I get asked all the time, “How much money do strippers make?” Well, it varies from a good night to a bad night, but let’s say a stripper only makes an average of $200 a shift and works 4 times a week. That’s $800/week or $40k per year. If she works 5 times a week, that’s $1000/week or $50k per year. When I first published this article in the fall of 2007, most strippers I knew averaged $500 a shift, working 4 shifts a week, which translated to a 6 figure business.

Some strippers still make that kind of money (those who have taken a stripper sales training course certainly do!) However, most exotic dancers I know have made 20% or more profits due to the economic slowdown.

I spent a good 2 hours researching the Bell Curve professional salary statistics. If you’re not a statistician, let me explain. In this case, the bell curve measures the distribution of wages from the lowest 10th percentile, the middle 50th percentile, and the highest 90th percentile. The bell curve measures data more accurately than an average. The average is a bad measure of data because a number that is too high or too low can completely skew your average. (postpone, postpone….I was a math teacher, remember?)

All figures are in thousands of dollars, except that M stands for millions.

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 medicine 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

Obstetrics/gynecology 160 230 320

Pediatrician 110 150 190

Emergencies 170 220 260

ATTORNEY

Lawyer I 65 85 115

Lawyer II 81 115 148

Lawyer III 107 140 185

Real Estate Service 75 100 146

Patent Lawyer I 38 70 118

Senior patent attorney 125 200 240

Intellectual Property I 95 125 150

Intellectual Property IV 130 200 250

Tax Lawyer 115 175 204

Labor Law 62 90 110

ENGINEER

Electric I 46 75 96

Electric III 61 75 96

Civil I 41 50 57

Civil III 60 70 85

Aerospace 45 50 63

Mechanics 54 65 80

Bishop Project 77 100 113

Senior engineering executive 100 180 235

investment

Stockbroker 40 50 60

Floor corridor 70 120 170

Financial Analyst I 35 45 57

Financial Analyst IV 64 85 100

Retail Sales Assistant 26 32 38

real estate

Sales I 32 45 52

Sales III 130 200 288

Evaluation Resident. 30 40 49

Business Appraisal 60 75 87

Loan Officer I 46 60 93

Senior loan officer 82 100 155

Education

University Professor 45 100 181

Dean of the University 88 120 150

VoTech Teacher 28 45 60

Private Consultant 65 80 100

Public school 31 50 65

Nursery 19 25 30

Business Administration.

Executive I 51 65 80

Senior Executive 124 175 233

Client relationship Obispo I 30 50 75

Senior Relations Manager 74 100 125

Bus. Development 30 50 87

Systems Analyst I 37 45 60

Systems Analyst IV 64 80 100

Bank Bus I 81 100 115

Executive Bank Bus 76 150 250

Biotechnology Development Manager 76 100 114

Supply Chain Manager 71 100 124

Top Supply Ch Mgr 117 200 346

Baseball players

Minor League 10 18 25

Backup 380 400 3.9M

Yankees 380 1.5M 11M

A 380 450 2M

Puppies 385 3M 8M

I included the baseball players because I find it funny how these little league guys get into the Strip Club during spring training. They love to tell the door staff that they get in for free because they’re baseball players, and they think the girls should give them free dances because they’re baseball players. New girls eat it because they think they’re sitting on the lap of the next Derek Jeter. Uh…. nope…. homeboy only makes $2500 a month!! Also keep in mind that although newspapers report the average baseball salary to be 2 million, most of that money goes to top players like Bonds, Jeter, Sosa, etc. Most of the guys in the league are making $385K. Not bad… but far from the “average” of 2 million.

What I found most depressing were the salaries for higher education. Everyone knows that public school teachers don’t make a lot of money…but college professors aren’t far behind. Look at the salary range of university deans! These are some of the brightest minds in the world… and aren’t they making a lot more than a stripper?

Drive home the fact that EDUCATION is not equal to MONEY not anymore. I wish I could change that equation, but I can’t. Go to school, get an advanced degree guarantee you have a secure job with a pension, as many college grads are now discovering.

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