RATES

NON-UNION

• $125/hr, 2 hr minimum

*Tiered rates or higher rates may apply in certain markets. One hour minimum common in certain markets with agent ability to negotiate for higher hourly minimum.

NETFLIX UNION AGREEMENT

Applies to all English dubbing projects produced by Netflix

• $95/hr, 3hr minimum

• Plus 50% buyout (total $142.50/hr)

• Contribution to pension and health

Full agreement here (See Exhibit 2)

Other UNION AGREEMENTs – CATEGORY I

Applies to Theatrical, Network Primetime TV, and SVOD w/ 15M+ Subscribers

• $95/hr, 2hr minimum

• Plus 50% buyout (total $142.50/hr)

• Contribution to pension and health

CATEGORY II

Applies to Broadcast/Cable/Pay TV, SVOD w/ <15M Subscribers, and All Others

• $95/hr, 2hr minimum

• No buyout or residuals

• Contribution to pension and health

• Must pay buyout if usage moves to platform covered by Category I

Full agreements here and here

SAG-AFTRA INTERACTIVE LOCALIZATION AGREEMENT

Foreign video games translated into English

• $1,435.13 per four hour session (150% scale)

• No residuals, unlimited re-use

• Contribution to pension and health

Full agreement here

For more information on union contracts, visit https://sagaftra.org/dubbing.

Industry Practice

–Actors should be paid for the greater between time booked and time spent in session. If you are booked for a four hour session and you complete your job in three hours, you should still be paid for the full four hours. As an actor, if you are booked for four hours and you finish in three, you cannot book work during that extra now-free hour because you were already scheduled to be working. If you are booked for two hours and are held for an extra hour, you should be paid for all three hours.

–Anything beyond two hours should be paid in full one-hour increments. At least for non-union. If you have a two and a half hour session, you should be paid for three hours. Current SAG-AFTRA agreements, however, allow for the client to pay in 15 minute increments for anything beyond the minimum session length.

–Actors should receive separate two hour minimums if working on multiple shows.* For example, if you are booked from 12pm-2pm and you worked on two different non-union shows during that time, you should receive a total payment of at least $500: two separate two hour minimums at the non-union base rate of at least $125/hr.

*This does not apply to certain markets where some studios give bumps instead.

–All union projects are paid under a W-2, which means taxes will be taken out. If you are receiving checks that have round even numbers, there is a high likelihood that you are being incorrectly paid on a 1099, and a possibility that your health and retirement contributions are being forgotten. Contact voiceover@sagaftra.org to report discrepancies.

–There is usually no pickup rate*. All sessions have a two hour minimum, even if your session only takes five minutes.

*This does not apply to certain markets where some studios give bumps instead.

–Payment timelines can vary. Union productions have thirty days, as per the contract. Non-union can range upwards of ninety days. It is important for you to check-in with employers on what timeline to expect on non-union productions. If the payment is late, it is always okay to check in. The key is to be professional and polite. Provide as much information as possible in your email (project name, date worked, etc…) and give the employer the benefit of the doubt — “Just noticed that I haven’t been paid yet. The check might have gotten lost in the mail. Can you check to see when it was sent out?”