Bounty hunters typically only earn money if they actually apprehend the person they're looking for.
A bail bondsmen hires the bounty hunter to go out and search for the person who skipped bail and when they apprehend that person they usually earn 10 to 20 percent of the bail bond.
So if you don't catch any fugitives then you don't earn any money.
Most bounty hunters earn from $50,000.00 to $80,000.00 per year as there salary varies on how many people they apprehend.