Netflix’s newest sports activities documentary America’s Sweethearts offers an inside look into the Dallas Cowboys cheerleading squad. Whereas being a Cowboys cheerleader may sound like a dream job for a lot of, there’s a not-so-glamorous facet to it, notably when it comes to remuneration. Nonetheless, DCC Cheer Director Kelli Finglass’ web price would recommend she’s paid a moderately good-looking payment.
It’s a tricky gig with lengthy hours and exceptionally excessive requirements, as Finglass signifies in the course of the movie. She’d know the enterprise of being a cheerleader higher than most, too. Finglass was on the squad from 1984 to 1989 and was appointed assistant director to the DCC from 1989 to 1990. A 12 months later, she earned the title of Cheer Director in 1991 and has held that function since.
Inside Kelli Finglass’ web price
Kelli Finglass’ web price is $1.5 million based on Celeb Web Price. It’s in stark distinction to the wealth of cheerleaders, who typically need to work two jobs to outlive. (There’s no publicly accessible data on Finglass’ wage as Cheer Director, however we’d estimate it’d be within the six figures.)
How a lot do Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders make?
Dallas cheerleaders earn about $15-20 per hour or $500 per sport on common, which equates to round $75,000 a 12 months. Taking the price of dwelling in Dallas into consideration, that’s fairly low—one economics report discovered that greater than $90,000 was required to stay “comfortably” in most U.S. cities in 2024.
“Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders are on the very best finish of that [NFL cheer] pay scale,” America’s Sweethearts director Greg Whiteley advised Glamour. I’ve heard horror tales of what a typical NFL cheerleader [makes], however I feel the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders fall into a brand new class. None of them are wealthy. None of them are getting paid a ton, however it isn’t the identical dearth of fee that I feel different NFL cheerleaders need to expertise.”
Certainly, ESPN reported in 2017 that cheerleaders “barely make minimal wage,” incomes someplace between $75 to $150 per sport. That pay construction, in fact, ignores the numerous hours of follow required to arrange for mentioned sport look.
