Our list of the world’s highest-paid DJs ranks electronic acts around the globe using pretax earnings from Jthrough Jwe do not deduct fees for lawyers, agents and managers. A few have come close, like twin duo Nervo in 2014 Alison Wonderland got within a few million this year. In fact, since Forbes started tracking DJs in 2012 not a single female act has appeared on the ranking. Though there are a number of female DJs rising through the ranks as Aoki suggested, there are no women on this year’s list. “And also, for the guys and girls that are in that space, if you ain't bringing in the money, then you're going to be out.” “They need to hit harder through the ceiling to be able to draw that kind of attention,” he says.
