Article D2 - Minimum Compensation (IPA 2024-2027)

Article D2 - Minimum Compensation

Script Fees and Production Fees for productions with Budgets of eighty-two thousand dollars ($82,000) or less are negotiable between the Writer and Producer.

D201

The minimum compensation to be paid a Writer for preparing a Script in the category of Other Production shall be as follows:

Script Fees	May 22, 2024	March 15, 2025	February 1, 2026
15 minutes or less	$2,288	$2,380	$2,463
30 minutes or less	$4,574	$4,757	$4,923
60 minutes or less	$9,148	$9,514	$9,847
90 minutes or less	$13,470	$14,009	$14,499
120 minutes or less	$18,266	$18,997	$19,662
Over 120 minutes	calculated on the length of the program and based on the 30 minute rate

D202

The minimum compensation to be paid a Writer for preparing a written Narration for productions in this category shall not be less than fifty percent (50%) of the fees provided in D201.

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