The World's Top-Earning DJs

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1. CALVIN HARRIS:
$66 MILLION
Former grocery store stocker found love in the pop world, producing for Rihanna and Kesha; gigs earn him six figures per night.

2. DAVID GUETTA:
$30 MILLION
Despite high demand in Vegas, this one-time Parisian club manager flies in weekly to spin in Ibiza.

3. AVICII:
$28 MILLION (TIE)
This 24-year-old Swede’s hit single ‘Wake Me Up’ became the first electronic song to move more than 4 million units in the US.

3. TIESTO:
$28 MILLION (TIE)
The Dutch DJ played over 100 shows in the past year, and in the last 24 months, only Harris has earned more.

5. STEVE AOKI:
$23 MILLION
Benihana founder’s son has a volume business: His 277 shows in the past year are almost double the total of anyone on our list.

6. AFROJACK:
$22 MILLION
Released long-anticipated first studio album, Forget the World, in May, but playing nearly 150 shows accounted for the bulk of his bucks.

7. ZEDD:
$21 MILLION
The 24-year-old protégé of Skrillex is now outearning his mentor, thanks to producing hits for Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga.

8. KASKADE:
$17 MILLION
The clean-cut father of three played more than 120 dates last year, including some 30 shows in Las Vegas.

9. SKRILLEX:
$16.5 MILLION
Released new album, Recess, but doesn’t need record sales to padcoffers: He earns big from live shows and from his own label.

10. DEADMAU5:
$16 MILLION
Played one-tenth the number of shows of some of the higher-ranked names on this list, but they were lucrative ones.