Posted by Alex Eames on July 07, 19100 at 19:36:56:
In Reply to: Agency commissions posted by Ann on July 07, 19100 at 01:31:01:
: Hi everyone,
: Any idea on what is a normal agency commission rate for interpreting/translations. Sorry, I know it's not an easy question. I've just been asked for a quote by an agency and I looked up their advertised fees on the website(but those are including their commission) so if I could figure out the commission rate I could probably give them a reasonable fee. I am based in UK, working on Eastern European languages. Thanks for any insight.
I would say anything upwards of 30%. I can't imagine anyone accepting less. I think most agencies like to keep about half of the fee. But I know a lot are evenmore greedy than that.
Just go for something you feel comfortable with and don't worry toomuch about what the other party gets :)
Hope this helps
Alex
