# Illustrations for a book: how much to charge?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illustrations-for-a-book-how-much-to-charge/555817>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 2, 2010, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illustrations-for-a-book-how-much-to-charge/555817 "2010-10-02T04:56:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illustrations-for-a-book-how-much-to-charge/555817/1 "2010-10-02T04:56:59Z")

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I may get a job doing technical illustrations for a book that is already written. I habe all the tools. What i don’t know is… How much should I charge? Are such jobs charged by the hour or by the illustration or what? My previous experience doing this was in a salaried position.