English Editor Pay Rates
- Joined: Dec 9th, 2008
- Posts: 8
Does anyone know the pay rate for English editors? Someone offered me 20 RMB for 1,000 words. Sounds ridiculously low for me considering how bad the unpolished grammar can be.
What is the market rate? Can anyone with an English editing job let me know?
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alexxy2008
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80-120yuan/ 1000 words
tufsoft
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And check the text before you agree to do it, sometimes it's totally incomprehensible.
coco-nuts
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20rmb for 1000 words? They think you are stupid.
120rmb is more like it.
Langfang Vegas (not verified)
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Where do you get that kind of work? I've got a couple of free weeks to kill and that seems like a pretty easy way to make money without leaving home...
wefrucar
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Well he didn't ACCEPT the job (I hope). 20 rmb is probably what they pay *chinese* people to edit English.
It also depends on how bad the english is that you'll be editing. Trust me, it makes a huge difference in how much you will want to be compensated.
You can perhaps consider every hour of actual working time to be worth about 200rmb (is that right?) - however many words that translates to.
Sometimes I feel it is maybe unbearable always be traditional Chinese girl.
coco-nuts
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If this is an assignment to fix something that a chinese editor has written, then I would place an extra surcharge on top. If you're able apply an hourly rate, that might work out better for you since like others have mentioned this may require extra care and attention.
miw
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If you are actually any good as a proofreader, there is a pretty standard rate of US$0.04/word if you are also checking consistency with a Chinese text. Less if you are just fixing up an existing English text.
The rates suck, but that's what they are.
And as others say, if the existing text is crap then you should ask for more or just refuse to do it. The above rates apply for a text that has been done by someone who actually knows English.
--Mark
pauldehav
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I charge US$150/hour. I'm good at it and very quick. I wish everyone else in the industry would start doing the same, as I only have the same few blue chip clients and it would be nice if there was more work around for me... that won't happen when people are prepared to do it for 120rmb/1000 words.
Sciency
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I charge 500 an hour, dependent on SEX.
Fer *that* u get a *deep* discount!
Galaxies don't move Sciency. They're in a fixed position.
Sciency
Re: English Editor Pay Rates
Ask Herojuana, he's *gone*!
Money is cool, but more interested in the SEX aspect.
As u mentioned.
Galaxies don't move Sciency. They're in a fixed position.
Monkey King
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I've got a related question.
We do most of our translating in-house, but for more important stuff we've been contracting with a very good Chinese translator who charges us 100RMB/1000 characters.
How does this compare what the rest of you are paying for good quality translation work?
"China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese."
--Charles de Gaulle
cameron326
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it is whatever someone's willing to pay you, and depends on how reliable you are and how good you are at it. Personally I wouldnt accept less than 300rmb per 1000 words - otherwise it's not worth my time, although if its a friend/colleague I'd do it for less, maybe even for free.
cameron326
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Haha, good for you. $150 hour is properly taking the piss though - your clients must be mugs. 120rmb/1000 words is way too low but you've gone to the other extreme, I'm not surprised you've only a got a few blue chip clients with more money than sense!
Jeremy 29
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HAHAHA tell him to get f***ed. I wouldn't touch 1000 words for less than 500 kuai unless it was a repeat customer. Don't undercut us all. It screws you in the end. Look at it this way, would you edit a 1000 word piece back home for 5 bucks? HELL NO. That's a $50 job and that's doing it cheap. Go to a pro and see what they want, likely 100 or more.
Same with voicing. If you do voice jobs don't do it for less than 500 kuai for a two minutes piece. I charge more than that, but when I hear about people working for 300 an hour it makes me sick.
Look forward to working with you.
Jeremy 29
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$150 an hour is what a real pro charges.
Look forward to working with you.
cool girl
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1000 words is not much at all.... try to think 1000 words is very short, but anyway 20 per 1000 words is pretty low...
timing for leap, i am contented as a woman
Jeremy 29
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My wife says she'd charge 150-200 kuai for that. So you're doing well.
Look forward to working with you.
Monkey King
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Yeah, I thought it seemed reasonable, but MY wife thinks it's too much.
She thinks that about most everything, though. Except her f-ing facial products, of course.
"China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese."
--Charles de Gaulle
cameron326
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Haha, well I charge that and more for writing articles, but not for proofreading. Anyway, as I said, good on you if thats what they are willing to pay. IMO anyone who's willing to pay someone $150 an hour for correcting a bit of grammar needs their head examining!
Jeremy 29
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It's not for just correcting grammar, it's for making the script zippier, clearer and more direct. Anyone can correct grammar.
$150 for an article? I hope not a long one.
Look forward to working with you.
cameron326
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What kind of stuff do you edit, if you don't mind me asking?
Count_zero
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I work for US$10,000 a minute.
Anyone who accepts less is scum.
Jeremy 29
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I do script editing for advertisements, docs, promotional materials, company profiles, things like that.
Remember, some of these companies use what you're editing in an attempt to land accounts worth thousands, even millions. If they want it done properly, they can bloody-well pay for it.
Look forward to working with you.