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been paid by the page as opposed to by the line? - alias
Posted: Oct 13, 2011
I was wondering if anyone has been paid by the page as opposed to by the line. If so, what do you think of $1.75 per 1.5 pages of typing and $2.25 for 2 pages of typing...is that too low? and about what does that average out to, approximately. (no good with math). TIA.
depends on how many legals = a page 55-57 standard for a whole page - sm
[ In Reply To ..]So if you have to fill up a whole page to equal a page, take the lowest number and multiple it by let's say 8 cents a line, that person made $4.40 for that page getting paid by the line. But of course, we don't actually fill an entire page with words as we have headers and lines that consist of only a few words, so not sure how you would calculate that. I guess the best way to do it is do a page, calculate the character count and divide it by 65 (if that is the characters per line) and then multiply that by the rate of 7 or 8 cents a line, which is what seems to be the going rate for pay right now. You should be able to see what someong getting paid by the line at the rate versus your 1.75 per 1.5 pages difference would be.
I don't know how I typed legals or why, but that should be lines, sorry - nm
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pay per page - anon
[ In Reply To ..]I get paid per page at 1.50 a page. Believe me, it is not enough to make a living no matter how fast I am.
That's all I needed to know... - alias
[ In Reply To ..]I did not need a math equation to try to figure it out...I needed someone to tell me what their experience was with it. Okay. thanks. Your reply convinced me. I sort of figured it would average out to about 0.05 cpl, so was going to decline anyway. Why do some companies ask you what your line rate is and then respond with "well, we only pay $1.75 per 1.5 pages anyway...is that acceptable to you?" NO! I wonder how they would feel if some company wanted to pay them 5.00 an hour for the work they do. They would be insulted, and so am I.
thanks for your input. I appreciate it.
I get 4.50 pp - Longtimer
[ In Reply To ..]I know I am fortunate as we get this whether it is a full page, or 1 line on the page.
Those rates are extremely low. - Hope
[ In Reply To ..]I get $1.70 per page for radiology.
My private account is $3.50 per page for correspondence for an orthopedic doc, many of it canned text for referral thank you letters.
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