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Stripper Salary Australia - SalaryExpert
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$20.31 (AUD)/hr
Average Bonus
$384 (AUD)/yr
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The average stripper gross salary in Australia is $42,246 or an equivalent hourly rate of $20. In addition, they earn an average bonus of $384. Salary estimates based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Australia. An entry level stripper (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of $42,246. On the other end, a senior level stripper (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of $42,246.
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Here's How Much Strippers Actually Make
- The amount of money a stripper makes on any given night is unpredictable and influenced by factors ranging from the weather and the economy to a dancer's mood and costume.
- One dancer who was working on New Year's Eve received $500 for talking to a man about neuroscience for 20 minutes.
- Another dancer said it's possible for strippers to lose money in a night if they can't cover their tip out and house fee.
The number one thing that dancers like about stripping is the money. Most women expressed that, at least in the beginning, to be given rolls of cash for making conversation, drinking freely, and giving the occasional private dance was very exciting.
For many dancers, like Laura, who is 19 years old, money made from stripping also allowed them much needed financial security, and the means to provide some luxuries for their children. Laura said:
I have a little boy and I’m married. It's helped our life a lot because financially speaking — I moved out when I was 16, had my little boy at 15. Financially, I was making $7.25-an-hour and things were hard. Whereas now, in two weeks I'm doing a big haunted house for all the kids in the neighborhood. I've put thousands of dollars into it just for the kids, and we're still okay. So we’re able to relax a little more. Things aren’t as stressful outside of here. Birthday parties, Christmas, wanting to just go to the zoo, or do something — that's a possibility now, and it's really not that hard for me to achieve because our work is so flexible and we can work as much as we want. So I can just work an extra night and these things are possible.
Some of the women I interviewed also shared stories of men who gave them a large sum of money without expecting any sexual favors in exchange.
These experiences are important to dancers not only because it is gratifying to receive a gift of money but also because they reaffirm the woman's belief in the generosity of some clients. Dana's story is typical of these lucrative encounters with clients:
I had a really good customer come in, a younger guy, and I totally didn't trust him either. He always wanted to go out, and I thought he was married. I still wonder to this day if he was married. But he came in, and on my birthday last year he brought in seven or eight hundred dollars: here you go, no strings attached, no anything. I thought that was really neat. Most of them are just like that, people just being nice. An older guy — he was a car dealer — he came in around Christmas time, and I sat with him for a little bit, and he asked me what I bought for my daughter. And I said I hadn’t bought her anything yet. I wasn't able to. And he said, "You need to get that baby something, here," and he slaps two hundred dollars on the table.
"Tell her this is from me." And I had just met the guy. So it’s just people who do nice things out of the blue, out the ordinary. I know it’s money things, but it's just the thought that went behind it giving you the money.
Recently single, and working on New Year's Eve, April was feeling a little blue until she danced for a generous customer:
I was single and I was kind of depressed. He comes in and we go up to the VIP room. We’re up there twenty minutes, and he has to leave because he’s having a New Year’s Eve party, and he gives me $500.
So that was pretty cool. That doesn’t happen as much as people think—20 minutes of work—$500. And I didn’t do anything. I was a neurology major at the time, and we were talking about the structure of the brain while I was dancing for him, and it was really weird. It was actually the least sexual dance I’d ever done. We were sitting there talking about serotonin levels and dopamine levels and neurons and the limbic system, the temporal lobe, the parietal lobe, all this stuff. I’m sitting here dancing for him, and he just gives me $500 and leaves.
Like Dana, April appreciated that this customer recognized her as a person and, in her case, as an intelligent woman, in addition to giving her a large gift of cash.
The desire for money, the need for money, and the impact of money on dancers' lives cannot be overestimated. But, as April’s reflections indicate, the meaning of money for dancers goes beyond its purchasing power.
It may signify, as it did for Dana, that a customer appreciates and can empathize with her struggles.
At the same time, the amount of money a woman makes on any given night is unpredictable, and influenced by uncontrollable factors like the weather, the economy, the time of the month, and the number of other performers working, as well as elements under a dancer’s control, like her mood and costume.
Beverly, who is 24 years old, has made as much as $500 and as little as $3 in a shift. Beverly also described nail-bitingly stressful days when she made no money at all for four hours and then, at the very end of the night (1:30 a.m.) collected $250 from last-minute table dances.
Stacy, who is 32 years old, wonders how girls working day shifts even survive. She said, "I’ve seen day shifts where we've had one guy come in here and buy one dance." It’s particularly distressing for a dancer to leave work owing money if she does not earn enough to cover tip-out and her house fee.
STRIPPED is an INSIDER series featuring adapted excerpts from the book "Stripped: More Stories from Exotic Dancers" by Bernadette Barton. Bernadette Barton is an author and Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Morehead State University. To read more from "Stripped: More Stories from Exotic Dancers" you can purchase the book here.
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The most popular places of employment are: Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra (capital), Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Hobart
Salary for the job: Dancer Australia - USD 2774
Average salary Australia - USD 3556
Salary is paid in AUD (Australian Dollar)
Effect of experience on salary:
Experienced: +20%
Mid-career: +12%
Entry level: -10%
Chart: (1) Salary - Dancer / Dancer (2) Average salary - Australia
Schedule: (1) Experienced (2) Mid Career (3) Entry Level
Employee benefits
Pension insurance (Pension plan): Rarely
Medical insurance: Yes
Internal and external courses and training: Often
Career development plan for employees: Rarely
Typical job requirements
Required level of education: High school diploma
Certification: Not required
Computer knowledge: not required
Trial period: Yes
Official language: English
Knowledge of a foreign language: Not required
Driver's license: Not required
Experience: Salary Impact - Low
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Part-time work (Part-time)
Temporary job
Project work
Freelance
Industry sector: sports and recreation
Working hours and paid holidays
Working week: Monday - Friday
Number of working hours per week: 38
Overtime: Often
Number of paid days: 20 (Contract may be different)
Non-working holidays: 10
Lunch break: Yes
Lunch break duration: 30 minutes
Flexible working hours: Yes
Unemployment rate Australia - 4.
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Retirement age Australia - 66.5
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The story of a guy who moved to Spain and performs on stage with Hollywood stars
35-year-old Alexander Shchukin is one of the most titled male sex dancers. He performed with J. Lo, Britney Spears, and Channing Tatum tried to copy his style of performance in the movie Magic Mike XXL.
For six years now, he and his family have been living in the suburbs of Barcelona. Alexander told how he got into the male world of pole dancing, as well as about life in Spain.
I was born and raised in Dnepropetrovsk. Until the age of 23, he lived in Ukraine, then traveled a lot, and 6 years ago, together with his wife, he moved to a suburb of Barcelona - the resort town of Lloret de Mar.
At the age of 10, I was taken to the gymnastics section. In the 90s it was very expensive, so I had to leave the class after two months. But I really liked the sport, and I started looking for something else to do. And I found a place in my area where break dancers used to gather. I liked doing tricks to the music, so somewhere from the age of 11-12 I was already talking with might and main with the guys [from the party].
At first we learned the moves for ourselves, then we started showing shows in the city center. They put the hat on the asphalt, and then divided the money received among themselves.
At 18, I entered the university for show, studying dance did not interfere. And after that, I got a team, with which we already performed [as backup dancers] with local singers.
Many people are surprised by my flexibility and splits. I think it's due to genetics - my father is a professional swimmer, my mother led an active lifestyle. Plus character and training: I always bring things to the end and do a lot. I have never heard from anyone that twine is only for girls. Men also need stretching: with it, movements look smoother and more beautiful. The pole is enough for me to develop all muscle groups, because in half-dance endurance is important, not cubes.
I choose a healthy diet: a maximum of vegetables and fruits - they give energy and strength, some meat and no fast food, overcooked food and sugar. I drink water in large quantities: for example, in the morning, after sleep, immediately a liter is enough to cleanse the body and wake it up. I devote a lot of time to recovery: I try to get a massage once a week to stretch my muscles.
About how I started dancing
Pole dance appeared in my life 12 years ago. My wife worked in Kyiv with the stars of show business and on television. For example, Katya was a screenwriter at the local Star Factory and Dances. She did half dance for herself to keep fit. And more than once she suggested that I try it: my movements were easy, but I considered the dance itself to be something vulgar and vulgar. It's just that then it was hardly danced by men or danced, but in a striptease style.
When we found out that we were expecting a baby, we flew to Spain for a vacation. On the plane, the wife became ill, bleeding began. The local specialist put oncology. It was a tough year: loss of a child, chemotherapy, treatment.
When we realized that cancer was defeated, I decided to give my wife a present. Secretly studied pole dance and signed up for the only world championship in Europe for men at that time.
I invited her to Zurich to supposedly see the city.
He brought her to the hall and said that the stars had gathered here, and then added that I was participating. Then I took third place, which was not bad for a beginner. At the championship, I met the guys who are leaders in this direction, I saw how they perform incredible tricks. After an illness, my wife took a break from work, and we flew to Australia. There I won two competitions in a row. The prize fund was small - about $ 1,500, but it is much more important that after victories you will be recognized and invited to master classes.
Men's gender dance is more appropriate to call it gender fitness: you don't need to be able to dance and get into the music, but rather there are elements that you must build and perform. The female one is more about aesthetics and beauty: how the girl moves, how beautifully the light on the stage falls on the curves of her body. It's about climbing a pole, staying and spinning there. There is also exotic pol-dance, in which the dance is performed on huge heels.
People often thank me: not all of them were allowed to dance, but after the video with me, their surroundings changed their minds. I know a case when a guy from the slums in Mexico City was doing half-dance, where it was considered a huge bad manners, and only a video with me saved him from aggression. I gave lessons to the daughter of the President of Iceland, traveled to the United Arab Emirates on a contract with girls from wealthy families, where I had to sign a lot of non-disclosure papers. People all over the world practice half dance, even in the Arab regions.
But in many countries, pole dance is still associated with striptease, mainly in those where there is a taboo on sex. Such people need to be shown a video and explained that is, first of all, a dance about the beauty and capabilities of the body.
About earnings, successes and injuries
A pol-dancer can make a decent income by teaching. In Switzerland or France, one lesson costs from 50 euros.
In the Czech Republic or Ukraine, it can be 10 euros, if not less. Therefore, if a dancer has a name and victories, he can get a good job in Vienna, Zurich or Paris. The fees there cannot be compared with earnings in the countries of the former USSR: a top instructor may well receive 500–600 euros for a lesson .
Top artists are invited to various creative shoots and shows, to judge. Once I was invited to perform on Broadway, and after the show they said that a singer wanted to dance with me. I didn't know who - it turned out to be Jennifer Lopez. So I performed with her on the same stage. Sometime after one of the shows, Channing Tatum approached me and said that in the movie Magic Mike XXL he took my first performances as a basis. And in 2015, I performed with Britney Spears.
Of course, there are fans who know me and follow me, this is a friendly community. For example, I gave master classes in New Caledonia (Australia) - and they knew me there too. A somersault from three meters is named after me, which no one can repeat until now.
The most dangerous trick I ever did was the double pole somersault. I train for at least three hours a day, including stretching and cooldowns. If the performance is on the nose, then it will be twice as long. I work out complex tricks with mats and insurance. The hardest thing is to change to a stage where the gender can be different. I repeated that same double somersault from the pole 30 times a day, landing on the mat, and only then on the floor.
Half dance is a dangerous thing: you do all the tricks at least a meter high. And the injuries themselves are very different: both dislocations and damage to ligaments and muscles. Often you have to endure hellish pain at performances.
In pole acrobatics, there were cases when people severely broke their spine or neck. I have a friend who rides a wheelchair due to improper landing.
In addition to half-dance, I do video and photography for various publications, including the Ukrainian Elle. As I said, my wife worked in the media, so she has many acquaintances there. While traveling, we began to shoot various videos for our blog. And then we were offered to make content for Elle about travel and fitness. Then we decided to make a vlog about romantic travels around the world. They did not want to take the pilot to the media for a long time, but in the end they took it to Amazon Prime - our show is still running there. My wife worked with Zhanna Badoeva for a long time, she wrote scripts for the Life of Others program, so when they needed cameramen in Europe, they wrote to us. Together we filmed an issue about Poland, Andorra, Madrid and the Canary Islands.
About moving to Spain
We didn’t have any abrupt moment or reason for moving: my wife and I both love Ukraine and always return there with pleasure. We traveled a lot, and during the treatment we spent so much time in Spain that we almost bought an apartment there. And when the wife became pregnant again, we decided to return to the doctor we trust and know.
We somehow organically settled in Spain, our daughter was born already in Barcelona.
Plus, it’s warm here, the sun, the sea, it’s convenient to fly to other countries, good medicine. The Spaniards are loyal to foreigners and respect those who speak their language, while they do not find fault with mistakes and do not reproach them for not knowing some points. Here they love animals, including dogs, and teach children to communicate with them from an early age. We found our dog in Ukraine, and he often got scared and barked at the children who wanted to get to know him. And after a year of living in Barcelona, he himself began to take the initiative.
I am glad that my daughter is in Europe. She is not instilled with complexes, nothing is imposed on her, she grows up as a happy and open child, she is not shy or afraid of anything. She is six years old, but she can easily come to school with painted nails, lips or a pink curl in her hair . A wife advertises lingerie for a British brand and the first person to like her photo is her daughter's elementary school teacher.
This is the order of the day here.
Lloret de Mar has the cleanest air, there are no factories and factories. Not far away is the Inditex holding (one of the largest global distribution groups in the fashion industry, which owns eight brands: Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, and others. - Approx. ed. ) bought land here. But the residents signed a petition banning the construction of the plant, and a warehouse with clothes was built on the land.
Adaptation was easy, because we do not work with the Spaniards and do not depend on them. We mainly communicate in English and Russian, now we are learning the local language. Our town is famous for its clubs and parties. It is supported by tourists, so during the pandemic, the city's economy sank dramatically.
First we rented a house: in Barcelona a dead apartment can cost 800–900 euros, and in the suburbs - much cheaper than . An apartment a stone's throw from the sea can cost about 400 euros per month.
When we realized that we wanted to settle in Catalonia, we bought a house. Before the crisis, it cost the same as a good apartment in Kyiv. For example, housing with a swimming pool, furniture, a garden, and even near the coast could be bought from 200 to 500 thousand euros. It is easy for foreigners to buy a home: it is enough to draw up documents.
We have a small house of 120 square meters near the forest. To the sea - 20 minutes walk. By the way, locals prefer to live away from the beach, as it is humid in winter. Almost all have swimming pools. There are no housing departments here, but there are associations and house managers.
Citizenship in Spain is very difficult to obtain if you are not a child who was born here. Migrants like us will only be eligible to apply for citizenship after 10 years. While our family is considered residents, our daughter has only recently begun to consider citizenship.
Features of the local mentality
There is a big bureaucracy with paperwork.
Opening a bank account - only with a package of documents. After that, you can apply for a residence permit. Moreover, you must prove that you have enough money to live in Spain for a year.
Or, once I hung a colored curtain in the apartment - they immediately sent me a letter that I violated the appearance of the house. And if I don't change the blind, I can get a big fine of 300 euros . It is believed that you can do whatever you want in your apartment, but the appearance of all houses should be the same.
In Spain they are very fond of knocking. That is, it is impossible to do something here without the attention of the neighbors: if you make repairs [and interfere with the neighbors], they may come to you from the relevant service. They can see from the window that you didn’t end up in the trash or threw the bag in the wrong place, and that’s it, a fine. At the same time, the police do not have the right to go to your house. If a thief runs into a room with a stolen phone, she will not chase him, as he is already on private property.
In Spain, there is such a thing as okupas - these are mainly migrants from poor countries or the homeless who are specifically looking for other people's empty houses or apartments to settle there. If he [okupas] lives there for more than a week, no one has the right to evict him. Litigation can last for years - I know such cases.
It is a fact that the Spanish police are behaving very strangely and inactive. No one will pay attention if your wallet was stolen and so on. Previously, the locals were philosophical about this, because they robbed mostly tourists. Now the situation is worse: there are no tourists, and robberies have increased. It's not entirely clear to me how the Spaniards tolerate this.
For a comfortable stay in Barcelona, you need about 1500 euros for two per month . Russian-speaking people mainly work in the field of tourism, open shops, sell real estate. While there is nothing to do here, so many have gone home.
It's also hard to find a good manicurist or haircutter here.
They can easily ruin your hair. Prices start from 10 euros. Local salons look nice and decent, but if they served and kept cleanliness in Ukraine like that, the salon would go bankrupt right away. For example, in Kyiv they always sterilize instruments, take them out of special packaging, etc. Here they sprinkled with alcohol - and that's enough. I myself showed the photo more than once and asked to do the same, but the master was guided by a sense of style unknown to me.
At the same time, Spanish hairdressers respect themselves: they work from 10 am with several breaks and do not stay late at work. And on weekends, they should in no case write - this is considered a violation of personal space.
About medicine, food and entertainment
Everything is good with medicine here: there are public clinics, there are private ones. Residents can even apply for free assistance. Basically, everyone uses private insurance - about 80 euros per month for one. You can consult, be treated, perform operations.
But doctors have a peculiarity: they all treat with paracetamol .
Of course, I was at the bullfight and at the Camp Nou stadium (FC Barcelona stadium - Ed. ). Bullfighting is banned in Barcelona - instead of an arena there is a shopping center. But in Madrid and in the south, it is still popular. The Spaniards treat her calmly.
I used to follow football, but then I realized that it's pointless to root for people I don't know. Rather, I like football as a kind of performance. Triathlon is also very popular here: there are many suitable tracks in Spain, so you can see many cyclists and runners on the coast. Almost everyone is involved in sports. Our city has a huge urban sports center with swimming and polo pools, tennis courts, three football fields, a rollerdrome, an athletics stadium and much more. Platforms with horizontal bars on the beach are also popular. But there are practically no free sections. Horse riding costs 50–80 euros per month, and tennis costs 40 euros.
Spaniards love their food: paella, fish, tapas. Now they are very annoyed because they like to gather in a crowd, chew something, drink wine, and because of the coronavirus this is prohibited .
Fish, meat, vegetables and fruits are of excellent quality, but pastries and sweets are disgusting. There are many French supermarkets in our region, there is also a category of farm shops. They sell products from small farms. Every town has markets with local food, such as fresh fish.
Food prices
Baguette - 0.8 euros
Tea - from 1 to 5 euros
Espresso coffee - 1 euro in any cafe
Milk - 0.8-1.5 euros
Eggs - 1.5 euros for 6 pieces
Chicken - 6 euros per 1 kg
Tangerines - 1 euro per kg
About quarantine, stray dogs and curfew
Spaniards are considered passionate natures, but I have never seen them swear. By the way, there are Spaniards, and there are Catalans, and these are two separate cultures and nationalities that have a conflict with each other.
The Catalans want to secede from Spain, but at the same time they do not have a clear program: someone wants a republic, someone wants a monarchy, and someone wants to stay in the EU. But due to the coronavirus, everyone is not up to it yet.
In Spain, people are responsible and live according to the rules, so no one left the house during the quarantine, which caused a sharp increase in the number of divorces. It was milder in Lloret de Mar: fewer people got sick than in Barcelona. Due to the fact that during the lockdown it was possible to go outside only with pets, people first took them and then put them out on the street. Therefore, there are more orphan dogs in the city.
The entire tourism sector has sunk, construction sites have been abandoned, and people on contracts are sitting without money. For the first months, the state supported and provided assistance with money and food, and after a few months this opportunity was removed. But they began to help the unemployed and businesses - the requirements were difficult to fulfill, so not many people received help.
