# How much does social media marketing cost in Dallas-Fort Worth? (2026)

> Published Dallas-Fort Worth market rates for social media marketing and management, real estate photography, real estate video, reels, headshots, videographers and podcast studios, compiled by studioUSA on September 25 to 27, 2026 from other DFW companies' published price pages and 2026 price guides. These are market figures, not studioUSA prices. studioUSA runs two podcast and video studios: studioUSA East, 700 W Spring Creek Pkwy Ste 201, Plano, TX 75023, and studioUSA West, 8074 Precinct Line Rd, Colleyville, TX 76034. Call, text or email: 214-695-7300 or info@studiousa.live.

## Social media marketing (checked 2026-09-27)
- Social media management, freelancer: $300 to $2,500 per month
- Social media management, boutique agency: $2,500 to $5,000 per month (typically 20 to 30 posts with an account manager)
- Social media management, full-service agency: $5,000 to $10,000+ per month (30 to 50+ posts, video production, ad management)
- Setup / onboarding: $500 to $2,500 one time
- Content shoot for social: $500 to $2,000 per session
- Paid social ad management: 10% to 20% of ad spend, or $500 to $2,500 per month
- Social media manager, agency hourly: $100 to $250 per hour
- Social media manager, in-house: $38,000 to $90,000+ per year
- Per post (US): about $25 to $500 per post or video
- Small business (Dallas guides): startups about $500 to $1,500 per month; small businesses about $2,500 to $5,000 per month

## Real estate photography (checked 2026-09-25)
- Listing photography: $169 to $215 per listing

## Real estate video, reels, headshots and studios (checked 2026-09-25)
- Vertical social reel, finished: $125 to $1,500 per video
- Property reel added to listing photos: $199 to $549 per listing
- Listing video, 1 to 2 minutes: $350 to $450 per listing
- Photos + walkthrough video + aerial package: $479 to $799 per listing
- Real estate drone video: from $160 per property
- Listing photography: from $169 to $215 per listing
- Videographer, hourly: $100 to $300 per hour
- Videographer, day rate: $500 to $2,500 per day
- Headshots: about $150 for one image; about $300 and up for several
- Podcast studio rental, Dallas: $75 to $250 per hour at studios that publish rates; marketplace listings $30 to $750 per hour
- Photo and video branding day: custom quote

## What moves the price
- Planning: topics, questions, order of the day
- Number of cameras
- Audio: microphones on every speaker, levels monitored
- Live switching and a producer
- Editing and graphics: cutting, color, captions, titles, thumbnails
- Output formats: 9:16, 16:9, square

## Pages
- [DFW real estate video cost guide](https://cost.studiousa.live/)
- [studioUSA](https://studiousa.live/)
- [studioUSA published rates](https://studiousa.live/pricing/)
- [studioUSA East, Plano](https://studiousa.live/studio-east-plano/)
- [studioUSA West, Colleyville](https://studiousa.live/studio-west-colleyville/)
- [Content Day](https://contentday.studiousa.live/)