[Callers] fees

My experience is that fees range greatly depending on how wealthy the hiring party is. Here's some example that come to mind. Weddings: some folks expect to pay big bucks for big events. It's not uncommon in the DC area for example, for bands and callers to receive $200-300 or more a person (caller plus 4 musicians). Of course not all families are loaded and will pay much less. Sometimes they'll ask for a caller and recorded music or a smaller band. The size of a church can vary. Large churches can pay more than the smaller ones. This also goes for private schools as well. Some private schools can afford a great deal and other can't. My experience is that it's typical for these kinds of gigs to pay around $100 per person for a caller and 2-4 musicians depending..... At some regular dance series it's usual for organizers to pay the caller and band members the same fee up to a point. The money collected wouldn't be divided equally between the caller and 10 musicians. That would be unfair to the caller. At the dances outside of the big cities where I call. it's typical to get paid $50- $75 per person depending on attendance. T