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These calculators provide estimates based on the MEAA TVC Standard Contract 2024, MEAA Voiceover Agreement 2024, and current ATO/super guarantee rates as at April 2026. Figures are indicative only. Always verify with your union representative, agent, or accountant before making commercial decisions. Callsheet is not affiliated with MEAA.

Last verified: April 2026
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Voiceover Fee Calculator

MEAA Voiceover Industry Rate Card, 1 July 2025. Every cell a hard dollar from the card. Visual / Audio / VO Subs.

Updated 1 July 2025MEAA VO Rate Card v9AI Rider cls 1-5Powered by MEAA Voiceover 2025

Visual commercial

Per MEAA 2025 p.1: per product, per hour, per platform, per key number.

MEAA VO Rate Card 1 Jul 2025

Coverage

Platforms

MEAA 2025 p.1

Bundle math: 1st platform @ 100%, 2nd @ 40%, 3rd @ 5% (155% cap across TV + BVOD/SVOD + PIP). Cinema and Single DOOH stack as independent lines: Cinema at the single-platform national rate, DOOH at 2× the single-state rate.

Commercial length

License term

MEAA 2025 publishes only these three license terms for voiceover. Anything longer rolls over at 100% of the original fee per extension (see below).

Live in the quote
$985
Television (FTA + Pay TV) · National · 15s / 30s · Up to 12 months

Quote-wide modifiers

MEAA 2025 p.4 + AI Rider cls 1-5

Territory

Australia is the base. NZ / Singapore / Hong Kong each add +100% of the base fee. Regional multipliers (Asia-Pacific 2×, UK / Europe 3×, US 5×, Global 6×) are strongest-wins.

Reuse discount

Character voices

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$220 per character voice per track (MEAA 2025, max 5 audio tracks).

Post-sync

Brand-association loadings

AI rider (consent gate)

Rollover

Rush job (24hr turnaround)

Quote summary

Live MEAA 2025 line items. Edit quantities, remove, export.

VisualLive
Television (FTA + Pay TV) · National · 15s / 30s · Up to 12 months
$985 × 1 = $985
AudioLive
Audio bundle (Radio + Audio Streaming, national) · Up to 12 months
$815 × 1 = $815
Lines subtotal$1,800
Quote total
Ex-GST, MEAA 2025 card minimums
$1,800
MEAA Standard Contract for Advertising Performances in Voiceover Commercials 2024MEAA Voiceover Standard Contract 2024 · AI Rider
Sources (3)Click to expand. Every number cited
  1. [1]
    MEAA Voiceover Industry Rate Card v9, 1 July 2025 (MAVA)
    All visual + audio rate matrix cells, submission fee, character voice loading, post-sync loadings, rush job, name-association ×2, political ×2, territory multipliers.
  2. [2]
    MEAA Standard Contract for Advertising Performances in Voiceover Commercials (with AI Rider), 2024
    Rollover rule (Part 2 §C.1(c)): 100% of ORIGINAL agreed rate per extension, chainable with fresh consent. AI Rider cls 1-5: synthetic voice at parity (consent required), cloning/training prohibited without written consent.
  3. [3]
    Palopay voiceover calculator engine (MEAA Dec 2, 2025 fallback)
    Cross-check used to verify every rate matrix cell byte-for-byte. 69/69 cells match.