Rates, 2026
What should a wardrobe stylist charge in a smaller market?
About $500 a day for a wardrobe stylist who is working and booked in a smaller US market. $375 in the first years, $650 when senior. Styling a shoot runs about $2,275.
Other markets: New York or LA · a major city · remote
First years
$375
a day · $45 an hour
Working, booked
$500
a day · $65 an hour
Senior, sought after
$650
a day · $80 an hour
The rate card, working level
- Day rate$500 per day
- Hourlyfor anything that does not fit a day$65 per hour
- Styling a shootpulls, fittings, the day, returns$2,275 per project
Sold by the day, a project fee. The day is the unit; half days run 60%.
What to charge for each thing
Ranges for a smaller US market: the low end is the first years, the high end is senior. Working and booked sits in the middle.
- Prep or pull day$200 to $425 per day
- Styling a shoot, pulls to returns$1,050 to $3,500 per project
- Personal styling session$150 to $350 per session
- Kit fee$35 to $100 per day
How the number is made
Wardrobe or stylists at this level in this market day at about $500 ($450 to $1,000 in New York and LA). Put in the year you actually want on the perfect price page and the number moves with it.
Styling a shoot runs $1,500 to $5,000 and takes about 24 hours of your time; at your hourly that is $1,550. 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 wardrobe stylist in a smaller US market?
- About $500 a day for someone working and booked, $375 in the first years, $650 when senior and sought after. Half days usually run 60% of the day.
- How much is styling a shoot?
- $2,275 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.
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