Jerry Jones Gives Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders 400-Percent Raise Leaving One Major Question originally appeared on Athlon Sports. FRISCO - We can imagine that somewhere up in the executive wing of Dallas Cowboys headquarters, the regime before Jerry Jones and since has viewed the fact that the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders really don't get paid as ...

The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders just received a '400 percent increase' in pay, as seen on the new season of Netflix's 'America's Sweethearts'

Everyone stood to profit from their glamorous image—everyone, that is, except for the cheerleaders themselves. Their pay was about $15 an hour and $500 for each appearance. Most had to support themselves with other jobs. They did not have health insurance.