# PjM Workshop - Building a Bottom-Up Fee vs. a Top-Down Fee

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**Category:** Project Management\
**Created:** [August 22, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/pjm-workshop-building-a-bottom-up-fee-vs-a-top-down-fee/5353 "2023-08-22T02:06:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![coachbriannakeller](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/9.png) [@coachbriannakeller](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/coachbriannakeller)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/pjm-workshop-building-a-bottom-up-fee-vs-a-top-down-fee/5353/1 "2023-08-22T02:06:47Z")

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Hi ARE community!

As discussed in yesterday’s workshop, I said I would follow up with a more in-depth explanation of bottom-up vs top-down fee structure.

A bottom-up fee is generally started with a known scope provided by the owner while a top-down fee is generally started with an acceptable fee in order to determine the scope.

The link below is a great resource that provides even further explanation (scroll down a bit): [Calculating an Architectural Fee for Services - Archtoolbox](https://www.archtoolbox.com/calculate-architectural-fee/)

Please let me know if there are any further questions on this!

Coach Brianna