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Have you ever wondered how much those JAV stars make? It’s kind of hard to know, because those girls who appear on JAV normally don’t tell you how much they make in the video. But there’s a clue. B-Open, the company to which Maria Ozawa currently belongs, publishes how much each employee can make in the “Job” section on their official site. Take a look (it’s in Japanese, but it’s still good to see info of this kind): http://www.b-open.tv/job/index.html Below we provide a brief summary and a little bit of explanation on terminology. (Note: Except for Maria Ozawa, example actors/videos do not belog to B-Open.) Adult Video Model ■ Solo Contract Actors
Avg. Salary: 1,500,000 JPY (=13,868 USD) ~ Above 2,500,000 JPY (=23,115 USD) /month
Actors who have exclusive contract with an AV production company. Only girls who passed the interview can become contract actors. Their face, body figure needs to be exceptionally attractive. Example Actors: 
Sora Aoi 
Maria Ozawa
■ Kikaku Solo Actors
Avg. Salary: Above 1,000,000 JPY (=9,244 USD) /month
Actors who aren’t contract actors (i.e. who don’t have exclusive contract with any AV production companies). Although the salary is below that of contract actors, the advantage of kikaku solo actors is that they can appear as many videos as they want. So, in some cases they make more money than contract actors within a limited period of time. Although not contract actors, some become very popular. Example Actors: Akane Hotaru
■ Kikaku Actors
Avg. Salary: Above 500,000 JPY (=4,622 USD) /month Girls who appear in a video in which a lot of other girls appear belong to this category. Sometimes they hide thire face, or they don’t disclose any identity information at all. Girls who want to do only a single video also belong to this category (and they move to Kikaku Solo Actor or Contract Actor when they want to do more). Example Videos:  (random pic I found, they aren't pornstars.... at least i don't think so) Photo Model ■ Gravure/Bikini Model
Avg Salary: 20,000 JPY (= 185 USD) ~ Above 300,000 JPY (= 2773 USD) /day For gravure magazines/men’s managines. There are a variety of types from solo gravure modeling to “no facial disclosure” modeling.
( Note many famous gravure idols don't do nudity) ■ Costume Change Model Avg Salary: Above 5,000 JPY (= 46 USD) /10 minutes
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From the site: This is a kind of job you can do in 10 minutes. You come to the interview, you choose your favorite biniki from our selection, and you just change your cloth. That’s it. Internet Model Avg Salary: 100,000 JPY (= 924 USD) ~ Above 200,000 JPY (= 1848 USD) /day You appear in password-protected contents site. Only registered customers see the contents. All digital, so if you don’t want to disclose your face, that’s easy. Other Positions ■ Dancer Avg Salary: 200,000 JPY (= 1848 USD) ~ Above 350,000 JPY (= 3234 USD) / 10 days From the site: This is a stripper job. All training is provided by professional strippers, so new comers are welcome. You can choose your selection of stages, or you can visit stages all across Japan. ■ Photo Shooting Session Avg Salary: 40,000 JPY (= 370 USD) ~ Above 100,000 JPY (= 924 USD) /day In a studio, you participate in a photo shooting session where many amature photographers take your photos.
Conclusion So, that’s all for today. Remember that for contract actors, part of money each actor makes goes to their production company, so they don’t receive the exact amount given in this article. Are they well-paid? Do they deserve more? Let us know how you think about JAV stars’ salary!
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