https://voratecalculator.com/2026-08-05weekly1.0 https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/what-sets-a-voice-over-rate.pngDiagram of the four inputs that set a voice over rate: union or non-union, term, media, and market and territory.Every quote is built from these four answers, in the order a client usually gives them. https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/how-the-calculator-works.pngProcess diagram of the VO Rate Calculator: pick union or non-union, set the term, tap the usages, size the market, then receive a quote with the working shown.The calculator applies the rules for the category you picked and shows every step, so you can hand a client the reasoning and not just the number. https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/session-fee-vs-usage-fee.pngTwo-part diagram contrasting the session fee, which pays for the recording, with the usage fee, which pays for the licence to run it.Quote the session, give the usage away, and you have done the work for a fraction of what it was worth. https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/term-is-a-licence.pngTimeline showing a usage term running from thirteen weeks to a year, ending at the point where the client renews or stops running the work.The end of the term is the point at which the client either stops running the work or pays you again. Perpetuity never expires, so it is priced as its own thing. https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/market-size-is-counted.pngDiagram of how market size is worked out: list every market, add up the units, and read the size off a six-tier ladder from Single to National.Clients often describe a job as local while listing enough markets to add up to something much bigger. Adding the reach up before you quote is the check that catches it. https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/territory-is-a-separate-purchase.pngLadder of five territory tiers for a voice over licence, from United States only up to worldwide.Market size counts the audience inside one country. Territory is how many countries the licence covers, and it moves the fee on its own. https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/overlapping-rights-billed-once.pngNested diagram showing that OTT and connected TV usage already contains online pre-roll, which already contains paid social, so the three rights are billed once.Media categories overlap. Depending on how the buy is structured, one right can already contain the others. https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/who-pays-what-union.pngFour-row diagram of union voice over money: scale is the floor, pension and health sit on top and are paid by the producer, agent commission comes out of the fee, and term rounds up in whole cycles.Knowing which of these move in your favour is the difference between accepting a number and negotiating one. https://voratecalculator.com/terms2026-08-05yearly0.5 https://voratecalculator.com/privacy2026-08-05yearly0.5 https://voratecalculator.com/billing2026-08-05yearly0.6 https://voratecalculator.com/sources2026-08-05monthly0.7 https://voratecalculator.com/support2026-08-05monthly0.6 https://voratecalculator.com/how-much-should-a-voice-over-cost2026-09-03monthly0.8 https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/questions-before-you-quote.pngChecklist of eight questions to ask a client before quoting a voice over job, including where it runs, for how long, which territory, and whether it is exclusive.Most underquoting happens because the question was incomplete. Until you know what the job is, there is nothing to price. https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/quote-a-range.pngRange bar showing where a non-union voice over quote lands between the low and high end, moved by experience, exclusivity and the size of the brand.Two honest quotes for the same job can differ. Both can be defensible. https://voratecalculator.com/union-vs-non-union-voiceover2026-09-03monthly0.8 https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/union-vs-non-union.pngComparison table of union and non-union voice over work across who sets the fee, floor or range, benefit contributions, agent commission, term, and who can hire you.The two systems differ in how you are paid, how contributions are handled, and who is permitted to hire you. https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/who-pays-what-union.pngFour-row diagram of union voice over money: scale is the floor, pension and health sit on top and are paid by the producer, agent commission comes out of the fee, and term rounds up in whole cycles.Knowing which of these move in your favour is the difference between accepting a number and negotiating one. https://voratecalculator.com/voiceover-rate-glossary2026-09-03monthly0.8 https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/glossary-map.pngMap of voiceover rate vocabulary grouped by purpose: parts of a fee, length of use, where it runs, where it plays, script parts, exclusivity, union terms and commission.Each entry in the glossary stands on its own, so you can read one and leave. https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/territory-is-a-separate-purchase.pngLadder of five territory tiers for a voice over licence, from United States only up to worldwide.Market size counts the audience inside one country. Territory is how many countries the licence covers, and it moves the fee on its own. https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/exclusivity-is-a-separate-product.pngThree tiers of voice over exclusivity by category weight, from light categories like sports equipment to heavy categories like automotive and insurance.Exclusivity is the term most often left out of a quote that later turns out to have been underpriced. https://voratecalculator.com/voiceover-rates2026-09-03monthly0.9 https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/what-sets-a-voice-over-rate.pngDiagram of the four inputs that set a voice over rate: union or non-union, term, media, and market and territory.Every quote is built from these four answers, in the order a client usually gives them. https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/session-fee-vs-usage-fee.pngTwo-part diagram contrasting the session fee, which pays for the recording, with the usage fee, which pays for the licence to run it.Quote the session, give the usage away, and you have done the work for a fraction of what it was worth. https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/what-moves-the-number.pngTwo-column diagram of what raises a voiceover rate, such as reach, term and exclusivity, and what lowers it, such as a smaller audience or internal use.When a budget will not stretch, reduce the scope instead of the rate. You keep your rate intact and the client keeps the project. https://voratecalculator.com/voiceover-usage-and-buyouts2026-09-03monthly0.8 https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/term-is-a-licence.pngTimeline showing a usage term running from thirteen weeks to a year, ending at the point where the client renews or stops running the work.The end of the term is the point at which the client either stops running the work or pays you again. Perpetuity never expires, so it is priced as its own thing. https://voratecalculator.com/assets/img/buyout-is-a-question.pngChecklist of the four questions that define a voice over buyout: which media, what term, what territory, and whether it is exclusive.Ask which media, which territory and which length of time the fee covers. Get the answer in writing before you agree.