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25th Aug 2015

Seeing how much Calvin Harris and top 10 richest DJs earned this year will make your eyes water…

This will make you want to be a DJ...

JOE

Calvin Harris has had a blindingly good year at the office.

The once-lanky-now-buff Harris has been ranked as the world’s highest paid DJ.

Harris has topped Forbes Magazine’s annual list of highest paid earners, raking in an estimated £41.8M million last year in pre-tax earnings between June 2014-June 2015.

Calvin Harris

His staggering wage is far more than the second highest paid DJ, David Guetta, who made £23.5 last year from his residencies in Las Vegas and Ibiza and headline slot at this year’s Coachella Festival in California.

Oh, and he also goes out with Taylor Swift…

If you were wondering whether to take up the wheels of steel, take a look at this list of highest paid knob twiddlers:

1. Calvin Harris £41.8m

2. David Guetta £23.5m

3. Tiesto £22.8m

4. Skrillex £15.2m

4. Steve Aoki £15.2m

6. Avicii £12.1m

7. Kaskade £11.4m

8. Martin Garrix £10.8m

8. Zedd £10.8m

10. Afrojack £10.2m