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If a new porn whore makes $500-$1000 per scene and shoots 12 scenes a month, thats somewhere in the neiborhood of $70-140K a year. Thats crap for a business that basically ruins you and in which you have an average carreer of 2-3 years. Even double that is crap. Granted more than working in Walmart, but crap nonetheless.

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Most of the "new" females tend to shoot a lot more than 12 scenes a month, at least until they saturate the market as the titles are released (the lag factor is months). This varies depending on what they will do, how aggressive they and their agents are about getting them work, and all the usual factors. The smarter ones will start a website, network like crazy and build up a loyal fanbase; marketing themselves by dancing on the feature circuit, going to shows, shooting content for websites, etc.

After they fade away from making movies, they can usually coast on related stuff (some of it mentioned above) or escorting for more than some anonymous hooker would get if they choose to stick with sex work. From what I understand though, the average career of a female performer is under 7 months (with some working a few times and others making it a lengthy career).

While most don't likely invest their earnings properly, a couple year run could set someone up for life if they wanted.