It's one of the few industries where women generally start out at a higher rate. Popular performers can make upward of $5,000 for a shoot, which might help explain the “ gay-for-pay” phenomenon. 'Superstars” can expect wages around $1,500. More established stars get around $700-$900. Increasingly, stars are starting to rely on alternative streams of revenue like product endorsement deals, snapchat requests, camming platforms and escorting to get by.Īccording to a recent report by CNBC, the average male porn actor earns around $500-$600 per scene.
In fact, performer pay rates are now at an all-time low. Sure, most of us can point to a few big names who have made it mainstream, but working in the industry isn't quite as lucrative as movies like Boogie Nights would have you think.
This article originally appeared on AlterNet.īeing a porn star isn’t as easy as it sounds.
