DJ fee calculator.
How much should you charge? Enter your own numbers: your minimum, your target, travel, hotel and time. Get your fee range explained line by line, and your fee and booking terms as a message you can copy. No invented market data.
1 · The gig
2 · Travel and hotel
3 · Your time
4 · Your fee
5 · Your terms
Free up to 30 days before the gig, 50% of the fee from 30 to 14 days before, the full fee in the last 14 days.
6 · Your message
Fill in your minimum and target fee.
No presskit link yet?
Your message has a slot for it. Create your free presskit with your mixes, photos and tech rider, then paste the link. Free, no card.
Your number, your terms
Start from your floor
Your minimum is the fee below which a gig costs you money. Only you know it, and it never appears in the message.
Add what the gig costs you
Travel, hotel and other costs are added on top, line by line. If the promoter books them, they become a line in your terms.
Send clear terms
Fee, travel, hotel, deposit, payment and cancellation in one message you can paste into a DM or an email.
Questions
How much should a DJ charge?
There is no universal club DJ rate: it depends on the city, the room, the slot and your draw. Start from your own minimum (your time, travel and costs), set a target above it, and quote that. This calculator only uses the numbers you enter.
Does the calculator use market data?
No. It never tells you what other DJs earn. The range comes only from your minimum, your target and the costs you enter. For published reference points, read our guide on how much a DJ should charge.
Will the promoter see my minimum fee?
No. Your minimum is your private floor. The message quotes the fee to quote (your target unless you change it), plus travel, hotel and your terms.
Should I ask for a deposit?
For travel gigs, festivals and new promoters, many DJs ask for one, or at least their travel costs in advance. For a local club you know, many skip it. Pick what fits you.
Is the message a contract?
No. It is a template to help you, not a contract or legal advice. A clear message the promoter confirms in writing already helps a lot; for bigger shows use a full booking contract.
Is it free?
Yes. No signup, no card. Nothing you type is sent to our servers: the calculation runs in your browser.