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How Much Do Social Media Influencers Make?

Anyone with a social media account, time, ²¹²Ô»åÌýfocus can become a successful influencer. There are critical steps to take to become profitable, ²¹²Ô»åÌýyou may be curious about what those successful influencers in your news feed bring in every month.

Are you curious about influencer rates ²¹²Ô»åÌýhow much you could earn if you follow the career path of a social media influencer? We’re covering it all in this post!

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How Influencers Make Money

Before we get into how much influencers make, it’s essential to understand how they earn money online. Here are the most common ways influencers earn money through their social platforms ²¹²Ô»åÌýonline presence.

Sponsored posts

Most influencers earn money through sponsored posts, promoting a product or service to their followers for a fee. This could be a one-time post on your feed, a series of Instagram stories, a Reel, or a TikTok video.

Influencers are required to inform their followers when the content they are posting is an ad ²¹²Ô»åÌýtypically do so in the caption or with a hashtag like #sponsored or #ad.

Brand partnerships

A brand partnership is when an influencer partners with a company to promote their products or services for a fee. Influencers often receive compensation in exchange for regular posts on social media or their blog, advertising the company’s offerings to their followers.

Affiliate marketing

±õ²ÔÌýaffiliate marketing, an influencer promotes products sold by a merchant or vendor ²¹²Ô»åÌýreceives a portion of each sale that is associated with them. Affiliates usually have a unique link or URL to promote so the purchases can be easily tracked.

Merchandise

Many influencers opt to create ²¹²Ô»åÌýsell their merchandise, which can be highly profitable with a loyal audience. From t-shirts to posters, home decor, stickers, ²¹²Ô»åÌýmore, merchandise can bring in substantial money. Using a print-on-demand or dropshipping model, selling merch can be hands-off when handled by a third-party vendor.

Subscriptions or exclusive content

Influencers can offer exclusive content to their most loyal followers using services like Patreon. Some offer extended versions of their content, videos, one-on-one collaborations, ²¹²Ô»åÌýmore to offer bonus material ²¹²Ô»åÌýincentives for subscribers.

Exclusive content can be released in tiers based on how much followers will pay monthly. Some influencers charge small fees, starting at $5 per month, to share behind-the-scenes content that keeps their followers engaged. More prominent influencers offer tiered pricing ³Ü±èÌý³Ù´ÇÌý$200 per month!

How Much Do Social Media Influencers Make?

Now that we know how influencers make money, let’s break it down by social media platform ²¹²Ô»åÌýcontent type.

How much do Instagram influencers make?

With 2 billion monthly users, Instagram is a massively popular space for influencers to earn a living. People come to Instagram for inspiration in their lives, ²¹²Ô»åÌýinfluencers who provide that can be widely successful.

How much influencers earn on Instagram depends mainly on the industry they’re in ²¹²Ô»åÌýtheir follower count. °¿²ÔÌý²¹±¹±ð°ù²¹²µ±ð, influencers with less than 100,000 followers can earn between $200 ²¹²Ô»åÌý$1,000Ìýper post.

Accounts with a follower count of over 500,000Ìýearn anywhere from $2,000 to $10,000Ìýper post. Similar to sponsored posts, brand partnerships vary primarily by how many followers the influencer has ²¹²Ô»åÌýthe industry they’re in.

How much do Amazon influencers make?

Amazon influencers belong to Amazon’s affiliate program, earning a portion of each sale completed through their storefront or unique shopping link. Amazon influencers earn a commission of anywhere from 1% to 20%, depending on the products purchased.

Amazon influencers with larger followings are recruited to join the ecommerce’s paid program, where they livestream, review products, talk to their followers, ²¹²Ô»åÌýget paid to do so. Some Amazon influencers make upwards of $9,000 per livestream.

How much do TikTok influencers make?

Boasting over 116 million users in the US alone, TikTok is rising in the ranks of the best place to create content for a substantial income.

If you’re just starting on TikTok, you can expect to charge between $5 ²¹²Ô»åÌý$25 for sponsored posts ²¹²Ô»åÌý³Ü±èÌý³Ù´ÇÌý$200 as your following grows. ±õ²ÔÌý2023, brand partnerships seem to be the highest-paying form of content on TikTok.

FAQ: Influencer Rates

There’s a lot to know about how much influencers get paid, ²¹²Ô»åÌýknowing what you can expect to make can be confusing. Here are some commonly asked questions about influencer rates to give you a better idea of their income.

How much do influencers make per post?

Influencer rates vary by the size of the account, the social media platform, ²¹²Ô»åÌýthe type of content. Single images or a carousel typically earn less than a video, Instagram stories, or a TikTok video.

As a general rule, here are some :

How much do micro-influencers make?

Micro-influencers are those with follower counts ranging from 1,000Ìýto 100,000. While they may be smaller than others, micro-influencers can still earn a significant income from social media.

°¿²ÔÌý²¹±¹±ð°ù²¹²µ±ð, micro-influencers can make about $1,400 per month from sponsored posts, partnerships, ²¹²Ô»åÌýaffiliate marketing.

About The Author
Max has been working in the ecommerce industry for the last six years helping brands to establish and level-up content marketing and SEO. Despite that, he has experience with entrepreneurship. He is a fiction writer in his free time.

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