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Old 08-15-2011, 02:58 PM
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Default Re: Freelance Sound Designer/ Mixer rates

Ok, let's talk about going 30% UNDER Union rates:
Let's say the Union hourly is $60 an hour (Union is a 9 hour day)
A Union business would have add a additional 30% to the
$60.00 an hour for taxes, union benefits, state taxes etc
That would make the $60 increase to $78.00 an hour
($60.00 + 30% = $78.00)
Now instead of charging $60 an hour you cut it by 30%
you charge them $42.00 an hour.You get ZERO benefits,
have to pay taxes yourself (they don't), have to buy Insurance
etc. You just lowered the cost to the Producer from $78 an hour
to $42 for an additional savings of $36.00

Great for the producer but not so great for you!

Even if you charge the going Union rate (say $60.00 an hour)
and don't get any benefits they still are saving big money every hour.
When you take an additional 30% off the $60.00 an hour now to $42.00
an hour you are completely screwing not only yourself BUT everyone else.
The bar gets dropped once again.
Take it or leave it but to me you lost it!

Discuss............
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