Photo: youredm.com
Photo: youredm.com

So, there you are slaving away behind the decks every night playing a club or a party or whatever event you’ve been hired to DJ. How much are you earning from those gigs?

Don’t answer that.

I’m just asking because you might be a great DJ, but you’re probably not in the same ballpark as a Calvin Harris or Tiësto or even Oliver Heldens, whose star has really started to rise in the proverbial meteoric fashion.

Your EDM has compiled a list of some of the top earning DJs in the world. What do you think? Do they deserve it?

  • Calvin Harris: $350,000 to $550,000
  • David Guetta: $350,000
  • Tiësto: $350,000
  • Hardwell: $100,000
  • Martin Garrix: $100,000
  • Afrojack: $50,000 to $100,000
  • Armin van Buuren: $50,000-$100,000
  • Oliver Heldens: $10,000 to $30,000