These Dudes Get Paid Thousands to Sit in Line. It's true! Now, they live in NYC, and wait in line for things such as Hamilton tickets; iPhone releases, and even Cronuts! (look it up!) They charge $45 per hour for the first 2 hours; then $10 per every half hour after that. And the hours are flexible - so it's sort of like Lyft or Uber for people who don't want to wait in line!