The amount of money professional magicians make will depend on a variety of factors. When I first started out, I was a student and would go out at night to perform at events and come back with a few hundred pounds in my pocket. It seemed too good to be true, especially when I saw my friends working five days a week to make the same amount. I didn't understand the full picture.
I thought the entire fee was just profit and mine to keep. Rather than trying to get gigs at prestigious locations right away, it's better to start with lesser-known spots with lower budgets that assume they can't afford established magicians.
Zoom magicians
have professional lighting and sound settings and can perform for up to 99 guests in a virtual party. You can find them advertised on Google with headlines such as 'The 10 Best Magicians in Indianapolis' or 'The Ten Best Magicians of Chicago'.The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists New Jersey as the state with the highest employment for artists such as magicians, due to Atlantic City being a consistent employer of magicians and other performers. If you're on a tight budget, you might be tempted to hire a magician from the street or one who does kids' tricks and hands out animal balloons (which tend to burst on the way home).When booking through Gigmasters, the magician receives the customer's email and phone number as soon as they submit a quote. Gigmasters doesn't have access to magicians who proactively contact companies about their annual employee appreciation event, and then build a relationship with that company and sell them something special for their employees. I'm telling you the real price of a magician for a show, not an average of hundreds of bookings from hundreds of magicians. If you are a magician because it's always been your dream, and you've put in the time and effort to make it happen, then congratulations! In most cases there is no salary; magicians are only paid for one job, so the amount of work can be unpredictable.
The distortion arises because the number of requests for children's magicians who perform a 30-minute show is more than twice that of adult magicians, which reduces the average. There are some amateur magicians who never act professionally (for money) who are far more skilled and entertaining than some working magicians. Not all magicians handle all kinds of jobs, so if you see one advertised as 'for all occasions', you have good reason to be suspicious.
