Magazine freelance writing rates

Depends on who you are, what you've done, the quality of what you can deliver, whether you have some unique access to a story, and how important the story is to the magazine.

 

And that's just the point.

There are so many factors involved even beyond those you listed that it is impossible to know what is a fair price.

There's got to be a better way; couldn't tell you what that is though.