Fair Pay for Freelance Photographers

To achieve an income comparable to a staff journalist on £25,000 ($41,600) a year, freelance journalists should be paid £285 ($475) for a day’s work, according to the 2009 Freelance Ready Reckoner.

The annual guide to the real cost of freelance work has been produced by UK freelancer Andrew Bibby. It provides day rates for freelances working from their own premises. The pay comparison table uses a range of publicly available data to calculate the real cost to employers of employing staff.

As well as a guide to what freelances should be paid, the 2009 Ready Reckoner shows how badly employers exploit cheap freelance work.

Full details at www.andrewbibby.com

You can download a pdf copy of the 2009 Ready Reckoner here.

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