Events & entertainment
Live music & gigging
You perform live at bars, weddings, and events, solo or with a band. You're paid per gig, plus tips and the occasional merch sale.
5.0Last review 6 weeks agoLow data
Low data. These numbers come from just 1 review, so treat them as an early signal, not a reliable average — they'll sharpen as more people report.
Median monthly earnings
$2,750
50% of reviewers earn about $2,750
Effective hourly rate
$183.33
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
3 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
$100–500
To get up and running
Time to first $100
1–4 weeks
From starting out
Monthly expenses
$50–150
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Fully on my own terms
Most common answer
Would recommend it
100%
1 of 1 say “yes” or “probably yes”
What people make in a month
Gross earnings reported before expenses and taxes. 1 review.
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Under $100
$100–250
$250–500
$500–1,000
$1,000–2,000
$2,000–3,500
$3,500–5,000
$5,000–10,000
$10,000+
How it scores
Happiness10.0 / 10
Would do it again100%
Schedule flexibility5.0 / 5
Pay predictability3.7 / 5
What surprised people most
Based on 1 review.
How much I could earn
1
How difficult it is to find customers or clients
1
How little I could earn
0
How much time it takes
0
How difficult it is to get started
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How much I owe in taxes
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Unexpected expenses
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How competitive the market is
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Nothing really surprised me
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Reviews
Everyone here is anonymous. Nobody sees who wrote what.· 6–12 months in · 6 weeks ago
Monthly $2,000–3,500Hours 10–20 hrs/moHourly $183.33
As long as you can sing and you have sticktoitiveness, you should be good
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