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Calculate video editing rates for YouTube, short-form clips, course content, podcast edits, and ongoing production retainers.
Floor rate: $111 before tax and profit. Revenue target: $159,562.
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Video editing rates should include ingest, selects, audio cleanup, motion graphics, revision cycles, export versions, and asset management.
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Common questions
Many freelance editors need $60 to $120 per hour after accounting for software, storage, revisions, and unpaid admin time.
Include one or two structured rounds, then charge additional rounds hourly or with a fixed add-on.