Please note that these are fairly standard rates. Terms are negotiable.

Advertising Material

Copy/Scripts/News Releases
  • $350 to $500 per page
  • $750 to $1,000 per project

Brochures
  • $75 to $150 per hour

Advertorials
(commissioned)
  • $0.40 to $2 per word
  • $100 to $3,000 per article
  • $40 to $100 per hour

Corporate/Business Writing

Reports/ Marketing Plans/
Technical Writing

  • $1 to $2 per word
  • $300 to $12,000 per project
  • $50 to $125 per hour

Editing

Varies
  • $30 to $60 per hour
  • $500 to $20,000 per project

Ghost Writing

Books
  • $10,000 to $50,000 flat fee>

    Entire advance + 50% of royalties

Newsletters

Writing only; layout extra
  • $0.30 to $1.50 per word
  • $400 to $6,000 per issue
  • $50 to $80 per hour

Newspaper Writing

  • $0.30 to $1.00 per word
  • $250 to $2,500 per article
  • $330 to $1,250 per column

Online/Web Site Writing

  • $1 to $3 per word
  • $60 to $100 per hour

Periodical Writing

General Interest/Consumer Magazines
  • $1.00 to $2 per word
  • $500 to $10,000 per article
  • $400 to $1,500 per column

Scripts

Radio
  • $40 to $80 per minute of script

Television
  • $60 to $130 per minute of script

Speech Writing

  • $500 to $8,000 per speech
  • $60 to $130 per hour

Teaching/Instruction

  • $ 160/day

Literary

  • $0.10 to $0.20 per word
  • $0.25 to $0.60 per word
  • $40 to $80 per hour