How much money does a principal dancer make?

The world of ballet dancing is cut-throat, but if you rise in the ranks and become a principal dancer, you can command an impressive salary. From corps de ballet dancers to principal guest stars, how much money a dancer makes falls within a large range that only increases with talent and fame. read more

The median salary for ballet dancers is $30,007 annually in a range that spans $20,604 to $58,723 in 2018. Houston Ballet dancer salaries average $62,973 per year. First-year corps de ballet members at the Boston Ballet company earned $1,262.53 per week in 2018. read more

In addition, for soloist and principal dancers the contract might include (and usually does for principals), what roles they will dance, touring arrangements, guesting with other companies, etc. The contract will also include - usually for the principals - other items of individual importance - a certain dressing room, coaching, teaching classes, etc. read more