# Applying for a job as a bouncer - how much should I ask for?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applying-for-a-job-as-a-bouncer-how-much-should-i-ask-for/302389>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 4, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applying-for-a-job-as-a-bouncer-how-much-should-i-ask-for/302389 "2005-05-04T16:39:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![gaucho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c67d28/32.png) [@gaucho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaucho)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2005, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applying-for-a-job-as-a-bouncer-how-much-should-i-ask-for/302389/21 "2005-05-09T03:30:17Z")

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> [@Danalan](#):
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> [Here](http://standingonthebox.blogspot.com) is the most excellent treatise on ‘bouncing’. It’s a blog, by a bouncer with an excellent vocabulary and mad writing skills. I encourage you to write him for tips.
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> IIRC, he’s paid on an event basis, rather than an hourly basis. There’s a rate for his typical gig, paid weekly based upon nights worked, and separate rates for special events.

Whoa. Once I started reading that I couldn’t stop until I’d read all the archives. Thanks?

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