Top 10 Richest Tattoo Artists in The World

A tattoo is a form of body modification in which a design is made by inserting ink, pigments and dyes either permanently or temporary into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. A Tattoo can be permanent which remains for lifetime or the one which get removed after sometime.

There was a time when tattoo was limited to musicians and criminals and were considered as bad things but as the only thing that remains constant is change, tattoos are now acceptable in mainstream world and now everyone including actors, artists, sports person and officers have tattoos.

Tattoo is in great demand these days not among celebrities but also among common people. Many people all around the world are craving tattoos on their bodies. This has increased the demand of tattoo artists in the world. There are so many tattoo artist who are involved in tattoo making art worldwide.

The tattoo artist are the painters who use human body as their canvas to enhance their beauty. Tattoo is trending in today’s world which has made good tattoo artists in great demand. Tattoo artists make good money and the popular ones can charge several times on the basis of hours. The top 10 richest tattoo artists 2022 who have earned a huge with income through their skills of making tattoo as a perfectionist are as follows:

10. Mike Rubendall

Income: $125 per hour
Location: New York
Specialization: Horror, Neo Traditional and Japanese

Mike Rubendall owns his own tattoo shops named as Bowery and Kings Venue in New York city. He has also been featured in the TLC show Tattoo Wars. He learned art of tattoo from Frank Romano at the age of 17. To get his date, you need to book one year in advance.The clients of Mike includes celebrities like Evan Rachel Wood and Damon Dash

9. Bob Tyrrell

Income: $150 per hour
Location: Warren, Michigan
Specialization: Truthful grey and black designs and Superior Portrayal

Bob Tyrrell started his career late but still he is one of the best tattoo artists in the world. He is known for his realistic portraits and art. His tattoos are lifelike and give an animated look. He works in dim lights and realistic dark pictures.

8. Dave Tedder

Income: $150+ per hour
Location: Atlanta
Specialization: Traditional Designs

He started his career as a piercer from South Caroline but it was illegal there, so, he later moved to Florida where he started his tattoo art under the guidance of Holden Ritchison. His work got fame when he joined Babylon Tattoo as is now among top 10 tattoo artists in the world.

7. Brandon Bond

Income: $200 per hour
Location:
Specialization: Creative Tattooing and Customer Design

Brandon Bond is one of the most successful and published tattoo artists in the world. He is also from Atlanta and owns a few tattoo shops in the area. He was chosen as the Artist of the World in the 2005 and 2006 in South Florida and North Carolina Tattoo Convention. He also owns a company named as Stranglehold which offers tattoo related items like movies, books and expressions.

6. Stephanie Tamez

Income: $200 per hour
Location: New York
Specialization: Typography, Theme Based and Lettering and Fonts

Stephanie Tamez is from San Antonio, Texas. She learned tattoo in San Francisco by working in a private studio and with Bill and Junii Salmon at Diamond Club. Then, she moved to New York in 2001 where she worked at New York Adorned for nine years and then joined Saved Tattoo Studio. She taught course on tattoo design at SVA for three years and then co owned Saved. She is now the powerhouse of Saved Tattoo Studio in New York and is an incredible tattoo artist, her clients includes celebrities like The Undertaker and Slayer.

5. Kat Von D

Income: $200+ per hour
Location: West Hollywood, California
Specialization: Fine line black designs and real life portraits

Kat Von D is an American tattoo artist, model, musician, television personality and an entrepreneur. She is famous for her work as a tattoo artist on the TLC reality television show LA Ink for four seasons. She also owns a studio High Voltage Tattoos in LA and is also engaged in launching cosmetic line for Sephora and also an international nothing line. She has made tattoos on some famous artists like Rihanna, John Mayer, Dave Navaro and Lady Gaga.

4. Paul Booth

Income: $300 per hour
Location: New York
Specialization: Gothic and Realistic horror images on gray scale

Paul Booth is an American tattoo artist from New Jersey. He is a big name in Rock and Roll, heavy metal and Gothic music scene. He is known for his freehand work and meticulous detailing of designs. He has appeared in many TV shows on CNN, CNBC, Discovery Channel and TLC. He has done work for many rock bands like Slipknot, Mudvayne, Soulfly, Slayer, Sepultura and Pantera.

3. Anil Gupta

Income: $450 per hour
Location: New York
Specialization: Realistic portraits and tribal inspired tattoos.

Anil Gupta is a master of accurate representation of art work and of tattooing well elaborated and flawless to the originals. He is comfortable in several styles but is well known for his biomedical work, miniature reproductions of old master paintings and for tattooing the John McEnroe. He also has ability to replicate the paintings of Da Vinci and Salvador Vinci. To book his sessions, interested candidates have to take appointment six months in advance. The celebrity client list of Anil Gupta includes Christian Slater, John McEnroe and Rosie O’ Donnel.

2. Ami James

Income: $500 per hour
Location: Miami, Florida, USA
Specialization: Traditional Japanese designs and custom designs

Ami James is an American tattoo artist, entrepreneur, television personality and also runs a clothing line. The celebrity started his career at the age of 15 and he is the man behind TLC’s two most favourite tattoo shows Miami Ink and NY Ink. He is co owner of Love Hate Tattoos in Miami, Love Hate Choppers, DeVille Clothing and Woo$ter Street Social Club. He has tattooed some celebrities like Jesse Hughes, pro surfer Sunny Gracia and Lloyd Banks.

1. Scoot Campbell

Income: $1,000 for first hour per $200 every succeeding
Location: New York
Specialization: Typography and Antique Ornamentation

Scoott Campbell is the richest tattoo artist in the world. He charges less than $1000 per hour. He started his own shop named as Saved Tattoo in 2005 in New York. His shop is the most famous tattoo shop in the Hollywood and having many tattoo artists among top 10 richest tattoo artists. Scoot Campbell has tattooed many celebrities like Heath Ledger, Howard Stern, Sting, Robert Downey Jr., Courtney Love, Orlando Bloom, Marc Jacobs and Josh Hartnett. He said his first celebrity customer was Heath Ledger.

Tattoo is an art of beautifying a body and if it is done with perfection, then it can make you look more beautiful and appealing. A tattoo artist is like a painter who decorates your body like a canvas. The better the artist is, the better the picture will be. We have provided the list of top 10 richest tattoo artists in the world 2022 who have earned a huge amount through their extraordinary tattoo making skills.