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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% until 6/30/30

DGA 2026 MOA

SAG

7/1/26 - 6/30/30

SAG Basic Theatrical Agreement Wage Rates

  • For projects $2mil+ or $3mil+ if using the Diversity Casting Incentive

SAG Low Budget Theatrical Wage Rates

  • For projects $2mil and under or $3mil and under if using the Diversity Casting Incentive

SAG Mod Low Budget Agreement

SAG Mod Low Budget 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

SAG 2014 Basic Agreement (see MOAs for any updates)

IATSE

7/1/26 - 12/31/28

TEAMSTERS

8/2/26 - 7/1/27

DRIVERS/CHEF ASSTS/ANIMAL WRANGLERS (Local 399)

Basic 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

DRIVERS (Local 817)

Drivers/Helpers Rates

LOCATION MANAGERS (Local 399)

Basic 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

LOCATION MANAGERS (Local 817)

  • Location Managers are in the DGA in NY so use UPM rates to budget them

ASST LOCATION MANAGERS (Local 817)

CASTING DIRECTORS (Local 399/817)

Casting Director Rates

Casting Director Agreement - 10/1/24-9/30/27

Casting Director Contribution (pension &health) Primer