Base Rate
All fees are at the “Technician” rate unless otherwise noted. The minimum fee for lead technicians for shows, single engagements is the technician rate plus 100%.
- Lead Technician $100.00 per hour
- Technician $50.00 per hour
- Assistant $25.00 per hour
- Inside Equipment Fee 5% of the value
- Outside Equipment Rentals 10% of value
Club Date Engagements
Technician Rate – Club dates don’t require a lead technician.
| up to 3 hours | over 3 hours | |
| Weeknights | $100.00 | $50.00/hr |
| Weekends | $125.00 | $62.50/hr |
Cartage Services – See Cartage Page
Private Parties/Functions or Corporate Events
| Rehearsal, per hour (2 hour minimum) | $50 |
| 3 Hour engagement (minimum fee) | $150 |
| 4 Hour engagement (4-hour minimum on Friday and Saturday nights.) | $200 |
| Overtime per hour after 4 hours. | $50 |
Cartage Services – See Cartage Page
Shows
| 2 Hour engagements (venues of 1800 seats or less) | $200 |
| 3 Hour engagements (min. fee for venues seating 1801 or more) | $225 |
| Arena engagements (min. fee for venues seating 4000 or more) | $250 |
| Rehearsal, per hour (2 hours minimum for full rehearsal, 1 hour minimum for sound check/run-through) | $50 |
Cartage Services – See Cartage Page
*2-hour minimum applies to rehearsals unless it occurs just prior to the engagement in which case a 1-hour minimum applies.
Wedding Ceremonies
(Private party rates apply to wedding receptions)
| 1 hour | $150.00 |
| Overtime, per hour | $50.00 |
Cartage Services – See Cartage Page
Miscellaneous Provisions
The following provisions shall apply to all work unless otherwise stated.
A two-hour rehearsal minimum shall apply except when the rehearsal occurs immediately prior to the engagement, in which case a one-hour minimum shall apply. When a rehearsal is held immediately prior to the engagement, the elapsed time between the end of rehearsal and the beginning of engagement cannot be more than one hour or less than fifteen minutes.
OVERTIME
When a call is made for overtime, a Technician is required to perform one hour beyond the time originally contracted at the overtime rate. If a call is made to play beyond the one-hour overtime, the technician has the option of accepting or rejecting the call.
PREMIUM FEE
The normal rate plus 50% is to be paid for the following holidays: Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas.
NEW YEAR’S EVE – Double the applicable rate for Technician and Lead Technician. When New Year’s Eve falls on Sunday, the double rate shall apply on Saturday, December 30, and Sunday, December 31 on Single Engagements.
GENERAL RULES FOR ALL TRAVELING ENGAGEMENTS
Traveling engagements are defined as those engagements performed outside Potter and Randall counties. TRANSPORTATION CHARGES, TRAVEL-TIME, SALARY, PER DIEM, AND LODGING shall be included whenever applicable.
TRANSPORTATION CHARGES
The lead technician of a traveling crew shall be required to furnish roundtrip transportation for the technicians. If any member of the team, at the leader’s request, is required to drive his/her vehicle, then he/she shall be compensated at the rate of 6 cents ($.06) per mile per member transported, with a minimum payment of 45 cents ($.45) per mile, or the current IRS rate, whichever is greater.
TRAVEL TIME SALARY
Fifteen cents ($.15) per mile computed each way is to be paid each technician including the leader for engagements performed outside Potter and Randall counties. The mileage chart shown elsewhere in this Section is the basis for Travel Time Salary compensation. AAA city-to-city mileage should be used for determining Travel Time Salary for engagements performed in other locations. When computing mileage, Amarillo, Texas is to be the point of origin.
PER DIEM AND LODGING
The following per diem shall be paid to each technician for each traveling engagement, as applicable:
| Breakfast | $12.00 |
| Lunch | $15.00 |
| Dinner | $20.00 |
| Lodging | GSA Rate* |
BREAKFAST ALLOWANCE shall be paid when the scheduled departure time from the point of origin is before 9:00 AM, or when the scheduled return to the point of origin is after 9:00 AM.
LUNCH ALLOWANCE shall be paid when the scheduled departure time from the point of origin is before 12:30 PM, or when the scheduled return to the point of origin is after 12:30 PM.
DINNER ALLOWANCE shall be paid when the scheduled departure time from the point of origin is before 5:00 PM, or when the scheduled return to the point of origin is after 5:00 PM.
LODGING ALLOWANCE shall be paid to each technician for any overnight stay, except when first-class lodging is furnished. A separate bed shall be provided for each technician.
ENGAGEMENT CANCELLATION
For all steady engagements, agreements between leaders and technicians may be canceled by either party by giving two (2) weeks of written notice.