Have You Ever Wondered...?
By Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15962)
United States
March 19, 2017 1:49pm CST
I have actually wondered myself about this. At the malls around Christmas time, I always see Santa Clauses and I have often wondered how much they get paid to dress up and pretend to be Santa Claus.
So I looked it up. The person, with a fake beard, is actually one of the highest paid of all temporary Holiday Help, making between $100 and $200 an hour. If they are willing to work on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, they can make up to $300 an hour or more.
Did you know that?
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
20 Mar 17
Is he going to be a Santa Claus?
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@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Mar 17
@IreneVincent If they pay that much here, I'll be putting his name down! He'd make a great Father Christmas - despite what he might think! 
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
20 Mar 17
I can't imagine how many crying kids they have to deal with. And runny noses.
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@Ronrybs (17838)
• London, England
20 Mar 17
@IreneVincent The worst part would be pretending to like them all!
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@rusty2rusty (6751)
• Defiance, Ohio
19 Mar 17
I am not sure where those Santa Clauses live. But I can assure you they do not get paid that generously in my area. Normally, minimum wage up to $10.00. That depends on who hires them and how long they will be needed.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
20 Mar 17
The information I researched said that those who work in the big malls make the big money.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Mar 17
That much dough! Of course they have to put up with often obnoxious children. I doubt most mall Santas make that much.
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