All the Low Budget Union Agreements: SAG-AFTRA, DGA, WGA, IATSE & Teamster in One Place
WGA
5/2/26 - 5/1/30
DGA
7/1/26 - 6/30/27
DGA Low Budget Theatrical Rate Cards - Directors / ADs/ UPM
For rates past 6/30/27 they go up 3% each year until 6/30/30
DGA 2026 MOA
SAG
7/1/26 - 6/30/30
WGA Schedule of Minimums
P&H on page 1
Low Budget rates (projects under $5mil) on page 2
Script publication fee on page 4
SAG Basic Agreement Wage Rates
For projects $2mil+ (or $3mil+ if using the Diversity Casting Incentive)
SAG Low Budget Agreement Wage Rates
For projects $2mil and under (or $3mil and under if using the Diversity Casting Incentive)
SAG Moderate Low Budget Agreement
SAG Moderate Low Budget Agreement Wage Rates
For projects $700k and under (or $950k and under if using the Diversity Casting Incentive)
SAG Ultra Low Budget Agreement Wage Rates
SAG Ultra Low Budget Agreement
For projects under $300k
SAG Micro Budget Agreement
For projects under $20k
SAG 2026 MOA (Memorandum of Agreement)
SAG 2014 Basic Agreement (see the many MOAs for specific updates)
IATSE
7/1/26 - 12/31/28
TEAMSTERS
Local 399
8/2/26 - 7/1/27
DRIVERS/CHEF ASSTS/ANIMAL WRANGLERS (Local 399 - Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming)
Basic Agreement Feature Driver Rates
For Projects over $8mil
Low Budget Feature Driver & Chef/Chef Asst Rates
For Projects under $8mil
Pension/Health Fringe Benefit Sheet
They haven’t updated this after 8/6/26 - so you will have to estimate
LOCATION MANAGERS (Local 399 - Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming)
Basic Agreement Location Manager Rates
For Projects over $9mil
Low Budget Location Manager Rates
For Projects under $9mil
Location Manager Agreement 2024-2027
Pension/Health Fringe Benefit Sheet
They haven’t updated this after 8/6/26 - so you will have to estimate
CASTING DIRECTORS (Local 399 - West Coast/817 - East Coast)
Casting Director Rates
Casting Director Agreement - 10/1/24-9/30/27
Casting Director Contribution (pension &health) Primer
TEAMSTERS
Local 817
11/1/25 - 10/31/28
DRIVERS (Local 817 - New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, - Delaware & Eastern Pennsylvania are in talks to join 817)
Teamster Driver Rates
Use TV rates for low budget projects
Teamster Driver Agreement
LOCATION MANAGERS (Local 817 - New York, New Jersey, Connecticut)
Location Managers are in the DGA in NY so use UPM rates to budget them