Visit the contracts page of the AFTRA website. Choose from among Entertainment, Commercials, News and Broadcast, Interactive Media, Audiobooks, Non-Broadcast, Sound Recordings and New Media. Under the appropriate heading, find options for the agreement rates in that category. Select the one that applies to you. For example, if you are offered a performer's position in interactive media for a video game, click that option. You need a current version of Adobe Reader, because the rate information is provided in PDF format. Open the PDF file in your Internet browser.
Navigate through the PDF file to the category that applies to you. The rates are broken down by daily work or group singer rates as well as by contractor positions and the rates for a partial or full day. Underneath this are the pay scales for other tasks, such as overdubbing, background acting, atmospheric voices and others, as well as the overtime rates and maximums. Scan the page and find the position you will occupy, and your rate will be found next to it. Although you may be hired for a particular position, this is subject to change as the production moves forward. Be aware of the pay scales for positions other than the one for which you were hired.
Find the rates for New Media, Infomercials and Animation categories, which is as easy as it is for the aforementioned categories. Remember to calculate the percentage you pay your agent or manager if a "plus 10 percent" was not included in your contract, and keep in mind managers may take from 15 to 20 percent of your performer's fee. That can add up to a substantial percentage of your AFTRA income.