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Video Editor pricing calculator
Set an editing price that covers the timeline work clients see—and the footage review they do not.
Calculate my video editor ratePre-filled with editable planning inputs for this occupation.
A practical way to price video editor work
hourly, day-rate, or package pricing based on source-footage volume, deliverables, and revision rounds.
The RateWise calculator starts with your costs and desired income, then divides that target by your realistic billable hours. Use the result as a planning floor and tailor the client-facing quote to scope and local conditions.
What changes the price?
- footage length, format, and organization
- editing style, graphics, audio, and captions
- revision rounds, exports, and rush timeline
Minimum-job example
A minimum protects ingest, media organization, setup, export, and feedback time on short edits. In the calculator, try your expected billable hours first, then use the minimum-job result as a check against short appointments or small projects.
Video Editor pricing FAQ
How do editors price raw footage?
Estimate the time to review and organize every hour of footage; raw runtime often matters more than the final video length.
Should captions be included?
Include them only when stated. Captions, transcripts, localization, and accessibility review are meaningful production tasks.
Should a video editor publish an hourly rate?
An hourly figure can be useful internally, but the customer-facing format should match the work. Use hourly, day-rate, or package pricing based on source-footage volume, deliverables, and revision rounds and make travel, materials, revisions, or add-ons clear before the job begins.
How do I use this video editor pricing calculator?
Start with the suggested inputs, replace them with your own monthly costs, income goal, and realistic billable hours, then use the result as a planning floor—not a guaranteed market price.