re: Former Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader sues stating Mascot gets paid $65k

It all depends on the team and how they contract the work. Youppi! (Montreal) Rocky (Nuggets) and the Phillie Phanatic make good money and not just for the person in the costume. The Phillies charge $600 an hour for the PhilliePhanatic, 50% off if your a non profit organization.


From a pair an article that was published when the Vikings laid off Ragnar.

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Ragnar made $1,500 a game last season. The Vikings went into this past offseason looking to change his role and perhaps take him out of gameday situations. And from my understanding, he countered with a financial proposal that would have paid him $20,000 per game.

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Now, it’s important within the context of all this to remember Ragnar was an independent contractor and not a team employee

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Mascots generally make anywhere from $25,000 a year starting out in the minor leagues to $60,000 in the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL, said Raymond, who now runs Raymond Entertainment, a character branding and mascot training company which has created and worked on more than 100 mascots over the past 20 years.

Some mascots make more, but not many. “Performers who have been there anywhere between 10 to 20 years, who are full-time salaried performers with benefits and incentives, can earn in the six-figure range, and about 10 percent of the full-time performers are reaching that level of compensation,” Raymond said.

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Also, it’s worth noting that the article makes it sound as though most of the higher-paid mascots are in MLB and the NBA, which have 41 or 81 home games instead of 10).

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