pay for academic transcription

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Question for those if you in the world of northeast US universities: What would you consider reasonable hourly pay for hiring someone to transcribe recorded audio interviews to text, in support of someone's research?

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I did this for $1.25/page one summer (a page being 250 words). Transcribers need to type at least 75 word per minute, preferably 100...but they're going to be spending a *lot* of time editing, so it doesn't really add up to more than minimum wage.