What crew actually charge.
Producers know the number. Agencies know it. You are the one left guessing. This is the honest picture of what India's film and ad crew charge, by craft, experience and city. No names. No individual fees. Just the real ranges.
The first 50crew to drop their professional fee set the founding benchmark for India's film and ad crew. 1 in, 49 spots left. Anonymous, 60 seconds.
What each craft charges
The box is the middle half (25th to 75th percentile); the line is the median; the whiskers are the full low-to-high range. Hover a row for the numbers.
What experience is worth
Median per day, by years in the craft.
By city
Median per day, top cities.
The picture is filling in
Submissions per day. 172 so far.
Every fee makes this sharper. Add yours, anonymously, in 60 seconds.
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Fair pay in India, answered
How much do film crew charge per day in India?+
It ranges widely by craft, experience and city. Entry-level crew may charge a few thousand rupees a day, while senior cinematographers, directors and designers on ad films can command well into six figures. The TUAP Fair Pay benchmark shows the real anonymous medians and ranges per craft, updated as crew submit their rates.
What is a typical cinematographer (DOP) day rate in India?+
A cinematographer's day rate depends heavily on the project type (ad, film, web series, wedding) and their experience and city. Rather than a single number, the benchmark shows the live low-to-high range and median for DOPs from the crew themselves. Add your own rate to sharpen it.
How is the Fair Pay benchmark calculated?+
From self-reported, anonymous rate submissions, aggregated into medians and percentiles grouped by craft, experience level and city. No individual rates, names or identifying details are ever shown. Low-sample groups are flagged as indicative.
Is the benchmark free to use?+
Yes. The Fair Pay benchmark is free and open to everyone. Adding your own rate is anonymous and takes about 60 seconds.
Why are Indian film and creative crew often underpaid?+
Pay is opaque, so clients anchor to the cheapest quote they have seen and crew guess in the dark, usually low. A shared, honest benchmark removes that information gap, so crew can price with confidence and producers can budget fairly.
Method: medians and percentiles, grouped by craft, experience and city. While the survey is young, ranges are anchored with market-research estimates and replaced by real crew submissions as they arrive; the benchmark becomes fully crew-reported once 50+ fees are in. Low-sample groups (n1–n2) are indicative, not gospel. The picture sharpens as more crew add their professional fee.