Cheerleaders for Dallas Cowboys Receive 400 Percent Pay Raise

The cheerleaders for the Dallas Cowboys will receive a 400% raise in pay in the 2025 season.

In a career that doesn’t earn you that much money, it is a massive increase. Jade Mclean, a former cheerleader, said that it was a “drastic change”, which will give cheerleaders more financial security. The increase in pay is announced in Episode 7 of the 2nd season of the show. They have been working for better pay for over a year. In 2018, former cheerleader Erica Wilkins took the Dallas Cowboys team to court saying that she didn’t receive enough money. She claimed that she received $7 per hour, and $200 per game, less than Rowdy, their team’s mascot.

Ms. Mclean told the Times that in 2024, her 5th year with the squad, she received $15 per hour and $500 per game. After the money increases, the cheerleaders could be earning up to $75 per hour!

grit and courage necessary, to become a squad of lowly paid cheerleaders playing for a $60 millionaire.

The cheerleaders have access to a team doctor and physical therapist, because they don’t have health insurance, and they are part time employees. They can explore social media branding partnerships, but it can’t interfere with their jobs. Kell Finglass, the director of the squad, got them freebies like spray tanners, haircut colors, and more. The prestige of being a Dallas Cowboy presented the cheerleaders pride despite the low wages.

waged than ever, as they have earned a 400% pay increase.