The NFL, the most well-known football league in the United States, is well-known to you; similarly, Canada's neighbour, the United States, has the Canadian Football League (CFL). Although the CFL hasn't gained as much popularity as its NFL rival, it is still quite well-liked and followed locally. Since the CFL's founding, almost 60 years have passed. The salary and match fees for CFL cheerleaders were just made public.
| Category | Per Match Fees | All Star Match Fees | Yearly Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Cheerleaders | $350 | $1,500 | $8,300 |
| Amateur Cheerleaders | $50 | N/A | $1,500 |
The salary of CFL cheerleaders have never been made public. However, several reports of CFL and NFL cheerleaders have lately surfaced online. It's impossible to determine how reliable their sources are. The salaries in the table above are in Canadian dollars. Each year, nine clubs compete in the Canadian Football League, each with its own cheering group. A professional cheerleader with years of expertise is hired by the team. The aforementioned salary may differ from what is stated on contracts. NFL cheerleaders get the most money.
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats Cheerleaders | $350 | $8,000 |
| Montreal Alouettes Cheerleaders | $350 | $8,000 |
| Ottawa Redblacks Cheerleaders | $350 | $8,000 |
| Toronto Argonauts Cheerleaders | $350 | $8,000 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers Cheerleaders | $350 | $8,000 |
| Calgary Stampeders Cheerleaders | $350 | $8,000 |
| Edmonton Eskimos Cheerleaders | $350 | $8,000 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders Cheerleaders | $350 | $8,000 |
| BC Lions Cheerleaders | $350 | $8,000 |
The CFL is home to outstanding players, as well as attractive and athletic cheerleaders. Cheerleading requires intense physical and mental stamina. Dancers in the CFL perform for tens of thousands of spectators at once. When performing for audiences of the same size or fewer, skilled dancers in unions make considerably more money than their cheerleading counterparts.
Similarly to the NFL cheerleaders, the CFL cheerleaders have endured years of underpayment and poor treatment at the hands of their clubs. The NFL teams' legal battles with their dancers have made headlines for the previous few years. Every case alleged severe labour violations and provided a window into the covert and dishonest world of professional cheerleading:
- compulsory diets
- coerced beauty regimens charged out of pocket
- endless hours of overtime for which the super-rich teams they cheered declined to pay
