Statutory Payroll Fringes AddOn
How to calculate Statutory Payroll Fringes in Splinde
FICA, Medicare, Federal/State Unemployment, and Workers’ Comp. For non-union labor.
Category
Fringes
Default Value
21%
Country
🇺🇸 United States of America
Industry
Film & Media-Production
The "Legal Requirement" Block
Default Rate: 21%
Best For: Non-union commercials, digital content, and independent productions.
The STAT block covers the absolute essentials required by law to employ a human being in the United States. Even on a non-union set, you are legally responsible for these "employer-side" costs.
What’s inside the 21%?
Social Security & Medicare (FICA): Your 7.65% matching contribution.
Federal & State Unemployment (FUI/SUI): Insurance against crew members filing for unemployment after the shoot wraps.
Workers' Compensation: Insurance that covers the production in case of an on-set injury.
Payroll Processing Fees: The service fee charged by your payroll company (e.g., Wrapbook, Greenslate) to handle the checks and tax filings.
Pro-Tip: If you are shooting in a state with low unemployment taxes (like Georgia), you may want to manually adjust this variable down to 18% to make your bid more competitive.
Why 21%?
These percentages are the 2026 Industry Benchmarks for major production hubs like New York and California. While specific tax rates fluctuate by a fraction of a percent every year, these "Safety Net" percentages ensure that you never run out of cash before the last day of production.
More Fringes AddOns in Splinde
What are Fringes?
In the world of film and media production, the cost of a crew member isn't just their daily rate. "Fringes" are the additional costs a production company must pay on top of a gross wage. These include government-mandated taxes, workers' compensation insurance, and union-mandated benefits like health insurance and pension plans.
Splinde simplifies this complex landscape with two standardized "Smart Blocks." These blocks allow you to bid with confidence, knowing you’ve accounted for the hidden costs that can often break a budget.
How do AddOns work in Splinde?
Complex logic. Zero formulas.
Stop building financial rules from scratch. Stop writing formulas. We turned the world’s taxes, fringes, and fees into smart, tangible objects. We call them AddOns. No #VALUE! errors, no #REF!. Just drag, drop, and know it’s right.
