Model Rates
How much do models get paid in the UK?
Per shoot, at a rate agreed beforehand, and the range is wide. This page gives the figures we can stand behind: what castings on our own board pay, and the published recommended rate for life models. We are an adult, glamour and nude casting marketplace, so we have no numbers for fashion or commercial work and we have not made any up.
How much do models get paid in the UK?
UK models are paid per shoot, not a salary. On Climaxx Media, glamour and nude stills typically pay £100 to several hundred pounds per shoot. Filmed adult castings mostly pay women £300 a scene and men £150 a scene. Life models are paid by the hour, and the Register of Artists' Models recommends £20.
Model rates by shoot type
| Type of work | Paid | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life modelling for art classes | Per hour | £20.00 an hour recommended, £40 minimum per session | Register of Artists' Models guidelines, read 11 Nov 2026 |
| Lingerie, glamour, topless and nude stills | Per shoot | £100 to several hundred pounds | Bookings on Climaxx Media |
| Filmed adult scenes, women | Per scene | Most castings £300 a scene; some producers pay up to £1,500 a scene | Climaxx Media casting board |
| Filmed adult scenes, men | Per scene | Most castings £150 a scene; up to £350 a scene for some scene types | Climaxx Media casting board |
| Fashion and commercial | Per day or per job | Set by the agency and the client. We do not book this work and hold no figures for it | None quoted |
The life modelling figure comes from the Register of Artists' Models pay guidelines. Individual classes set their own rate, so treat it as a benchmark. The other figures describe what is agreed on Climaxx Media and are not a survey of the whole UK market.
How much does a model get paid per shoot?
For stills, think in shoots, not hours. A two or three hour lingerie session for a photographer's portfolio sits near the bottom of the £100 to several hundred pounds band. A full day, a nude level, or pictures the hirer plans to sell will sit higher. Models quote a single figure for the job and expect it confirmed in writing. If you are working out whether to start, how to become a model in the UK covers the route in, and lingerie modelling jobs the lowest paid level.
Filmed adult work is priced per scene. On our board most castings pay women £300 a scene, and the ceiling of £1,500 a scene applies to particular scene types and producers. For men the usual figure is £150 a scene. Our page on how much porn stars earn in the UK goes further into scene pay and tax.
Why there is no real model salary
Searches for model salary or the average salary of a model assume a payslip. Very few models have one. They are freelancers who invoice or are paid on the day, and they declare the income to HMRC themselves. What a model earns in a year comes down to how often she is booked, and that is driven by reliability and location as much as by looks. Our page on freelance models explains how that working life is organised.
What pushes a rate up or down
Level comes first. Each step from lingerie to topless to nude to adult raises the fee, because fewer models will do it and the pictures follow them around for longer. If you are unsure where the lines fall, see modelling levels explained.
Usage comes second. Pictures for a private portfolio are cheaper than pictures for a paid site, a magazine or advertising. Then the practical things: how many hours, how far the model has to travel, whether she is asked to bring wardrobe or do her own make-up, and how much notice she was given. Experience counts, but less than new models fear. A beginner who turns up on time is worth more to most hirers than a name who cancels.
How much to pay a model if you are hiring
Offer a figure in the casting. A model can weigh a stated rate against her train fare and her diary. "Rate negotiable" tells her nothing. Use the table above as a starting point, add travel if the model is coming to you, and be plain about usage. If your budget is nil, call it TFP and offer good images in return: our TFP photography guide explains what a fair swap looks like.
On Climaxx Media the fee goes from you to the model, with no commission taken by us. The steps are on hire a model, photographers have their own page at models for photographers, and membership costs are on producer pricing.
If you are the model
Get the rate in writing before you agree to anything, and never pay to appear in a shoot. Pay for each kind of work is covered on our glamour modelling jobs, nude modelling and life modelling jobs pages.
Model pay: common questions
What do models get paid per shoot?
It depends on the level. Glamour and nude stills booked on Climaxx Media typically pay £100 to several hundred pounds per shoot. A filmed adult scene mostly pays women £300 a scene and men £150 a scene. The figure is agreed in writing before the model confirms.
Is there such a thing as a model salary?
Rarely. Most UK models are self-employed and paid job by job, so income is the number of bookings multiplied by the fee, less travel and other costs. A model with two shoots a month and a model with ten are on very different money at the same day rate.
How much do male models earn?
Less than women at the adult end, and there is less work. Most filmed castings on our board pay men £150 a scene, up to £350 a scene for some scene types. Few castings are for men only and far more men apply than women, so the competition is stiff.
Do you get paid for modelling, or is it all unpaid at the start?
Both exist. TFP shoots are unpaid swaps where the model gets edited pictures, and they are common when both sides are building a portfolio. Paid work starts when a hirer needs a particular look or level for their own project. Nobody should ask a model to pay to be in a shoot.
How much do models charge for a photoshoot with a photographer?
Each model sets her own rate. On Climaxx Media, stills work typically comes in at £100 to several hundred pounds per shoot, with lingerie and implied work lower and full nude higher. Long days, travel and commercial use of the pictures all add to the quote.
How much does it cost to hire a model?
The model's fee, plus any travel you have agreed to cover. If you book through Climaxx Media you also pay a producer membership from £29.99 a month, or a photographer membership from £9.99. Climaxx Media takes no commission on the fee.
Is modelling a well-paying job?
For a few people, yes. For most it is part-time income that varies month to month. The models who earn steadily tend to be reliable, clear about their levels, and quick to reply. That matters more to a repeat booker than anything else on a profile.
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