[Avid-L2] OT: Rates?

Obviously, I would never ask anyone to quote their rate in a public forum, but I'm curious as to what is happening to rates around the nation, and the world. I'm asking this question as a matter of what's common, not what you personally charge, and I'm interested primarily in freelance rates, though it would be interesting to know how freelance and staff rates compare in a given market. Obviously, different types of work mean different types of rates, so I would like to know about:

1) independent documentary

2) broadcast, meaning under the roof of any major station and PBS affiliate, union and non

3) cable sweat shop - to clarify this term, all those places that crank out History Channel, Discovery, National Geographic, and (shudder!) Home and Garden programming.

4) corporate

5) advertising (spot cutting)

I'm primarily interested in rates for offline work, though in certain types of work in my market there is no real rate distinction between offline and online. If it's different in yours, that would interest me too. You can quote rates by the hour, the day, or the week. The assumption is that these rates are being charged by experienced editors with at least ten years under their belts, not by kids fresh out of school. I'll do the conversion of any rates stated in Euros or other, national currencies.

Thanks for sharing any intel you may have. I sincerely hope there's nothing inappropriate about this, but it seems we've talked about money before, and if I am being inappropriate, I'm sure Jeff will let me know ;-)

Shirley

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