PANEL: Guide to Fair Pay in Audio: What Freelancers Need to Know in 2025

AIR is proud to introduce the 2025 Rate Guide, a long-awaited, essential resource designed to empower independent audio professionals with the latest, data-driven insights into fair pay. This comprehensive guide responds to a dramatically transformed media landscape, offering freelancers the tools to advocate for their worth, negotiate confidently, and build sustainable careers.

Learn about critical updates to the guide including benchmarks for producers, sound designers, story editors, show runners, fact-checkers, and considerations and guidelines for how to set your rate.