While being featured prominently on Abby Lee Miller’s dance pyramid on Dance Moms was a perk, Nia Sioux might have preferred opportunities to earn more money.
Oh my gosh, you won’t BELIEVE this! When Maddie was just a little girl, and her mom, Dr. Holly Hatcher-Frazier, first signed up for that show on Lifetime – the one they filmed at her dance studio in Pittsburgh – they were only going to make less than $1,000 for the week, combined, before taxes! She talks all about it in her memoir, Bottom of the Pyramid, which I’ve read like, five times already. It’s insane to think where they are now, starting from so little!
She explained that their lawyer had cautioned them against signing the contract, pointing out it didn’t offer any protection for them as performers. They wouldn’t own any of the material, and needed the network’s permission before using anything related to the show – even just talking about it.
She explained that they didn’t have control of the situation and it would take time to change the agreement. (TopMob News has contacted Lifetime for a response, but hasn’t received one yet.)
Despite having only a day to look over the contracts and make decisions, the mother and daughter officially joined the rest of the cast – including Maddie Ziegler, Kenzie Ziegler, Chloé Lukasiak, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Vivi-Anne Stein, and their mothers – by signing the agreements.
Nia explained that they believed they were agreeing to a contract for a six-week documentary. She added, ‘What did we have to lose?’
Nia later wrote that she hadn’t realized the network would use the contract’s clause allowing them to extend the show to seven seasons – the maximum length allowed for a work contract in the television industry – if the series was successful.
After several years on the show, Nia admitted she often had to hear Abby brag about earning $20,000 per episode. At the same time, Nia and the other dancers were working long hours and making much less – not even enough to cover her college tuition, despite her time on Dance Moms.
Not that the discrepancy had her saving tears for her pillow.
She also doesn’t mention that when she received a raise before the show’s last season, the network gave raises to her fellow actors too.
“It’s true I was hurt,” Nia wrote. By that point, all of the original cast members had left the show, and she was the only one remaining from the very beginning. She felt her long-standing commitment and experience should have earned her more consideration.
Although Nia never reached the top of the iconic pyramid on ‘Dance Moms’ – each climb took three hours to film – she has no regrets about being on the show. In a recent interview with TopMob News, she explained that she wouldn’t change anything, as all of her experiences have brought her to where she is today.
Since leaving Abby Lee Dance Company, she’s appeared in an off-Broadway show for six weeks and played a role in 59 episodes of the TV drama The Bold and the Beautiful.
Her involvement in on-campus advocacy provided her with incredible experiences, including interviewing Vice President Kamala Harris and touring the Oval Office with President Joe Biden, all of which she added to her impressive resume.
Nia told TopMob that she feels prepared for anything life throws her way, having already experienced so much. She added that she has absolutely no regrets.
She’s busy pursuing her dreams and sharing her adventures with her 5.8 million Instagram followers, focusing on creating stories for film, the internet, and writing.
Nia said, “I’m full of ideas and confident I can achieve them, and there’s nothing stopping me.”
She’s not the only celebrity who’s been open about their finances. Here’s a look at other stars and how much they earn.
A content creator announced on Instagram in August 2025 that she made over $1 million on OnlyFans in just three hours. This happened less than a week after her 18th birthday.
Tay posted a screenshot showing she made over a million dollars – specifically $1,024,298 – through her online activity. This included $486,558 from direct messages, $511,003 from subscriptions, and $26,736 in tips.
In June 2025, she revealed that a sex toy company offered her $100,000 for a promotional deal, but she declined. The deal would have involved four social media posts – two on Instagram and TikTok each – plus two segments integrated into her YouTube videos.
The popular YouTuber, with more than 430 million followers, announced in February 2025 that his assets had reached a value of over one billion dollars, though this was based on calculations rather than actual cash in hand.
However, he explained that he mostly doesn’t keep that money for himself.
He shared on the Diary of a CEO podcast that he doesn’t have a million dollars in his bank account, explaining he prefers to reinvest any earnings instead of letting the money sit there.
The content creator announced she earned more than $43 million in a single year on OnlyFans. She provided screenshots of her earnings from November 2023 to November 2024, showing she received a payment of $4.7 million from a single fan.
Former Dance Moms star JoJo Siwa shared that she earned over $100,000 each month from her YouTube videos when she was 13 years old. In the 2024 documentary Child Star, she also revealed that she now posts up to 300 times daily on Snapchat as a social media influencer.
The TikToker revealed he has a net worth of over seven figures.
He jokingly responded to criticism in a July 2024 video, saying, ‘You can call me annoying if you want—it’s actually made me a millionaire.’
The makeup artist shared that he makes around $50,000 each time he does a TikTok Live stream – and he does these streams four to five times a week. He earns this money by selling makeup and receiving gifts from viewers.
Jeffree Star mentioned on the Cancelled podcast in November 2024 that some days he earns $50,000, but other times he doesn’t make any sales at all. On those slower days, he enjoys a relaxed morning making bacon at home, often still in his bathrobe and slippers, while chatting with fans and answering their questions.
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.”
The OnlyFans creator, who gained notoriety in December 2024 for having intimate relations with 101 men in a single day, recently told TopMob News she makes a significant income from her adult content on the platform.
As for a ballpark figure, she said, “Oh, we’re in the millions.”
Markell, a popular creator known for his dance videos, revealed in 2023 that he makes between $500,000 and $700,000 annually. Most of his income comes from sponsorships with brands and advertising revenue from Snapchat.
After finding fame on the Netflix show Love Is Blind in 2022, the couple became popular on social media and reportedly earned $500,000 each as influencers in under two years.
In January 2024, the popular ASMR YouTuber @itsblitzzz revealed she still earns around $56,400 annually from ads on her older videos, even though she hasn’t made any new content.
In just 14 years, she’s earned over $610,000 from ads on the platform, even with fewer than a million subscribers.
In September 2024, the ASMR artist earned $3,948.05 from TikTok, where she has almost 400,000 followers, and $910.95 from YouTube with around 27,000 subscribers.
A YouTuber from Minnesota earned more than $193,000 on OnlyFans between January 2020 and December 2022, according to a recent article she published on Medium.
In 2023, a content creator revealed on The Really Good Podcast that they earned $50,000 from a single sponsored video.
In 2023, a chronic illness advocate shared with Salary Transparency Street that she makes around $150,000 annually, despite having fewer than 40,000 followers on Instagram.
The comedian revealed to Salary Transparency Street that they typically earn between $5,000 and $10,000 for each sponsored video they create.
The YouTuber earned $4,746.94 from ads on her videos between August 2023 and January 2024. This income came from over 923,700 views, even though she had fewer than 30,000 subscribers.
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