In last two years many reports revealed the salaries of NFL cheerleaders. Some claimed that cheerleaders earn ($350,000) to ($150,000) yearly. Recently sports economic magazine revealed the details of the cheerleaders earnings per hour, per week and per match. Which changes the concept of that cheerleaders in American sports paid big money and living luxury life. NFL cheerleaders maximum earn $80,000 according (crunchysports) report.
In 2014, issue rise about the salaries of cheerleaders in NFL. According to reports NFL cheerleaders paid salary lower to their minimum wages. A lawsuit by cheerleaders “Oakland Raiders” changed everything, court orders to pay minimum wages to the Oakland raiders cheerleaders. A sports blog reported cheerleaders earn minimum $5 per hour which increased $15 per during the year 2019 according TSM Sportz report.
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NFL Cheerleaders
Salaries 2020 (Minimum Wage)
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Category
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Per Hour Salary
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Per Match Fees
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Yearly Earnings
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Professional
Cheerleaders
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$15 – $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Supporting
Cheerleaders
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$9
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$250
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$20,000
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In the above table you can see the cheerleaders divided in two categories. Professional cheerleaders and supporting cheerleaders. Only professional cheerleaders at the end of the season offered contracts and earnings maximum $75,000 which include the $2,500 extra bonus for each cheerleader who performed in playoff’s and superbowl matches.
Professional NFL Cheerleaders Yearly Salary ($75,000) : Professional cheerleaders are the one’s who got years of experienced and also get contract in the past from NFL teams. Their earnings increased $50,000 yearly to $75,000 which include extra bonus money from playoff’s performance and superbowl performances. Professional earn ($20 per hour) match salary and $500 per match fees.
Supporting NFL Cheerleaders Yearly Salary ($20,000) : Some teams professional cheerleaders missed the tournament for some reasons or injury, for this team of NFL cheerleaders hired from the supporting cheerleaders. They get paid maximum $9 per hour and minimum wage $5 per hour. On base of their good performance and accurate dance skills during the matches offered contracts at the end of the season.
Recently many girls who joined professional sports, fashion industry, and movies after heaving spotlight in NFL cheerleader dance crew. Some cheerleaders turn WWE divas and have successful careers such as (Stacy Keibler) who is part of Baltimore Ravens cheerleader squad. NFL paying higher wages to their cheerleaders than Canadian football league cheerleaders wages.
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Highest Paid NFL
Cheerleaders In Year 2020
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Teams
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Per Hour Salary
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Per Match Fees
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Yearly Earnings
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Arizona Cardinals
Cheerleaders
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Atlanta Falcons
Cheerleaders
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Buffalo Jills
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Carolina Topcats
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Chicago Honey Bears
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Cincinnati Ben–Gals
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Dallas Cowboys
Cheerleaders
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Denver Broncos
Cheerleaders
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Detroit Lions
Cheerleaders
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Green Bay Packers
Cheerleaders
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Houston Texans
Cheerleaders
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Indianapolis Colts
Cheerleaders
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Jacksonville ROAR
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Kansas City Chiefs
Cheerleaders
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Las Vegas
Raiderettes
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Los Angeles Charger
Girls
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Los Angeles Rams
Cheerleaders
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Minnesota Vikings
Cheerleaders
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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New England Patriots
Cheerleaders
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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New Orleans
Saintsations
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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New York Jets Flight
Crew
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Philadelphia Eagles
Cheerleaders
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Pittsburgh
Steelerettes
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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San Francisco Gold
Rush
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Seahawks Dancers
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cheerleaders
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Tennessee Titans
Cheerleaders
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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Washington Redskins
Cheerleaders
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$15
– $20
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$500
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$75,000
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In the above table you can see the cheerleaders teams currently active and represent their NFL teams during the matches playoffs and superbowl. Some of NFL teams don’t have their cheerleaders which include (Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, and the Pittsburgh Steelers) according to sources reported in NFL 2019 season. Green bay packers however use the college girls as their cheerleaders for the home games. All financial data about cheerleaders of NFL gathered from top sources who reported salaries of cheerleaders in year 2014, 2017 and 2019.
Sources : Money Nations, BBC Sports, CBS Sports, Forbes Magazine, Time Magazine, TSM Sportz, Crunchy Sports, Sports Insider