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NORMALISE REASONABLE PAY PER HOUR FOR ARTISTS
NORMALISE REASONABLE PAY PER HOUR FOR ARTISTS
NORMALISE REASONABLE PAY PER HOUR FOR ARTISTS
NORMALISE REASONABLE PAY PER HOUR FOR ARTISTS
NORMALISE REASONABL
(In comments are instructions for artists and references for commissioners)
NORMALISE REASONABLE PAY PER HOUR FOR ARTISTS
NORMALISE REASONABLE PAY PER HOUR FOR ARTISTS
NORMALISE REASONABLE PAY PER HOUR FOR ARTISTS
NORMALISE REASONABL
(In comments are instructions for artists and references for commissioners)
What a workplace usually does is cover expenses for:
- Your workspace
- Materials in general
- Software
- Some random costs
- Possibly insurance
Imagine if you had to pay for everything you use at the office out of your own pocket. So their pay has to cover this.
- Your workspace
- Materials in general
- Software
- Some random costs
- Possibly insurance
Imagine if you had to pay for everything you use at the office out of your own pocket. So their pay has to cover this.
A lot of countries have laws that mean the employer pay for the taxes for you, so what you get is the pay excluding taxes.
A lot of freelancers normally have to pay these on their own, so their pay has to cover this.
A lot of freelancers normally have to pay these on their own, so their pay has to cover this.
To calculate your pay (method 1):
1. What do you WANT to receive in income (at least minimum pay or starting pay)
2. Double it for material costs
3. Take that divided 0.x, where x is what you& #39;d have left after tax (the double minimum pay). (Make sure to keep updated on tax laws!)
1. What do you WANT to receive in income (at least minimum pay or starting pay)
2. Double it for material costs
3. Take that divided 0.x, where x is what you& #39;d have left after tax (the double minimum pay). (Make sure to keep updated on tax laws!)
OR (method 2):
1. What do you WANT to receive in income
2. Triple it to include above mention stuff. (Again, keep updated on laws.
1. What do you WANT to receive in income
2. Triple it to include above mention stuff. (Again, keep updated on laws.
How this works in practicality:
Method 1:
- Say you want 15€/hour after tax
- That& #39;s 30€/hour including materials (as these aren& #39;t provided by the commissioner)
- If income tax is 25%, 30€ is 75% or 0.75 of your pay including taxes. 30/0.75 is 40€
So you take 40€/hour.
Method 1:
- Say you want 15€/hour after tax
- That& #39;s 30€/hour including materials (as these aren& #39;t provided by the commissioner)
- If income tax is 25%, 30€ is 75% or 0.75 of your pay including taxes. 30/0.75 is 40€
So you take 40€/hour.
How does this work with set prices?
How many hours would you put on these and are willing to put on them?
Say you average sketches in 1 hour and take 45€/hour. That& #39;s 45€ then.
Maybe a bust-up in colour takes 2.5h. That& #39;s either 135€ (rounding up to full hours) or 112.5€.
How many hours would you put on these and are willing to put on them?
Say you average sketches in 1 hour and take 45€/hour. That& #39;s 45€ then.
Maybe a bust-up in colour takes 2.5h. That& #39;s either 135€ (rounding up to full hours) or 112.5€.
Sounds a lot? If you feel like you can& #39;t take this much, get better at what you do! But ask around as well. Is your art worth 15€/hour? Reasonable people would probably say yes. Especially fans. Listen to them. Take 15€/hour. You& #39;ve worked hard. You deserve the money.
If this is a lot, offer things that you can produce a lot of: prints, stickers, buttons, pins, t-shirts, bags, bookmarks or whatever else you can think of. These assume you& #39;ll receive the payment over time. These can cost 1€ or 15€ or whatever else is reasonable for the item.
