Rates, 2026
What should a real estate photographer charge in New York or LA?
About $650 a day for a real estate photographer who is working and booked in New York or Los Angeles. $475 in the first years, $825 when senior. A listing runs about $400.
Other markets: a major city · remote · a smaller market
First years
$475
a day · $60 an hour
Working, booked
$650
a day · $80 an hour
Senior, sought after
$825
a day · $100 an hour
The rate card, working level
- Day rate$650 per day
- Hourlyfor anything that does not fit a day$80 per hour
- A listing$400 per project
Sold a project fee, by the day. The outcome is the unit; the day rate is for when a client wants your time instead.
What to charge for each thing
Ranges for New York or Los Angeles: the low end is the first years, the high end is senior. Working and booked sits in the middle.
- Standard listing (25 to 35 photos)$150 to $400 per listing
- Twilight set$150 to $300 each
- Video walkthrough$300 to $800 each
- Floor plan$100 to $250 each
How the number is made
Real estate photographers at this level day at about $650 ($400 to $900 in New York and LA). Put in the year you actually want on the perfect price page and the number moves with it.
A listing runs $200 to $600 and takes about 3 hours of your time; at your hourly that is $250. The number is the higher of the two, because the client is buying the outcome, not the hours.
Questions
- What is a fair day rate for a real estate photographer in New York or LA?
- About $650 a day for someone working and booked, $475 in the first years, $825 when senior and sought after. Half days usually run 60% of the day.
- How much is a listing?
- $400 at a working level in this market. The client is buying the outcome, so the price is the higher of what the market pays for it and what your hours in it are worth.
- Are these rates a rule?
- No. They are US 2026 ranges for the role, placed by level and moved for the market. What a client actually paid you beats all of it. The tool has a box for that, and it wins.
Your number, in five seconds.
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