AEA Production
Actors' Equity Association Production agreement, offered for Broadway productions: minimum rates by job title, premiums, benefit contributions, dues, vacation and overtime for every rate set in force or scheduled.
Actors' Equity Association, Production agreement. It is offered for Broadway productions.
On this union's rates, premiums are part of the rate: the weekly rate entered for a payee already includes their contractual premiums, and the payee's Pay box reads Premiums are part of this rate.
| Rate set | Status | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 → Sep 26, 2027 | In force today | 46 |
| Sep 27, 2027 onward | Takes effect Sep 27, 2027 | 46 |
AEA Production minimums
Each job title a payee on this agreement can hold, with its weekly minimum in the rate set in force on Oct 21, 2026 and each scheduled change to it.
- AEA Production 1st Assistant Stage Manager minimum: Dramatic $3,232.00 · Musical $3,631.00 per week (from Sep 28, 2026; Dramatic $3,328.00 · Musical $3,740.00 from Sep 27, 2027)
- AEA Production 2nd Assistant Stage Manager minimum: Musical $3,035.00 per week (from Sep 28, 2026; Musical $3,126.00 from Sep 27, 2027)
- AEA Production Actor minimum: $2,799.00 per week (from Sep 28, 2026; $2,883.00 from Sep 27, 2027)
- AEA Production Actor/Musician minimum: the Actor minimum, $2,799.00 per week (from Sep 28, 2026; $2,883.00 from Sep 27, 2027)
- AEA Production Chorus minimum: $2,799.00 per week (from Sep 28, 2026; $2,883.00 from Sep 27, 2027)
- AEA Production Production Stage Manager minimum: Dramatic $3,952.00 · Musical $4,598.00 per week (from Sep 28, 2026; Dramatic $4,070.00 · Musical $4,736.00 from Sep 27, 2027)
- AEA Production Stage Manager minimum: Dramatic $3,952.00 · Musical $4,598.00 per week (from Sep 28, 2026; Dramatic $4,070.00 · Musical $4,736.00 from Sep 27, 2027)
- AEA Production Swing minimum: $2,799.00 per week (from Sep 28, 2026; $2,883.00 from Sep 27, 2027)
- AEA Production Temp ASM minimum: Musical $3,035.00 per week (from Sep 28, 2026; Musical $3,126.00 from Sep 27, 2027)
Musical and Dramatic are the production kinds a contract is marked with in company setup; Dramatic means a play. Where a minimum is given by tier, a payee's minimum is the figure for the tier their engagement carries: the production kind, level or category marked on their contract.
AEA Production contributions
What the employer pays each fund on top of pay, in the rate set in force on Oct 21, 2026 and each scheduled change to it. Each fund's other rates, and how every rate is charged, are in the benefit contributions tables below.
- AEA Production 401(k) Employer 1% (401k 1%) contribution: 1% of gross, on pay up to $7,500.00 a week (from Sep 28, 2026)
- AEA Production 401(k) Employer 3% (401k 3%) contribution: 3% of gross, on pay up to $7,500.00 a week (from Sep 28, 2026)
- AEA Production Health Fund (Equity-League Health Fund) contribution: $200.00 per week (from Sep 28, 2026; $225.00 from Sep 27, 2027)
- AEA Production Pension (Equity-League Pension Fund) contribution: 6% of gross, capped at $450.00 a week (from Sep 28, 2026)
In force: Sep 28, 2026 → Sep 26, 2027
In force on Oct 21, 2026. A payroll uses this rate set when its pay period ends between Sep 28, 2026 and Sep 26, 2027.
46 rules.
AEA Production minimum rates from Sep 28, 2026
The weekly minimum for each job title. A weekly-paid payee whose covered pay falls below their title's minimum gets a warning on the payroll.
| Job title | Tier | Weekly minimum |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Assistant Stage Manager | Dramatic | $3,232.00 per week |
| 1st Assistant Stage Manager | Musical | $3,631.00 per week |
| 2nd Assistant Stage Manager | Musical | $3,035.00 per week |
| Actor | — | $2,799.00 per week |
| Chorus | — | $2,799.00 per week |
| Production Stage Manager | Dramatic | $3,952.00 per week |
| Production Stage Manager | Musical | $4,598.00 per week |
| Stage Manager | Dramatic | $3,952.00 per week |
| Stage Manager | Musical | $4,598.00 per week |
| Swing | — | $2,799.00 per week |
| Temp ASM | Musical | $3,035.00 per week |
Musical and Dramatic are the production kinds a contract is marked with in company setup; Dramatic means a play.
A payee's minimum is the row for their job title and the tier their engagement carries: the production kind, level or category marked on their contract. A row with no tier answers any tier.
AEA Production premiums and increments from Sep 28, 2026
Premiums added to a payee's pay, and how each one reaches a payroll.
Weekly premiums. Offered under Assignments on the run, and on the payee's record. Saved to the payee, a premium repeats every week until it is end-dated.
| Premium | Applies to | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Asst. Dance Captain | All titles | $279.87 per week |
| Dance Captain | All titles | $559.73 per week |
| Fight Captain | All titles | $100.00 per week |
| Full Swing | All titles | $167.92 per week |
| Initial 6-mo Rider | All titles | $80.00 per week |
| One-Year Rider | All titles | $175.00 per week |
| Second 6-mo Rider | All titles | $40.00 per week |
| Term Contract | All titles | $212.00 per week |
Counts. Offered under Assignments on the run, priced at the rate times the count entered.
| Premium | Applies to | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Chorus Part — Flat per part/wk | All titles | $25.00 per part |
| Partial Swing — Flat per number/wk | All titles | $20.00 per number |
| Principal/General Understudy — Flat per role/wk | All titles | $62.00 per role |
| Set Moves — Flat per unit/wk | All titles | $8.00 per unit |
| Understudy for Chorus Parts — Flat per assignment/wk | All titles | $17.50 per assignment |
This week's activity. Added to one run only, priced at the rate times the count entered.
| Premium | Applies to | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Set Moves — Understudy/Swing per performance | All titles | $1.00 per move-performance |
| Understudy performance | All titles | 1/8 of base salary per performance |
Paid once. Added with Add tech week payment on the payee's run entry, once per payee. It is not in the Add menus.
| Premium | Applies to | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Tech Week | 1st Assistant Stage Manager · 2nd Assistant Stage Manager · Production Stage Manager · Stage Manager | 1/6 of base salary paid once |
AEA Production benefit contributions from Sep 28, 2026
Contributions the employer pays to the union's funds on top of pay. They are not deducted from the payee.
| Contribution | Applies to | Rate | How it is charged |
|---|---|---|---|
| 401(k) Employer 1% (401k 1%) | All titles | 1% of gross, on pay up to $7,500.00 a week | Every payroll |
| 401(k) Employer 3% (401k 3%) | All titles | 3% of gross, on pay up to $7,500.00 a week | Every payroll |
| Health Fund (Equity-League Health Fund) | All titles | $200.00 per week | Every week |
| Pension (Equity-League Pension Fund) | All titles | 6% of gross, capped at $450.00 a week | Every payroll |
AEA Production dues and deductions from Sep 28, 2026
Withheld from the payee's pay on every payroll and remitted to the union.
| Deduction | Applies to | Rate | Tax treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEA Working Dues (AEA dues) | All titles | 2.5% of gross | Post-tax |
AEA Production overtime from Sep 28, 2026
Overtime added under This week's activity on the run: the rate times the count entered.
| Overtime | Applies to | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Rehearsal Overtime | All titles | $46.00 per hour, counted in half hours, rounded up |
AEA Production media fees from Sep 28, 2026
Media fees, offered on the run like a premium.
Weekly premiums. Offered under Assignments on the run, and on the payee's record. Saved to the payee, a premium repeats every week until it is end-dated.
| Media fee | Applies to | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Media Fee | All titles | $69.97 per week |
AEA Production recorded policies from Sep 28, 2026
Policies the rate set records but Greenroom does not calculate. Union Studio shows the wording recorded with each one.
- Bereavement
- Contract Determinations
- Loan-out treatment
- Media fee on overscale
- Minimum compliance gate
- Personal Days
- Sick Leave
- Unit-based proration
- Vacation
Scheduled: Sep 27, 2027 onward
Takes effect Sep 27, 2027. A payroll uses it when its pay period ends on or after Sep 27, 2027, whatever the date it is run.
46 rules.
AEA Production changes on Sep 27, 2027
Compared with the rate set before it (Sep 28, 2026 → Sep 26, 2027), 16 rules change and 30 carry over unchanged.
AEA Production minimum rate changes on Sep 27, 2027
| Rule | Applies to | Before | From Sep 27, 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st ASM | 1st Assistant Stage Manager, Dramatic | $3,232.00 per week | $3,328.00 per week |
| 1st ASM | 1st Assistant Stage Manager, Musical | $3,631.00 per week | $3,740.00 per week |
| 2nd ASM | 2nd Assistant Stage Manager, Musical | $3,035.00 per week | $3,126.00 per week |
| Actor — All categories | Actor | $2,799.00 per week | $2,883.00 per week |
| Chorus — Singing/dancing ensemble | Chorus | $2,799.00 per week | $2,883.00 per week |
| Production Stage Manager | Production Stage Manager, Dramatic | $3,952.00 per week | $4,070.00 per week |
| Production Stage Manager | Production Stage Manager, Musical | $4,598.00 per week | $4,736.00 per week |
| Stage Manager | Stage Manager, Dramatic | $3,952.00 per week | $4,070.00 per week |
| Stage Manager | Stage Manager, Musical | $4,598.00 per week | $4,736.00 per week |
| Swing | Swing | $2,799.00 per week | $2,883.00 per week |
| Temp ASM | Temp ASM, Musical | $3,035.00 per week | $3,126.00 per week |
AEA Production premium and increment changes on Sep 27, 2027
| Rule | Applies to | Before | From Sep 27, 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asst. Dance Captain | All titles | $279.87 per week | $288.26 per week |
| Dance Captain | All titles | $559.73 per week | $576.52 per week |
| Full Swing | All titles | $167.92 per week | $172.96 per week |
AEA Production benefit contribution changes on Sep 27, 2027
| Rule | Applies to | Before | From Sep 27, 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Fund | All titles | $200.00 per week | $225.00 per week |
AEA Production media fee changes on Sep 27, 2027
| Rule | Applies to | Before | From Sep 27, 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media Fee | All titles | $69.97 per week | $72.07 per week |
AEA Production minimum rates from Sep 27, 2027
The weekly minimum for each job title. A weekly-paid payee whose covered pay falls below their title's minimum gets a warning on the payroll.
| Job title | Tier | Weekly minimum |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Assistant Stage Manager | Dramatic | $3,328.00 per week |
| 1st Assistant Stage Manager | Musical | $3,740.00 per week |
| 2nd Assistant Stage Manager | Musical | $3,126.00 per week |
| Actor | — | $2,883.00 per week |
| Chorus | — | $2,883.00 per week |
| Production Stage Manager | Dramatic | $4,070.00 per week |
| Production Stage Manager | Musical | $4,736.00 per week |
| Stage Manager | Dramatic | $4,070.00 per week |
| Stage Manager | Musical | $4,736.00 per week |
| Swing | — | $2,883.00 per week |
| Temp ASM | Musical | $3,126.00 per week |
Musical and Dramatic are the production kinds a contract is marked with in company setup; Dramatic means a play.
A payee's minimum is the row for their job title and the tier their engagement carries: the production kind, level or category marked on their contract. A row with no tier answers any tier.
AEA Production premiums and increments from Sep 27, 2027
Premiums added to a payee's pay, and how each one reaches a payroll.
Weekly premiums. Offered under Assignments on the run, and on the payee's record. Saved to the payee, a premium repeats every week until it is end-dated.
| Premium | Applies to | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Asst. Dance Captain | All titles | $288.26 per week |
| Dance Captain | All titles | $576.52 per week |
| Fight Captain | All titles | $100.00 per week |
| Full Swing | All titles | $172.96 per week |
| Initial 6-mo Rider | All titles | $80.00 per week |
| One-Year Rider | All titles | $175.00 per week |
| Second 6-mo Rider | All titles | $40.00 per week |
| Term Contract | All titles | $212.00 per week |
Counts. Offered under Assignments on the run, priced at the rate times the count entered.
| Premium | Applies to | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Chorus Part — Flat per part/wk | All titles | $25.00 per part |
| Partial Swing — Flat per number/wk | All titles | $20.00 per number |
| Principal/General Understudy — Flat per role/wk | All titles | $62.00 per role |
| Set Moves — Flat per unit/wk | All titles | $8.00 per unit |
| Understudy for Chorus Parts — Flat per assignment/wk | All titles | $17.50 per assignment |
This week's activity. Added to one run only, priced at the rate times the count entered.
| Premium | Applies to | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Set Moves — Understudy/Swing per performance | All titles | $1.00 per move-performance |
| Understudy performance | All titles | 1/8 of base salary per performance |
Paid once. Added with Add tech week payment on the payee's run entry, once per payee. It is not in the Add menus.
| Premium | Applies to | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Tech Week | 1st Assistant Stage Manager · 2nd Assistant Stage Manager · Production Stage Manager · Stage Manager | 1/6 of base salary paid once |
AEA Production benefit contributions from Sep 27, 2027
Contributions the employer pays to the union's funds on top of pay. They are not deducted from the payee.
| Contribution | Applies to | Rate | How it is charged |
|---|---|---|---|
| 401(k) Employer 1% (401k 1%) | All titles | 1% of gross, on pay up to $7,500.00 a week | Every payroll |
| 401(k) Employer 3% (401k 3%) | All titles | 3% of gross, on pay up to $7,500.00 a week | Every payroll |
| Health Fund (Equity-League Health Fund) | All titles | $225.00 per week | Every week |
| Pension (Equity-League Pension Fund) | All titles | 6% of gross, capped at $450.00 a week | Every payroll |
AEA Production dues and deductions from Sep 27, 2027
Withheld from the payee's pay on every payroll and remitted to the union.
| Deduction | Applies to | Rate | Tax treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEA Working Dues (AEA dues) | All titles | 2.5% of gross | Post-tax |
AEA Production overtime from Sep 27, 2027
Overtime added under This week's activity on the run: the rate times the count entered.
| Overtime | Applies to | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Rehearsal Overtime | All titles | $46.00 per hour, counted in half hours, rounded up |
AEA Production media fees from Sep 27, 2027
Media fees, offered on the run like a premium.
Weekly premiums. Offered under Assignments on the run, and on the payee's record. Saved to the payee, a premium repeats every week until it is end-dated.
| Media fee | Applies to | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Media Fee | All titles | $72.07 per week |
AEA Production recorded policies from Sep 27, 2027
Policies the rate set records but Greenroom does not calculate. Union Studio shows the wording recorded with each one.
- Bereavement
- Contract Determinations
- Loan-out treatment
- Media fee on overscale
- Minimum compliance gate
- Personal Days
- Sick Leave
- Unit-based proration
- Vacation
Related
- Union Studio Versions and Publishing: how a rate set is versioned, and which one a pay period uses
- Union Rate Reference: the document each rate comes from
- Payroll Calculations: what a payroll shows when its rate set hasn't yet been checked against the agreement, or steps mid-period
- Union rates: every agreement in this rate book
Rates as exported from Greenroom on Oct 21, 2026.
AEA Off-Broadway
Actors' Equity Association Off-Broadway agreement, offered for Off-Broadway productions: minimum rates by job title, premiums, benefit contributions, dues, vacation and overtime for every rate set in force or scheduled.
ATPAM Broadway
Assoc. of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers Broadway agreement, offered for Broadway productions: minimum rates by job title, premiums, benefit contributions, dues, vacation and overtime for every rate set in force or scheduled.