While dancing for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is considered a prestigious honor in itself, it doesn't come with a salary to match. "I would say I'm making, like, a substitute teacher [salary]," Kat Puryear said during the first season of Netflix's America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. "I would say I'm making, like, [the same as a] Chick-fil-A worker [who] works full time." In order to make ends meet, many DCC stars supplement their incomes. Several of the girls have multiple jobs, whether it's a corporate gig or working retail.