My data is based on my memory of working at a porn company. Maybe we overpaid.

Apparently those rates have plummeted due to the wide availability of free amateur porn online.

Edit: Interestingly, whereas open-source code expands the market (and rates) for programmers, open porn destroys the market for porn stars...

>Interestingly, whereas open-source code expands the market (and rates) for programmers

Has this been proven?

The the role of open porn on the decline of the industry is highly overvalued. the huge availability of free commercial porn in many forms is probably a more important factor. even without open porn , i bet the situation would have been pretty similar.

Ah, then you know more than me, ignore my interruption.

I'm sure it varies very widely depending on whether the male is a name star, an experienced professional, or just some guy who is psyched about the opportunity.

I'm not sure how current the quoted figures on Wikipedia are, but if they're accurate it looks like the agencies we used add a little bit of a premium to the rates (most of our guys and girls came from adult talent agencies). I can definitely see how non-agency guys wouldn't be able to command as much though. I guess a lot of them have to start off "gay for pay" just to break into the industry.