AMC & ASSOCIATES LLC – RATE CARD

Our freelance service and consultancy rates are in keeping with median rates reported by members of the Editorial Freelance Association.Services are contracted on a C2C (W2 or 1099) or individual client basis. Rates are negotiable and adjustable, within reason and relative to the proposed versus realized scope of the project. AMC & Associates only bills clients for actual time worked or, where applicable, by the item (completed deliverable).

Please note that a single page is defined as 250 words, per the industry standard for a double-spaced manuscript page.
*Rates and service outputs are estimations only and may vary by or not apply to each project.
**Cover letters longer than 1 page (e.g., as required for some academic teaching and other select job applications) will be priced near or at the higher suggested rate.

Editorial, Research, & Professional Services

ServiceRate (hr/other)Output*
AUTHENTICITY / SENSITIVITY READING
Nonfiction authenticity/sensitivy reading$33–$408–15 pages/hr
AI authenticity/sensitivity reading (human language evaluation)$35–$558–15 pages/hr
COPYEDITING
Copyediting AI generated text$35–$404–6 pages/hr
Copyediting nonfiction$40–$454–6 pages/hr
Copyediting business/sales$45–$50 4–6 pages/hr
Copyediting medical/STEM$50–$704–6 pages/hr
Copyediting legal$55–$754–6 pages/hr
DATA ADMINISTRATION
Online data research$33–$45variable
Data entry$33–$45variable
Data verification/editing for accuracy$40–$45variable
Data set cleaning$40–$45variable
DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING
Developmental editing nonfiction$50–$602–5 pages/hr
Developmental editing business/sales$50–$602–5 pages/hr
Developmental editing medical/STEM$60–$801–3 pages/hr
Manuscript development/doctoring$60–$801–3 pages/hr
Book proposal consulting/editing$40–$60variable
DESIGN
Business logo, brand, business card designcontact for quote
Web, marketing, social media graphic designcontact for quote
Document/PDF designcontact for quote
WordPress website designcontact for quote
UX/UI design consulting$45–$75
EDITORIAL EVALUATION $0.02–$0.04 / wordvariable
FACT CHECKING$45–$504–6 pages/hr
LAYOUT & FORMATTING
Manuscript/document layout formatting$40–$504–6 pages/hr
Manuscript/document text formatting$40–$504–6 pages/hr
Layout & Formatting combined$45–$554–6 pages/hr
LETTER WRITING
Cover letter writing$15–$30each (1 page)**
Cover letter template creation (multi-use)$45–$60each (1 page)**
Customer service correspondence$33–$50variable
Professional correspondence$33–$50variable
Proforma letter creation (by the hour)$50–$60variable
Portfolio of company brand proforma letterscontact for quote
LINE EDITING
Line editing AI generated text$40–$453–6 pages/hr
Line editing nonfiction$45–$503–6 pages/hr
Line editing business/sales$45–$603–6 pages/hr
Line editing medical/STEM$55–$703–6 pages/hr
Line editing legal$55–$753–6 pages/hr
LITERATURE REVIEW (annotated)$45–$50variable
PROOFREADING
Proofreading AI generated text$30–$355–10 pages/hr
Proofreading nonfiction$35–$405–10 pages/hr
Proofreading business/sales$40–$455–10 pages/hr
Proofreading medical/STEM$45–$504–8 pages/hr
Proofreading legal$50–$554–8 pages/hr
RESEARCH (topical, background context)$45–$50variable
RESEARCH STUDY DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN
Data instrument consulting (surveys, interview schedules)contact for quote
IRB application assistancecontact for quote
Research methods consultingcontact for quote
Dissertation prospectus consultingcontact for quote
Qualitative research design consultingcontact for quote