Fact · Transcription
$0.40 to $1.10per audio or video minute
Rev's freelancer page lists pay for its transcriptionist role at $0.40 to $1.10 per audio or video minute.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Pay: $0.40 - $1.10 per audio/video minute”
Freelance With Rev: Transcriptionist, Captioner, Subtitle Translator and Legal Transcriptionist, Rev, 2026, Freelancer roles section.
Open the original- What it measures
- Rev lists this rate on its freelancer page for transcriptionists, the role that types what is said in an audio file. Captioning and translation are listed separately on the same page.
- What it does not show
- A published range on the date checked, not a guaranteed rate. Rev says earnings depend on the role, project complexity and minutes completed, so check the current figure on its site.
Source
Used to calculate
- The top rate Rev pays a transcriptionist is about 55 percent of the $1.99 per minute it charges customers for human transcription.
- At Rev's published transcriptionist rates, one hour of audio pays between $24 and $66 before any hours are counted.
- At the top of Rev's transcriptionist range, an audio hour pays about $22.63 for each hour of typing at average speed, before any listening, replay or checking.
- At the bottom of Rev's transcriptionist range, an audio hour pays about $8.23 for each hour of typing at average speed, before any listening, replay or checking.