That’s according to founder of LA Direct Models, Derek Hay, a man who represents many top adult performers and used to work as an actor himself. He told The Independent a female actress could expect to earn $1300 for a scene with a man, and $895 for a scene with another woman. This pay could go up or down by 10-20 per cent depending on who the actor is and whether they are well known, he added. However, jobs in the porn industry are not as lucrative as people might expect, even for performers at the top of their game. “I don’t think that adult stars make as much money as the general public perceives them to make,” Mr Hay said. But if some of the top stars are making £240,000 to £320,000 per year, by most people’s perception that would still be a lot of money I think.” “I don’t think there’s anybody, even the biggest stars, who are making more than half a million a year.
Mr Hay said it was a “universally known” fact that women are paid “a lot more” than men - but blokes get the opportunity to do more jobs. Actors also earn premium rates as an incentive to perform scenes they haven’t done before.Īmerica’s CNBC did their own research - and delved into the earning of everyone involved in the making of adult movies, from those in front of the camera to the production assistant and the writers.
