how much money can you get for a screenplay?
The minimum amount that you can make for a script as a WGA member depends on your contribution to the script production process. When you sell a treatment or idea, you can make between $20,960 and $47,940. When you complete a treatment, script and final draft, you can pull in a minimum payday between $34,936 for a nonoriginal screenplay and $119,954 on the high end for an original screenplay with treatment.