631,420

BLS area: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for it.

Philadelphia against Pennsylvania and the US

AreaMedian web developer wageFreelance rate
Philadelphia area$45.46$55–$90
Pennsylvania$41.53$50–$85
United States$44.54$55–$90

What to charge for a website in Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia?+

The median web developer wage in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area is $45.46 an hour, about $94,600 a year (BLS, May 2025). That is 9% above the Pennsylvania figure.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Philadelphia?+

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 Philadelphia?+

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

How many web developers work in Philadelphia?+

BLS counts 810 employed web developers and 1,420 web and digital interface designers in the Philadelphia 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.