Recently, an Atlanta-based stripper with the username "Menagerii" took to the forums of Reddit.com to discuss the financial intricacies of exotic dancing. First off, you may be interested to know that strippers do not get paid by the hour. Menagerii explains that most strip clubs charge the dancers a flat fee to work on top of taking a percentage of their tips. Menagerii typically pays a flat fee of $35-50 per DJ shift and gives the club 10% of her tips. A shift usually lasts 6 hours, and if the girl chooses to work a double, she must pay twice the flat rate ($70 – $100).

She PAYS the club?! That SUCKS.

I'm disappointed the article does not link to the Reddit AMA's:

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/16nugh/i_am_a_stripper_ama/

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/kagk3/i_used_to_be_a_stripper_ama/

http://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/1bn6f3/i_was_married_at_21_to_an_exstripper_ask_me/

See also:

http://pandawhale.com/post/73400/how-to-negotiate-for-what-youre-worth-according-to-the-women-of-the-famous-moonlite-bunny-ranch-brothel-in-nevada