Earnings

What a job pays, before you accept it

Every offer states your share in dollars. You are paid 7 days after the customer approves the files, one payout per job, with no invoice to send.

What the money looks like

Three jobs, worked end to end

Property Media

Fort Lauderdale · 25 photos, video, twilight

Your share
$535.50
Your time
≈ 3.5 hrs incl. twilight

Approx. $153/hr, before your costs.

Property Inspection

Coral Springs · 22 photos

Your 70% of the $680 subtotal
$476.00
Travel, 24 mi past your radius
$18.24
You're paid
$494.24
Your time
≈ 1.5 hrs

Approx. $255/hr. Travel past your radius is $0.76 a mile and all of it's yours.

Event Coverage

Hollywood Beach · two hours live

Your share
$1,526.00
Your time
≈ 5 hrs incl. upload

Approx. $305/hr. Event work is rarer and needs more lead time.

What PhotoDrone’s share is used for

General PhotoDrone operations and overhead like customer acquisition, quoting, dispatch, the quality control, editing, invoicing and collection, payment processing, support when a customer is unhappy, and the losses when a job goes wrong. We think that's a fair split, and you can judge for yourself now that you know what it covers.

When and how you’re paid

The rules behind every payout, including the ones that make it wait.

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