# Landmen and payment
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/landmen-and-payment/34469
**Category:** Oil and Gas Leasing Help
**Created:** [October 2, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/landmen-and-payment/34469 "2018-10-02T12:44:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@sallie](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/sallie)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/landmen-and-payment/34469/1 "2018-10-02T12:44:05Z")
Can anyone tell me what percentage landmen get for making the deal with an oil company? How are they paid?
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### Author:  [@sanderson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/sanderson)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/landmen-and-payment/34469/2 "2018-10-02T14:48:40Z")
Sallie,
I am a leasing agent/landman and I get paid a day rate.
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### Author:  [@sanderson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/sanderson)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/landmen-and-payment/34469/3 "2018-10-02T16:02:01Z")
Hey guys in McMullen, Atascosa, and Live Oak Counties. I would like to know what oil companies have paid in the recent past for leasing bonus and royalties. Sure would appreciate your comments! Thanks!
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### Author:  [@Peakoil](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Peakoil)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/landmen-and-payment/34469/4 "2018-10-02T16:52:03Z")
Sallie,
They most often earn a “day-rate.” Land service companies that employ contractors pay landmen a range of around $200-400/day, but they charge clients more than that to make a profit. They also employ a select few in-house landmen to review the cheaper, less-experienced landmen’s work, so this allows them to make a profit while ensuring their work product is “acceptable,” which is not always the case. When hiring a landman yourself directly, you can expect to pay $400-600/day for someone with adequate experience. These are just estimates, but should be fairly accurate in terms of current market conditions and rates.
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### Author:  [@MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MRFAdmin_SV)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/landmen-and-payment/34469/5 "2025-01-11T19:27:17Z")