Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/social-media-manager/austria/ Title: Social Media Manager hourly rate in Austria | Deftridge Summary: Social Media Manager pay in Austria: median wage €16 an hour, contractor rate at the country floor of €26. Source: Eurostat, 2022. Austria · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Social Media Manager hourly rate in Austria The market median wage for a Social Media Manager in Austria is **€15.68 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **€26 an hour** on Deftridge. **€26/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **€15.68/hr** median wage **€12-19** middle half of wages **€560** a month at 5 hours a week ## Social Media Manager wage percentiles in Austria Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | €10.57 | €230 | €22,000 | | 25th | €12.34 | €270 | €25,700 | | Median | €15.68 | €340 | €32,600 | | 75th | €18.73 | €410 | €39,000 | | 90th | €22.27 | €480 | €46,300 | Source: Eurostat, 2022; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Austria in numbers What sets Austria apart for a Social Media Manager, from the same sources as the table above. - **€26** country floor: no Austria rate is published below it, and this role is at the floor ## What contractors receive In Austria the formula gives less than the country floor for every level and format, so the rate shown is the floor itself. At the country floor €26 an hour for every level and format The market median wage of €15.68 times the contractor premium is below the Austria floor of €26. Deftridge does not publish a rate below the floor, so specialists and seniors, regular roles and one-off tasks all show the same number. Above the floor, the rate is agreed with the company inside its range. [How the floor works](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Social Media Manager pay in other countries Typical contractor rate for a senior Social Media Manager, highest first; 9 of 26 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | Ireland | €22.04 | €36 | | Denmark | €20.12 | €36 | | Germany | €24.01 | €35 | | Luxembourg | €20.99 | €35 | | Belgium | €22.29 | €32 | | Netherlands | €16.17 | €27 | | Finland | €14.97 | €25 | | Sweden | €13.10 | €23 | | France | €14.21 | €21 | ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Social Media Manager rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/social-media-manager/) · [Social Media Manager jobs in Austria](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/austria/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)