managing work
How much should
I charge?
by Lynn Wasnak
If you’re a beginning freelance writer, or don’t know many other freelancers, you may wonder how anyone manages to earn enough to eat and pay the rent by writing or performing
a mix of writing-related tasks. Yet, smart full-time freelance writers and editors annually
gross $35,000 and up—sometimes into the $150,000-200,000 range. These top-earning
freelancers rarely have names known to the general public. (Celebrity writers earn fees far
beyond the rates cited in this survey.) But, year after year, they sustain themselves and their
families on a freelance income, while maintaining control of their hours and their lives.
Such freelancers take writing and editing seriously—it’s their business.
Periodically, they sit down and think about the earning potential of their work, and how
they can make freelancing more profitable and fun. They know their numbers: what it costs
to run their business; what hourly rate they require; how long a job will take. Unless there’s
a real bonus (a special clip, or a chance to try something new) these writers turn down work
that doesn’t meet the mark and replace it with a better-paying project.
If you don’t know your numbers, take a few minutes to figure them out. Begin by choosing your target annual income—whether it’s $25,000 or $100,000. Add in fixed expenses:
social security, taxes, and office supplies. Don’t forget health insurance and something for
your retirement. Once you’ve determined your annual gross target, divide it by 1,000 billable hours—about 21 hours per week—to determine your target hourly rate.
Remember—this rate is flexible. You can continue doing low-paying work you love
as long as you make up for the loss with more lucrative jobs. But you must monitor your
rate of earning if you want to reach your goal. If you slip, remind yourself you’re in charge.
As a freelancer, you can raise prices, chase better-paying jobs, work extra hours, or adjust your spending.’’
How Much SHould I charge?
“Sounds great,’’ you may say. “But how do I come up with 1,000 billable hours each year?
I’m lucky to find a writing-related job every month or two, and these pay a pittance.’’
That’s where business attitude comes in: network, track your time, join professional organizations, and study the markets. Learn how to query, then query like mad. Take chances
by reaching for the next level. Learn to negotiate for a fee you can live on—your plumber
does! Then get it in writing.
You’ll be surprised how far you can go, and how much you can earn, if you believe in
your skills and act on your belief. The rates that follow are a guide to steer you in the right
direction.
This report is based on input from sales finalized in 2009 and 2010 only. The data is
generated from voluntary surveys completed by members of numerous professional writers’ and editors’ organizations and specialty groups. We thank these responding groups,
listed below, and their members for generously sharing information. If you would like to
contribute your input, e-mail lwasnak@fuse.net for a survey.
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS
Here are the organizations surveyed to compile the “How Much Should I Charge?” pay rate
chart. You can also find Professional Organizations in the Resources.
• American Independent Writers (AIW), (202)775-5150. Website: www.amerindy
• American Literary Translators Association (ALTA), (972)883-2093. Website: www.
• American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), (301)294-5303. Website: www.
• American Society of Journalists & Authors (ASJA), (212)997-0947. Website: www.
• American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), (215)451-2767. Website: www.
• American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP), (703)299-0219. Website: www.
• American Translators Association (ATA), (703)683-6100. Website: www.atanet.org.
• Angela Hoy’s Writers Weekly. Website: www.writersweekly.com.
• Association of Independents in Radio (AIR), (617)825-4400. Website: www.air
• Association of Personal Historians (APH). Website: www.personalhistorians.org.
• Educational Freelancers Association (EFA), (212)929-5400. Website: www.the-
writers.org.
utdallas.edu/alta/.
amwa.org.
asja.org.
asmp.org.
aspp.com.
media.org.
efa.org.
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• Freelance Success (FLX), (877) 731-5411. Website: www.freelancesucess.com.
• International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), (415)544-4700. Website: www.iabc.com.
• Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE), (573)882-2042. Website: www.ire.org.
• Media Communicators Association International (MCA-I), (888)899-6224. Website:
• National Cartoonists Society (NCS), (407)647-8839. Website: www.reuben.org/
• National Writers Union (NWU), (212)254-0279. Website: www.nwu.org.
• National Association of Science Writers (NASW), (510)647-9500. Website: www.
www.mca-i.org.
main.asp.
nasw.org.
• Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), (317)927-8000. Website: www.spj.org.
• Society for Technical Communication (STC), (703)522-4114. Website: www.stc.org.
• Women in Film (WIF). Website: www.wif.org.
• Writer’s Guild of America East (WGAE), (212)767-7800. Website: www.wgaeast.org.
• Writer’s Guild of America West (WGA), (323)951-4000. Website: www.wga.org.
LYNN WASNAK (www.lynnwasnak.com) was directed to the market for her first paid piece of
deathless prose (“Fossils in Your Driveway’’ published by Journeys in 1968 for $4) by Writer’s
Market. In the 40 years since, she’s made her living as a freelancer and has never looked back.
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$150
$125
$180
$180
$150
$150
$180
$150
$125
$180
$180
$99
Advertising copywriting
Advertising editing
Advertorials
Business public relations
Campaign development
or product launch
Catalog copywriting
Corporate spokesperson role
Direct-mail copywriting
Event promotions/publicity
Press kits
Press/news release
Radio commercials
Advertising & Public Relations
HIGH
$30
$30
$30
$30
$35
$70
$25
$35
$30
$50
$20
$35
LOW
Per Hour
$72
$78
$82
$75
$84
$107
$71
$95
$84
$92
$64
$83
AVG
n/a
$1,500
n/a
n/a
$8,248
n/a
n/a
$8,750
n/a
$1,875
n/a
$9,000
HIGH
n/a
$125
n/a
n/a
$500
n/a
n/a
$1,500
n/a
$200
n/a
$150
LOW
AVG
n/a
$700
n/a
n/a
$2,839
n/a
n/a
$4,540
n/a
$479
n/a
$2752
Per Project
$850/60sec
$2/word
$750/page
$850/60sec
n/a
$4/word
$400/page
$1,200/day
$350/item
n/a
$500/day
$3/word
$1/word
$3/word
HIGH
$120/60sec
40¢/word
$150/page
$120/60sec
n/a
$1/word
$200/page
$500/day
$25/item
n/a
$200/day
75¢/word
25¢/word
25¢/word
LOW
Other
$456/60sec
$1.17/word
$348/page
$456/60sec
$500/day
$2.17/word
$314/page
$740/day
$116/item
n/a
$356/day
$1.57/word
65¢/word
$1.56/word
AVG
How Much SHould I charge?
$125
$80
$100
$100
$125
n/a
$100
$75
$125
$125
$100
Anthology editing
Book chapter
Book production for clients
Book proposal consultation
Book publicity for clients
Book query critique
Children’s book writing
Content editing
(scholarly/textbook)
Content editing (trade)
Copyediting (trade)
$167
Abstracting and abridging
Book Publishing
Speech writing/editing for
individuals or corporations
HIGH
$16
$19
$20
$35
$50
n/a
$25
$40
$35
$23
$30
$35
LOW
Per Hour
$46
$54
$51
$50
$72
n/a
$66
$67
$60
$51
$74
$90
AVG
$5,500
$20,000
$15,000
n/a
$500
$10,000
$1,500
n/a
$2,500
$7,900
n/a
$10,000
HIGH
$2,000
$1,000
$500
n/a
$75
$500
$250
n/a
$1,200
$1,200
n/a
$2,700
LOW
AVG
$3,667
$6,538
$4,477
n/a
$202
$2,000
$788
n/a
$1,758
$4,588
n/a
$5,036
Per Project
$6/page
$20/page
$20/page
$5/word
$5,000/adv
n/a
n/a
n/a
$17.50/page
20¢/word
n/a
$2/word
$350/minute
HIGH
$1/page
$3.75/page
$3/page
$1/word
$450/adv
n/a
n/a
n/a
$5/page
8¢/word
n/a
$1/word
$100/minute
LOW
Other
$4.22/page
$8/page
$6.89/page
$2.75/word
$2,286/adv
n/a
n/a
n/a
$10/page
14¢/word
n/a
$1.48/word
$204/minute
AVG
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n/a
n/a
$125
$125
n/a
$60
$100
n/a
n/a
$125
$125
$60
Encyclopedia articles
Fiction book writing (own)
Ghostwriting, as told to
Ghostwriting, no credit
Guidebook writing/editing
Indexing
Manuscript evaluation and
critique
Manuscript typing
Movie novelizations
Nonfiction book writing
(collaborative)
Nonfiction book writing (own)
Novel synopsis (general)
HIGH
$30
$40
$40
n/a
n/a
$23
$22
n/a
$30
$35
n/a
n/a
LOW
Per Hour
$45
$72
$80
n/a
$20
$66
$35
n/a
$73
$67
n/a
n/a
AVG
$450
n/a
n/a
$15,000
n/a
$2,000
n/a
n/a
n/a
$47,000
n/a
n/a
HIGH
$150
n/a
n/a
$5,000
n/a
$150
n/a
n/a
n/a
$5,500
n/a
n/a
LOW
AVG
$292
n/a
n/a
$9,159
n/a
$663
n/a
n/a
n/a
$22,892
n/a
n/a
Per Project
$100/page
$110/page
$50,000/adv
$110/page
$75,000/adv
n/a
$3/page
n/a
$12/page
$14,000/adv
$3/word
$500/page
$100/page
$40,000/adv
50¢/word
$3,000/item
HIGH
$10/page
$50/page
$1,300/adv
$50/page
$1,300/adv
n/a
95¢/page
n/a
$2/page
$10,000/adv
50¢/word
$50/page
$50/page
$525/adv
15¢/word
$50/item
LOW
Other
$37/page
$80/page
$14,057/adv
$80/page
$22,684/adv
n/a
$1.67/page
n/a
$4.72/page
$12,000/adv
$1.79/word
$206/page
$87/page
$14,193/adv
35¢/word
$933/item
AVG
How Much SHould I charge?
$75
$150
$120
n/a
n/a
Proofreading
Research for writers or book
publishers
Rewriting/structural editing
Translation—literary
Translation—nonfiction/
technical
$180
$150
$150
$150
$150
Annual reports
Brochures, booklets, flyers
Business editing (general)
Business letters
Business plan
Business
$125
Personal history writing/editing (for clients)
HIGH
$30
$30
$25
$30
$45
n/a
n/a
$25
$15
$15
$30
LOW
Per Hour
$82
$74
$70
$81
$92
n/a
n/a
$67
$52
$31
$60
AVG
$15,000
n/a
n/a
$15,000
$15,000
n/a
$10,000
$50,000
n/a
n/a
$40,000
HIGH
$200
n/a
n/a
$300
$500
n/a
$7,000
$2,500
n/a
n/a
$750
LOW
AVG
$4,100
n/a
n/a
$4,215
$5,708
n/a
$8,500
$13,929
n/a
n/a
$15,038
Per Project
n/a
$2/word
n/a
$2.50/word
$800/page
$600
35¢/target
word
20¢/target
word
15¢/word
$600/day
$5/page
n/a
HIGH
n/a
$1/word
n/a
35¢/word
$50/page
$100
8¢/target
word
6¢/target
word
6¢/word
$450/day
$2/page
n/a
LOW
Other
n/a
$1.47/word
n/a
$1.21/word
$341/page
$349
16¢/target
word
11¢/target
word
11¢/word
$525/day
$3.26/page
n/a
AVG
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142
$200
$180
$125
$180
$125
$135
$180
$150
$250
$135
$125
$125
Business writing seminars
Consultation on communications
Copyediting for business
Corporate histories
Corporate periodicals, editing
Corporate periodicals, writing
Corporate profiles
Ghostwriting for business
execs
Ghostwriting for businesses
Newsletters, desktop publishing/production
Newsletters, editing
Newsletters, writing
HIGH
$25
$25
$35
$35
$25
$35
$35
$35
$35
$25
$40
$60
LOW
Per Hour
$77
$67
$71
$109
$84
$88
$78
$69
$86
$60
$95
$107
AVG
$6,600
n/a
$6,600
$3,000
$3,000
n/a
n/a
n/a
160,000
n/a
n/a
$8,600
HIGH
$800
n/a
$1,000
$500
$500
n/a
n/a
n/a
$5,000
n/a
n/a
$550
LOW
AVG
$3,567
$3,600
$3,480
$1,756
$1,393
$3,000
$1,875
n/a
$54,500
n/a
n/a
$2,919
Per Project
$5/word
$1,250/page
$230/page
$750/page
n/a
$2.50/word
$2/word
$3/word
$2.50/word
$2/word
$4/page
$1,200/day
n/a
HIGH
$1/word
$150/page
$150/page
$150/page
n/a
50¢/word
$1/word
$1/word
75¢/word
$1/word
$2/page
$500/day
n/a
LOW
Other
$2.30/word
$514/page
$185/page
$429/page
n/a
$2/word
$1.50/word
$1.71/word
$1.42/word
$1.50/word
$3/page
$823/day
n/a
AVG
How Much SHould I charge?
$100
Resume writing
n/a
$125
$500
$95
$165
$95
n/a
$95
Blogging—paid
E-mail copywriting
Educational webinars
Hardware/Software help
screen writing
Hardware/Software manual
writing
Internet research
Keyword descriptions
Online videos for clients
Computer, Internet & Technical
$75
Translation services
for business use
HIGH
$60
n/a
$25
$30
$60
$0
$35
n/a
$60
$35
LOW
Per Hour
$76
n/a
$55
$80
$81
$195
$85
$100
$72
$52
AVG
n/a
n/a
n/a
$23,500
$6,000
n/a
n/a
$2,000
$500
n/a
HIGH
n/a
n/a
n/a
$5,000
$1,000
n/a
n/a
$500
$150
n/a
LOW
AVG
n/a
n/a
n/a
$11,500
$4,000
n/a
$300
$1,240
$287
n/a
Per Project
n/a
$200/page
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$2/word
$500/post
n/a
$35/
target word
$1.40/
target line
HIGH
n/a
$135/page
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
30¢/word
$6/post
n/a
6¢/
target word
$1/
target line
LOW
Other
n/a
$165/page
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
91¢/word
$49/post
n/a
$2.30/
target word
$1.20/
target line
AVG
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$150
$160
$100
$150
n/a
n/a
$89
$135
Technical editing
Technical writing
Web editing
Webpage design
Website or blog promotion
Website reviews
Website search engine optimization
White papers
$150
$125
$100
Desktop publishing
Photo brochures
Photography
Editorial/Design Packages
$95
Social media postings for clients
HIGH
$50
$65
$25
$25
$60
n/a
n/a
$35
$25
$30
$25
$30
LOW
Per Hour
$71
$87
$67
$82
$76
n/a
n/a
$80
$57
$80
$65
$62
AVG
$10,500
$15,000
n/a
$10,000
$50,000
$900
$650
$4,000
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
HIGH
$50
$400
n/a
$2,500
$8,000
$50
$195
$200
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
LOW
AVG
$2,100
$3,869
n/a
$4,927
$12,000
$300
$335
$1,278
n/a
n/a
n/a
$500
Per Project
$2,500/day
$65/picture
$750/page
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$10/page
n/a
n/a
n/a
HIGH
$500/day
$35/picture
$30/page
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$3/page
n/a
n/a
n/a
LOW
Other
$1,340/day
$48/picture
$202/page
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$5.67/page
n/a
n/a
$10/word
AVG
How Much SHould I charge?
$100
Picture editing
n/a
n/a
$63
$125
$100
$100
$100
$60
Author appearances
at national events
Author appearances at
regional events
Author appearances at local
groups
Authors presenting in schools
Educational grant and
proposal writing
Manuscript evaluation for theses/dissertations
Poetry manuscript critique
Private writing instruction
Educational & Literary Services
$75
Photo research
HIGH
$50
$25
$15
$35
$25
$40
n/a
n/a
$40
$25
LOW
Per Hour
$57
$62
$53
$67
$78
$47
n/a
n/a
$64
$49
AVG
n/a
n/a
$1,550
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
HIGH
n/a
n/a
$200
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
LOW
AVG
n/a
n/a
$783
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Per Project
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$350/class
$400/event
$1,500/event
$500/hour
$30,000/
event
$65/picture
n/a
HIGH
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$50/class
$75/event
$50/event
$100/hour
$500/event
$35/picture
n/a
LOW
Other
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$183/class
$219/event
$615/event
$285/hour
$5,000/event
$53/picture
n/a
AVG
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$100
Writing for scholarly journals
n/a
$150
n/a
$90
$125
Book/novel summaries
for film producers
Business film/video scriptwriting
Comedy writing for entertainers
Copyediting audiovisuals
Educational or training film/
video scriptwriting
Film, Video, TV, Radio, Stage
$220
Writer’s workshop panel or
class
$35
$22
n/a
$50
n/a
$40
$30
$35
$125
Teaching adult writing classes
n/a
$30
n/a
LOW
Per Hour
Short story manuscript critique $150
Readings by poets, fiction
writers
HIGH
$81
$53
n/a
$97
n/a
$63
$92
$82
$75
n/a
AVG
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$450
n/a
n/a
$175
n/a
HIGH
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$100
n/a
n/a
$50
n/a
LOW
AVG
n/a
n/a
n/a
$600
n/a
$285
n/a
n/a
$112
n/a
Per Project
n/a
$50/event
LOW
Other
$500/run min
n/a
$150/joke
$500/group
$1,000/run
min
$34/page
n/a
$5,000/day
$100/run min
n/a
$5/joke
$100/group
$50/run min
$15/page
n/a
$60/day
$800/class
$150/class
$5,000/course $500/course
n/a
$3,000/event
HIGH
$245/run min
n/a
$50/joke
$283/group
$334/run min
$500/day
$23/page
$120/book
n/a
$1,186/day
$450/class
$2,667/course
n/a
$225/event
AVG
How Much SHould I charge?
$2,344/30 min, $4,441/60 min, $6,564/90 min
$75
$99
$1,455/5 min, $2,903/10 min, $4,105/15 min
Prime Time: $33,681/60 min, $47,388/90 min
Not Prime Time: $12,857/30 min, $23,370/60 min, $35,122/90 min
Script synopsis for agent or
film
Script synopsis for business
TV commercials
TV news story/feature
TV scripts (non-theatrical)
$60
$45
n/a
$81
$62
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$1,500
n/a
n/a
n/a
$150
n/a
n/a
n/a
$683
n/a
$2,500/30 sec
n/a
$117,602
n/a
$200/run min
$400/day
$150/30 sec
n/a
$62,642
n/a
$45/run min
$250/day
$100/run min
n/a
n/a
n/a
$500/run min
Screenwriting (original screenplay-including treatment)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$60
n/a
Radio interviews
$50
n/a
$70
$99
Radio editorials
$30
5-10% box office/Broadway, 6-7% box office/off-Broadway, 10% box office/regional theatre.
LOW
Other
Playwriting for the stage
HIGH
$150
AVG
Industrial product film/video
scriptwriting
LOW
Per Project
First 180 days, 5% WGA minimum; 10% minimum each 180-day period thereafter.
HIGH
TV options
AVG
First 18 months, 10% WGA minimum; 10% minimum each 18-month period thereafter.
LOW
Per Hour
Feature film options
HIGH
$1,204/30 sec
n/a
$90,122
n/a
$124/run min
$325/day
$300/run min
AVG
Lynn Wasnak
147
148
$200 original story, $500 existing story, $35 short script.
$150
n/a
n/a
$125
n/a
Comic book/strip writing
Consultation on
magazine editorial
Consumer magazine column
Consumer front-of-book
Content editing
Contributing editor
n/a
$25
n/a
n/a
$30
n/a
n/a
$57
n/a
n/a
$81
n/a
n/a
$6,500
$850
$2,500
n/a
$250
$900
n/a
$2,000
$350
$75
n/a
$50
$25
n/a
$3,819
$600
$898
n/a
$140
$338
$194
n/a
n/a
n/a
$100
n/a
City magazine calendar
n/a
$325
n/a
n/a
$79
$75
Book reviews
$60
$50
$95
n/a
AVG
Arts reviewing
n/a
LOW
Per Project
$100
n/a
HIGH
Arts query critique
$64
AVG
$125
$25
$68,150/120 min
LOW
Per Hour
Article manuscript critique
Magazines & Trade Journals
TV scripts (teleplay/MOW)
HIGH
$156,000/
contract
15¢/word
n/a
$2.50/word
n/a
$1/word
$1.50/word
$1.20/word
n/a
n/a
HIGH
$20,000/
contract
6¢/word
n/a
37¢/word
n/a
30¢/word
15¢/word
8¢/word
n/a
n/a
LOW
Other
$51,000/
contract
11¢/word
n/a
$1.13/word
$100/page
70¢/word
68¢/word
58¢/word
n/a
n/a
AVG
How Much SHould I charge?
$200
$100
$75
n/a
$125
$122
$180
Ghostwriting articles (general)
Magazine research
Proofreading
Reprint fees
Rewriting
Trade journal feature article
Transcribing interviews
$125
$125
Medical/scientific
conference coverage
Medical/scientific editing
Medical/Science
$35/gag; 25% sale on spec.
$21
$50
$90
$40
$20
n/a
$15
$15
$30
$73
$85
$50
$80
$68
n/a
$35
$47
$102
$46
Gag writing for cartoonists
$15
$125
$50
Fact checking
$18
AVG
$100
LOW
Per Hour
Copyediting magazines
HIGH
n/a
n/a
n/a
$4,950
n/a
$1,500
n/a
n/a
$3,500
n/a
n/a
HIGH
n/a
n/a
n/a
$150
n/a
$20
n/a
n/a
$1,100
n/a
n/a
LOW
AVG
n/a
n/a
n/a
$1,412
n/a
$461
n/a
n/a
$2,229
n/a
n/a
Per Project
$12.50/page
$600/day
$800/day
$3/min
$3/word
n/a
$1.50/word
n/a
$500/item
$10/word
n/a
$10/page
HIGH
$3/page
$500/day
$300/day
$1/min
20¢/word
n/a
10¢/word
n/a
$100/item
60¢/word
n/a
$2.90/page
LOW
Other
$4.40/page
$550/day
$600/day
$2/min
$1.16/word
$50/page
73¢/word
n/a
$200/item
$2.25/word
n/a
$5.68/page
AVG
Lynn Wasnak
149
150
$100
$125
$125
Medical/scientific multimedia
presentations
Medical/scientific
proofreading
Pharmaceutical writing
$69
$69
n/a
n/a
$35
$75
$79
n/a
Arts reviewing
Book reviews
Column, local
Column, self-syndicated
Copyediting
Editing/manuscript evaluation
Feature writing
Investigative reporting
Newspapers
$250
Medical/scientific writing
HIGH
n/a
$40
$25
$15
n/a
n/a
$45
$30
$90
$18
$50
$30
LOW
Per Hour
n/a
$63
$35
$27
n/a
n/a
$58
$53
$105
$64
$75
$95
AVG
n/a
$1,040
n/a
n/a
n/a
$600
$350
$200
n/a
n/a
n/a
$5,000
HIGH
n/a
$85
n/a
n/a
n/a
$25
$15
$15
n/a
n/a
n/a
$1,000
LOW
AVG
n/a
$478
n/a
n/a
n/a
$206
$140
$101
n/a
$500
n/a
$3,354
Per Project
10¢/word
n/a
n/a
$4/insertion
38¢/word
25¢/word
6¢/word
n/a
$2.50/page
$50/slide
25¢/word
LOW
Other
$10,000/grant $250/grant
$1.60/word
n/a
n/a
$35/insertion
$1/word
60¢/word
60¢/word
n/a
$3/page
$100/slide
$2/word
HIGH
$2,250/grant
59¢/word
n/a
n/a
$16/insertion
65¢/word
44¢/word
36¢/word
n/a
$2.75/page
$77/slide
$1.12/word
AVG
How Much SHould I charge?
$45
n/a
Proofreading
Stringing
$150
$125
$110
$100
$100
Nonprofit writing
Nonprofit editing
Nonprofit fundraising
literature
Nonprofit presentations
Nonprofit public relations
Government agency
writing/editing
$100
$100
Nonprofit annual reports
Politics/Government
$150
Grant writing for nonprofits
Nonprofit
n/a
Obituary copy
HIGH
$20
$20
$50
$35
$25
$20
$30
$19
n/a
$15
n/a
LOW
Per Hour
$57
$60
$73
$74
$54
$77
$64
$70
n/a
$23
n/a
AVG
n/a
n/a
n/a
$3,500
n/a
$17,600
n/a
$3,000
$2,400
n/a
$225
HIGH
n/a
n/a
n/a
$300
n/a
$200
n/a
$500
$40
n/a
$35
LOW
AVG
n/a
n/a
n/a
$1,597
n/a
$4,706
n/a
$1,852
$525
n/a
$124
Per Project
$1.25/word
n/a
n/a
$1,000/day
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
HIGH
25¢/word
n/a
n/a
$500/day
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
LOW
Other
75¢/word
n/a
n/a
$767/day
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
AVG
Lynn Wasnak
151
152
$150
$100
$150
$200
$150
Government grant writing/
editing
Government-sponsored
research
Public relations for
political campaigns
Speechwriting for
government officials
Speechwriting for
political campaigns
HIGH
$60
$30
$40
$35
$19
LOW
Per Hour
$101
$96
$86
$66
$68
AVG
n/a
$4,500
n/a
n/a
n/a
HIGH
n/a
$1,000
n/a
n/a
n/a
LOW
AVG
n/a
$2,750
n/a
n/a
n/a
Per Project
$200/run min
$200/run min
n/a
n/a
n/a
HIGH
$100/run min
$110/run min
n/a
n/a
n/a
LOW
Other
$162/run min
$155/run min
n/a
$600/day
n/a
AVG
How Much SHould I charge?