{"id":22515,"date":"2025-02-22T14:15:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T13:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=22515"},"modified":"2025-02-22T14:16:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T13:16:30","slug":"how-much-do-nfl-cheerleaders-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/how-much-do-nfl-cheerleaders-make\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Do NFL Cheerleaders Make? NFL Cheerleaders&#8217; Payouts Revealed!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NFL cheerleaders are contract workers. They are not salaried employees, and they do not receive benefits. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziprecruiter.com\/Salaries\/Nfl-Cheerleader-Salary\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Their pay<\/a> is based on a per-game rate and hourly wages for practices, appearances, and other team events.<\/p><p>Former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader <em>Katherine Puryear<\/em> compared her earnings to that of a fast-food employee, saying, <em>&ldquo;I would say I&rsquo;m making like a Chick-fil-A worker that works full time.&rdquo;<\/em> In the Netflix docuseries <em>America&rsquo;s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders<\/em>, Puryear broke down the structure: a flat fee per game, an hourly rate for game day and practice, and additional pay for appearances, which increase with tenure.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In reality, the hideous feminist left's only objection to what is happening here is that NFL cheerleaders are not paid a living wage and are often sexually harassed at the workplace. We literally like and support these women more than y'all do, we see them as workers with rights <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ieTHhqG47N\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>https:\/\/t.co\/ieTHhqG47N<\/a><\/p>&mdash; janey-e jones (@elizabethbelsky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elizabethbelsky\/status\/1891458141314826395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 17, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NFL Cheerleader Salary<\/h2><p><strong>A 2022 <em>NBC Sports Boston<\/em> report estimated that <em>Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders<\/em> earn between $15-20 per hour and $500 per game, adding up to an estimated $75,000 per year. That&rsquo;s a lot more than most NFL cheerleaders, who, on average, make $150 per game or $22,500 per season.<\/strong><\/p><p>Despite the pay, Cowboys executive <em>Charlotte Jones<\/em> made it clear on the show that cheerleaders aren&rsquo;t in it for the money. <em>&ldquo;They come here for something that&rsquo;s actually bigger than that to them,&rdquo;<\/em> she said. <em>&ldquo;They have a passion for dance.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who are the highest-paid NFL cheerleaders?<\/h2><p>Not all NFL cheerleaders are paid equally. The <em>Dallas Cowboys<\/em> and <em>Carolina Panthers&rsquo; Carolina TopCats<\/em> pay the most, offering wages well above the league average.<\/p><p>For comparison:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders:<\/strong> $500 per game, $15-20 per hour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NFL league average:<\/strong> $150 per game, $22,500 per year<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>ZipRecruiter data suggests that NFL cheerleader wages vary widely, with some making as much as <strong>$41.83 per hour<\/strong> while others earn as little as <strong>$9.86<\/strong>. The majority fall between <strong>$16.83 and $23.56 per hour<\/strong>.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is this the norm? Do all NFL cheerleaders have to have other jobs? Why can&rsquo;t you pay them more? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CTosMfRDq2\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/CTosMfRDq2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; hannah&#129419;&#10024; (@stanhannah13) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stanhannah13\/status\/1749149307859554662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>January 21, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Geography also plays a role. Cities like <em>Soledad, CA<\/em>, <em>Portola Valley, CA<\/em>, and <em>Nome, AK<\/em> offer the highest average salaries, exceeding <strong>$50,000 per year<\/strong>.<\/p><p>NFL cheerleaders have fought for better wages for years. In 2014, former <em>Oakland Raiders<\/em> cheerleader <em>Lacy Thibodeaux-Fields<\/em> sued the NFL for wage theft, alleging that she made only <strong>$1,250 for an entire season<\/strong>. Another former <em>Buffalo Bills<\/em> cheerleader claimed she made just <strong>$105 for a season<\/strong> but had to <strong>pay $600 for her uniform<\/strong>.<\/p><p>By 2020, <strong>10 NFL teams<\/strong> faced lawsuits from cheerleaders over unfair wages. Investigations revealed that some, like the <em>Raiders&rsquo; cheerleaders<\/em>, earned as little as <strong>$5 per hour<\/strong>, well below minimum wage.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does cheerleader pay compare to other game-day staff?<\/h2><p>NFL cheerleaders make far less than other staff working on game day.<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Waterboys:<\/strong> $50,000 &ndash; $60,000 per year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mascots:<\/strong> Around $60,000 per year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NFL league minimum salary (for players):<\/strong> $795,000 per year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Joe Burrow&rsquo;s 2024 salary:<\/strong> $65.7 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Travis Kelce&rsquo;s 2024 salary:<\/strong> $17.1 million<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Unlike cheerleaders, mascots and waterboys are full-time employees with benefits, paid holidays, and job security.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is cheerleading a full-time job?<\/h2><p>The short answer: no. The commitment is full-time, but the pay is part-time. <em>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s like a full-time&hellip; full-time commitment, part-time pay,&rdquo;<\/em> Puryear said.<\/p><p>Many cheerleaders work second jobs. <em>Kelcey Wetterberg<\/em>, a <em>Cowboys<\/em> cheerleading captain, is also a pediatric nurse. Rookie <em>Reece Allman<\/em> works at a flower shop. The docuseries highlighted that in <em>December 2023<\/em>, Cowboys cheerleaders worked <strong>21 straight days<\/strong>, all while juggling other jobs.<\/p><p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/available-cap-space-for-all-nfl-teams-for-the-2025-season\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Available Cap Space For All NFL Teams For The 2025 Season<\/a><\/p><p>Image: Imagn Images<br><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL cheerleaders earn less than mascots and waterboys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22518,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[82,3759],"class_list":["post-22515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-cheerleaders"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Much Do NFL Cheerleaders Make? 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