Entertainment Crew & Talent Fringe Estimator
Get a per-person top-line estimate of employer fringe obligations — union P&HW contributions plus applicable payroll taxes — across SAG-AFTRA, DGA, WGA, IATSE, AFM, Teamsters, and Basic Crafts. The estimator accounts for wage-base caps, loan-out status, and state/local taxes by location, if possible.
Union/Guild Members
Add each union/guild member. Set their union, agreement, location, and compensation. Toggle loan-out if they work through a personal corporation.
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Loan-out corporation
If the member renders services through a loan-out corp, employer payroll taxes (FICA, FUTA, SUI, SDI, workers' comp) do not apply.
*For Local 839 (animation) or WGA writers, most producers use the state where they write. For others, use the state where the production is based or their home location if they are traveling.
Fringe Estimate
Top-line estimate of employer fringe load.
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Disclaimer
This estimator provides top-line rough estimates only and should not be relied upon for final budgeting or accounting. Actual fringe rates vary based on specific CBA terms, timing, applicable locations, side letters modifications, production type, budget tier, and individual employment circumstances among other reasons. Payroll tax rates are employer-side estimates using new-employer SUI rates. Workers' comp rates are rough estimates and vary significantly by classification and carrier. Union/Guild P&HW rates are based on publicly available 2025 data. For IATSE, Teamsters, and Basic Crafts, P&HW contributions are typically hourly — the percentages shown are approximations.