It is probable that their pay would not cover your rent each month. The "benefits" referred to above are the possibilities of hitting on all those love starved tourists. These are the famous/infamous "sanky-pankies" of the Dominican Republic.
Like Ivory soap, 99.99% of them are looking to score with tourists: And 'score' means becoming friends (sex optional) in order to become better friends down the line and secure things like money, visa, sex, even marriage to a foreigner....anything to get out of the country.
Ploys include fabulous dance lessons, all expense paid tours of local hangouts, visits to their "family" so that their poverty levels can be impressed upon the visitor, and a whole host of other scams.
Please visit the Men are from Mars threads to see what I am referring to.
HB