‘Jersey Shore’ Star Pauly D Makes $11 Million As A DJ

Forbes magazine released its list of the World's Highest-Paid DJs this week, and while most of the top 10 entries are big names on the electronic dance music scene--Skrillex, Swedish House Mafia, David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Deadmau5--one of these names is most definitely not like the others. Sitting pretty, and lucratively, in the number seven spot is none other than "Jersey Shore" star Pauly D, who makes a fist-pumping (or some might actually say depressing) $11 million a year for his DJing appearances. That sort of money can buy a lot of hair gel and tanning-booth visits.

DJ Pauly D, as he is known in the club circuit, has made some real in-roads in the EDM world, signing a three-album deal with 50 Cent's G-Unit record label; launching his own line of headphones; opening for Britney Spears on her North American Femme Fatale tour; serving as an exclusive resident DJ at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas; and starring in a spin-off MTV reality series, "The Pauly D Project," about his burgeoning DJ career. But still, to see the shellacked-haired reality personality on a list alongside superstar DJs that regularly headline mainstream music festivals like Coachella and Bonnaroo--or, in the case of Deadmau5, even perform at the Grammys--is a bit of a shock. Not to mention, somewhat of a bummer.



Here is Forbes' full World's Highest-Paid DJs list:
1. Tiësto — $22 million
2. Skrillex — $15 million
3. Swedish House Mafia — $14 million
4. David Guetta — $13.5 million
5. Steve Aoki — $12 million
6. Deadmau5 — $11.5 million
7. DJ Pauly D — $11 million
8. Kaskade — $10 million
9. Afrojack — $9 million
10. Avicii — $7 million




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Get ya money, Pauly

Living the life.

this dudes life >>>>>

getting casted on a show where he drinks and !!s !!es, while DJing and putting his name out there.

All without using a brain cell.

Congratulations, America.

Always knew he was the smartest one in the Jersey Shore house [pic]

i always wondered who made the most money out of that crew

i always thought situation was the richest
then pauly
then snooki

rest of em are prob making 30-45k a year max. bet that bum vinny still living at his moms.

they made more than that per episode each...

[pic] moneyteam

All while avoiding every dj that has called him out for being a poser....

Congrats!

its the american way.. clearly see that your a sucka not getting paid

exactly what i thought when i read this.....the jersey shore fad bout to be over so they better stack up while its hot

Well he was a DJ before The Jersey Shore & he's the only one with "talent" on that show so this is no surprise, congrats.

how much do you think 50 got of that

Paul was the only one who came into the house with actual talent he was djing long before js, The show just put him on that upper level i can't hate on it...

I remember when I was under 21 going to club ultra [pic]

smart dude. he used the show to promote himself as a DJ on MTV just like The Miz used The Real World as a come up so he could wrestle

11 mill more than funkflex [pic]

Real cool dude, met him a few weeks ago while he was promoting his liquor. Actually sat at my table n had a convo wit me n my girl..

u know he was bout to !! ur !! right