There are 64 editors on UGC Editing, starting at a median of $5 with a median first draft in 36 hours. Hiring inside the category mostly saves you explaining it. Here is who they are, what they charge and how reliably they deliver.
The short answer
- Editors in this group: 64
- Median starting price: $5
- Median first draft: 36 hours
- Languages covered: 9
How the prices spread
The lowest starting price among editors on UGC Editing is $3 and the highest is $8. That range is wide because a starting price covers very different jobs. A caption pass on footage someone already cut sits near the bottom; a graded, sound designed ad with motion graphics sits near the top. 100% of these editors start at $200 or less.
| Point in the range | Starting price |
|---|---|
| Lowest | $3 |
| Lower quartile | $5 |
| Median | $5 |
| Upper quartile | $6 |
| Highest | $8 |
A starting price is the floor of an editor's basic package, not a quote for your project. Read it as the price of entry: what the smallest useful job with that editor costs. Anything with more cuts, more versions or heavier finishing moves up from there, and the package table below shows by how much.
What moves the price up or down
Two briefs with the same word count can cost very different amounts. These are the things that move a quote, roughly in the order editors weigh them:
- The state of the footage. Organized selects with clean audio cut quickly. A folder of unlabeled phone clips means hours of logging before the first decision.
- How many cuts you need. Variations of one ad share most of the work, so a batch usually costs less per cut than ordering them one at a time.
- Finishing. Captions, sound design, a color pass and motion graphics are each a separate skill, and each adds time.
- The delivery window. A rush job displaces other work, and editors price that in.
- Revision rounds. Every round included up front is time the editor has to reserve.
When a quote surprises you, the useful question is which of these it is pricing in. Trimming finishing you do not need is usually a better saving than hunting for a cheaper editor.
Editors who work in this niche
There are 64 editors on the platform who list this niche as a niche. They start at a median of $5, level with the marketplace median of $5, and their median first draft arrives in 36 hours.
Between them they edit in 9 languages, and 63% work in more than one, which matters if the same cut has to run in several markets. Their median on-time rate is 92%. An editor who already knows the category makes the small calls right without being told.
The reliability signals worth reading
Portfolios show what an editor can do on a good day. These numbers show what they do on an ordinary one, and they are recorded by the platform, not written by the editor:
| Signal | Median across editors on UGC Editing |
|---|---|
| Delivered on time | 92% |
| Orders completed | 93% |
| Clients who came back | 25% |
| Reviews per editor | 97 |
The average rating in this group is 4.5 out of five. Ratings cluster high on every marketplace, which makes the repeat client rate the more honest signal. A client who books the same editor again is a review written with money.
Questions to ask before you fund an order
A short exchange before funding saves a revision round later. These are the questions experienced buyers ask.
- Have you cut this format before? Ask for one example that is close to your brief, not the best piece in the reel.
- What do you need from me to start? The answer tells you how organized the editor's process is.
- Which files will I get back? Exports for each placement, a caption file, and whether the project file is included.
- How do you want feedback? Timestamped notes on the video are faster for both sides than a list in a message.
- What happens if the footage does not support the brief? A good editor will say so early rather than deliver something that technically follows the brief and does not work.
None of these are tests. They simply surface the assumptions that otherwise come out in round two.
How quickly editors reply
The median editor in this group replies to an invitation in 35 minutes, and 36% reply within half an hour. Right now 41 are open for new work, 10 are fully booked, and 31 accept instant booking, which means you can fund an order straight from their package without a call first.
Response speed matters more than it looks, because it is a preview of every revision round. An editor who answers a brief within the hour usually answers notes the same way.
Where to go from here
If you are pricing your own work, look at what editors with a similar portfolio list and where open briefs set their budgets. You can browse open jobs right now, and every application you send is free.
How we worked this out
Every figure on this page was computed from UGC Editing marketplace data as of Oct 15, 2026. The editor figures cover 64 profiles in scope out of 64 on the platform. Medians are lower medians, so each one is a value an editor or a brief actually listed rather than an average of two. Fees come from our own published fee schedule.
Nothing here comes from a survey, a study or an industry estimate. If our data cannot answer something, this page leaves it unanswered rather than guessing.