That wouldn't be enough.
Anthony Ramos is pulling back the curtain on the financial realities of Broadway performers, with the original Hamilton star revealing what he really got paid while appearing in the smash hit musical during its early days.
"Yo, it was nice," Anthony told Vivian Tu on her SoFi podcast Richer Lives when she asked what it was like when he got his first Hamilton paycheck. "Well, no, no, actually it wasn't because we were Off-Broadway, and I was making like $420 a week."
While paychecks increased when the Lin-Manuel Miranda-written musical moved to Broadway in July 2015, Anthony shared that most performers' finances were likely still pretty precarious.
"You get paid better on Broadway, but even on Broadway it can still be tough," Anthony, 33, explained. "If you're an ensemble member, you're a chorus member, you're probably making like $1,800 a week."
The actor—who originated the dual roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in the production—continued, "But they're paying their agent, 10 percent to the agent, 10 percent to the manager, 20 percent of the top and then in New York you're paying, 30 percent, 40 percent tax."
"You're probably coming home with, like, $1,000 a week, maybe like $1,100 a week," Anthony added. "Getting that first paycheck was great because I was getting paid to do something I loved, but I was still struggling in New York. It's got to even out, somehow."
The Twisters alum made sure to caution theater actors to be wise about their finances, even if you reach a certain level of success.
"You can't think, 'Oh, I'm on Broadway! Let me just throw the bag,'" he explained. "When we start to make money—people in general—we get excited, and we start spending."
"It's fine to treat yourself, right? Because I think we should do that for ourselves," he clarified. "We should go out for a nice meal. We should buy that thing. I would [just] say don't get irresponsible. I'm speaking from experience. I learned. I thought I was much better with money than I actually was."
Ultimately, in Anthony's eyes, it's just about having a plan and thinking before you spend.
"If you're not smart with your money, you're beat!" he declared. "You know what I'm saying? You're beat!"
Many in the comments praised the In The Heights star for his candor and authenticity.
"That breakdown is helpful," one fan wrote. "A lot of people hear the number and don't realize that's not what ends up in your pocket."
Another person commented, "So few people realize that any actor or director immediately loses up to 50 percent of their paycheck BEFORE taxes," due to agent, manager and lawyer fees.
Anthony isn't the only star to get real about the financial realities of being in the spotlight. Keep reading for how much money influencers really make.
Lil Tay
The content creator said in an August 2025 Instagram post that she earned over $1 million on OnlyFans in three hours, less than a week after turning 18.
Tay shared a photo of her alleged earnings, in which she earned $1,024,298: $486,558 from messages, $511,003 from subscriptions and $26,736 in tips.
Miriam Ezagui
She shared in June 2025 that a sex toy company once offered her $100,000 to do advertisements for them, which she turned down. The deal would've included two in-feed Instagram posts, two TikTok posts, two Instagram Story posts and two YouTube integrations.
Jimmy "Mr. Beast" Donaldson
The YouTuber—who boasts over 430 million subscribers on the platform—shared that he had become a billionaire "on paper" in February 2025.
However, he explained that he mostly doesn't keep that money for himself.
"In my actual bank account, I have less than a million dollars," he explained during an appearance on the Diary of a CEO podcast at the time. "I just like to reinvest it all."
Sophie Rain
The OnlyFans model revealed that she made over $43 million in just one year on the adult subscription platform. In fact, she even shared screenshots of her earnings from November 2023 to November 2024, which included a $4.7 million paycheck from one subscriber alone.
JoJo Siwa
The Dance Moms alum revealed that she made "six digits a month, easy" on YouTube videos as a 13-year-old. She added in the 2024 documentary Child Star that she now posts up to 300 times a day on Snapchat as part of her influencing career.
Chris Olsen
The TikToker revealed he has a net worth of over seven figures.
"You guys can keep calling me annoying," he quipped in a July 2024 video. "Being annoying has made me a millionaire."
Jeffree Star
The makeup artist revealed he earns $50,000 when he hosts a TikTok live—which he does four or five times a week—through selling cosmetics and gifting from fans.
"I'll make bacon in the morning and make $50,000," Jeffree told the Cancelled podcast in November 2024. "There's some times where I don't sell at all, and I'll just make bacon in my kitchen, in my bathrobe, in my little slippers, we'll just hang out and I'll just chat and I'll do a Q&A."
Other times, he's making bank by offering discounts on his own branded makeup products.
"It's a niche market but it's massive," he added. "We're the No. 1 or 2 beauty store."
Lily Phillips
The OnlyFans model—who made headlines in December 2024 for sleeping with 101 men in one day—told E! News that she earns a "good amount" off of creating NSFW content on the subscription-based platform.
As for a ballpark figure, she said, "Oh, we're in the millions."
Markell Washington
Markell—known for his dance videos—told Salary Transparency Street in 2023 that he earns between $500,000 and $700,000 a year, mostly from brand deals and Snapchat's mid-roll program.
Deepti Vempati and Natalie Lee
After appearing on Netflix's dating show Love Is Blind in 2022, the pair pivoted to social media stardom and said they each made $500,000 in less than two years as influencers.
Julia
The ASMR influencer—known as @itsblitzzz on YouTube —admitted in January 2024 that she scores about $56,400 a year on ad revenue from old videos, without creating new content.
She's made over $610,000 in 14 years on the platform in ad revenue alone, with less than a million subscribers.
King Caitlin ASMR
The ASMR creator shared that she made $3,948.05 on TikTok in September 2024 (with nearly 400,000 followers) and $910.95 on YouTube in the same month (with nearly 27,000 subscribers).
Makayla Samountry
The Minnesota YouTuber made over $193,000 on the adult platform OnlyFans from January 2020 to December 2022, she shared in a Medium article.
Morgan Presley
As explained on The Really Good Podcast in 2023, the content creator has scored $50,000 on a single sponsored video.
Gigi Robinson
The chronic illness advocate told Salary Transparency Street in 2023 that she earns about $150,000 a year with less than 40,000 Instagram followers.
Ben Brainard
The comedian charges between $5,000 and $10,000 for a sponsored video, he told Salary Transparency Street.
Kamillah Rae
The YouTuber shared that she made $4,746.94 from monetization on the platform from August 2023 to January 2024 (from a total of 923,700 video views), with under 30,000 subscribers.