What's a reasonable amount of payment for a 3 hour long set?

[Jester]

OP, how much would you charge me to play a kick ass 1 1/2 hour set ?

[Polygon]

Well i've been playing 7hour sets for $50 for the last 3 months. Perks of not having any well-known uncle or some shit like that

[Kwal]

Well i've been playing 7hour sets for $50 for the last 3 months.

Dude

What?

[Polygon]

Dude

What?

Yeah, no jokes. Cause of course I'm young and patrons think "sure, the dj is a jukebox anyway, who gives a damn"

[Student]

Don't play 7 hours for 50$ anymore. Ask at least double or don't go back there. Because you really want to pay, doesn't mean you should be taken so much advantage of.

@TS:
What is the regular rent price in your neighbourhood for CDJ's? For 2000's plus DJM800/900/2000 you can easily ask 125-150. For anything below that somewhere between 75-100 I guess.

For the rest, you can easily ask 50-75 bucks an hour. I would ask 350 in your case and maybe drop to a bottom of 250 but try to play it rather hard. They want you, not the other way around

[AllDay]

Yeah, no jokes. Cause of course I'm young and patrons think "sure, the dj is a jukebox anyway, who gives a damn"

Thats incredibly low man, Im getting $50 for hr long opening gigs.

[dripstep]

Just booked a dj for my work Christmas party (im not that kind of DJ, and its not my $) , $100 an hour. Don't do 50$ gigs, you're getting ripped off.

[Polygon]

I know i'm getting ripped off, believe me i'm not blind.
But it's either this or staying in the bedroom.
Even relatively high-profile local djs don't get more than 100-150 per gig...

[dripstep]

I played at a local bar every Friday for 3 months for free on that note. My buddy was running the night, and i needed some exposure and experience on stage behind the decks, so I didn't mind helping him out, I still had a blast. If you've got a residency though, you should be asking for a %of the door, free drinks and/or more money. Bit playing for people os playing for people, and if you enjoy it, then keep enjoying it.

[funke]

Since they are supplying lighting and speakers, I would shoot for around $150-200.