Stripper Wages - How Much Money Do Strippers Make?

I get asked all the time, "How much money do strippers make?" Well, it varies from a good night to a bad night, but suppose a stripper only averages $200/shift and she works 4x a week. That is $800/week or $40k per year. If she works 5x a week that is $1000/week or $50k per year. When I first posted this article in the fall of 2007, most of the strippers I knew were averaging $500/shift, working 4 shifts a week, which translated to a 6 figure business.

Some strippers are still making that kind of money (the ones who have taken a stripper sales training course certainly are!) However most of the exotic dancer I know have taken a 20% or more hit to their profits due to the slowing economy.

I spent a good 2 hours researching the Bell Curve Statistics of Professional salaries. If you are not a statistician, let me explain. In this case the bell curve measures the distribution of salaries from the lowest 10th percentile, the middle 50th percentile, and the highest 90th percentile. The bell curve measures data more accurately than an average does. The average is a poor measurement of data because one very high or one very low number can completely skew your average. (Snooze, snooze....I was a math teacher remember???)

All Figures are Given in Thousands of Dollars except M means Million.

DOCTOR. 10th Percentile, 50th Percentile, 90th Percentile

Anesthesiologist 200 250 400

Psychologist 58 70 96

Radiologist 250 300 450

Psychiatrist 130 180 210

Brain Surgeon 185 300 400

Surgeon 185 300 400

Family Practice 120 150 202

Dermatologist 160 200 300

Plastic Surgeon 186 300 450

Neurologist 135 200 260

Orthopedic Surgeon 200 350 540

Heart Surgeon 210 450 600

Chiropractor 51 75 115

Ob/gyn 160 230 320

Pediatrician 110 150 190

Emergency Room 170 220 260

ATTORNEY

Attorney I 65 85 115

Attorney II 81 115 148

Attorney III 107 140 185

Real Estate Attn. 75 100 146

Patent Attorney I 38 70 118

Top Patent Attorney 125 200 240

Intellect Property I 95 125 150

Intellect Property IV 130 200 250

Tax Attorney 115 175 204

Employment Law 62 90 110

ENGINEER

Electrical I 46 75 96

Electrical III 61 75 96

Civil I 41 50 57

Civil III 60 70 85

Aerospace 45 50 63

Mechanical 54 65 80

Project Mgr 77 100 113

Top Eng Executive 100 180 235

Investments

Stock Broker 40 50 60

Floor Broker 70 120 170

Financial Analyst I 35 45 57

Financial AnalystIV 64 85 100

Retail Sales Assist 26 32 38

Real Estate

Sales I 32 45 52

Sales III 130 200 288

Appraisal Resident. 30 40 49

Appraisal Commerce 60 75 87

Loan Officer I 46 60 93

Top Loan Officer 82 100 155

Education

Univ Professor 45 100 181

University Dean 88 120 150

VoTech Teacher 28 45 60

Private Consultant 65 80 100

Public school 31 50 65

Day Care 19 25 30

Business Admin.

Executive I 51 65 80

Top Executive 124 175 233

Client Rel. Mgr I 30 50 75

Senior Relations Mg 74 100 125

Bus. Development 30 50 87

Systems Analyst I 37 45 60

Systems Analyst IV 64 80 100

Bus Banking I 81 100 115

Bus Bank Exec 76 150 250

Biotech Dev Mgr 76 100 114

Supply Chain Mgr 71 100 124

Top Supply Ch Mgr 117 200 346

Baseball Players

Minor League 10 18 25

Dbacks 380 400 3.9M

Yankees 380 1.5M 11M

A's 380 450 2M

Cubs 385 3M 8M

I included baseball players because it cracks me up how these Minor League guys waltz into the Strip Club during Spring Training. They love to tell the doorstaff that they should get in for free because they're baseball players, and they think the girls should give them free dances because they're baseball players. The new girls eat it up because they think they're sitting on the lap of the next Derek Jeter. Uh....nope....homeboy is only making $2500 a month!! Also notice that even though the newspapers report that the average baseball salary is 2 million, most of that money is going to the top players like Bonds, Jeter, Sosa, etc. The majority of the guys in the league are pulling $385K. Not too shabby...but a far cry from the "average" 2 million.

What I found most depressing was the salaries for higher education. Everyone knows public school teachers don't make much money...but university professors aren't far behind. Look at the salary range for University Deans! These are some of the brightest minds in the world...and they're not making much more than a stripper?

It drives home the fact that EDUCATION does not equal MONEY anymore. I wish I could change that equation but I can not. Going to school, getting an advanced degree does not guarantee you a safe job with a pension, as many college grads are now finding out.

I am not saying that stripping is the solution for every attractive woman. However, if you are considering becoming a stripper or want to make more money stripping, a sales training course can help.