Ching, Ching! Reality TV Show Salaries Revealed From ‘The Bachelor’ To ‘Teen Mom’
Jan. 19 2018, Published 9:53 a.m. ET
Whether reality stars are looking for love on Married at First Sight or opening up their lives to viewers on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, they’re getting a paycheck for appearing on the small screen! Click through to find out how much your favorite reality stars are making.
Whether reality stars are looking for love on Married at First Sight or opening up their lives to viewers on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, they’re getting a paycheck for appearing on the small screen! Click through to find out how much your favorite reality stars are making.
Kim Zolciak returned to The Real Housewives of Atlanta for $90,000 an episode. “She won’t even be on half this season because she didn’t go on any trips,” a source told RadarOnline.com.
As for her daughter Brielle Biermann, she brings in a cool $10,000 for her appearances on Don’t Be Tardy.
For season one of Married at First Sight, contestants Jamie Otis, Doug Hehner, Cortney Hendrix, Jason Carrion, Monet Bell and Vaughn Copeland brought in $15,000 each, a source close to the cast told RadarOnline.com.
Salaries increased for the MAFS stars for season three, as Ashley Doherty, David Norton, Neil Bowlus, Sam Role, Tres Russell and Vanessa Nelson brought in $20,000 to $25,000 each.
Contestants of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette aren’t as fortunate! “You make nothing unless you’re final four,” a former contestant told RadarOnline.com. “Then it’s like $500 each week. If you make it to the very end it’s a total of $2,000.”
Jason Hitch, who appeared on season 2 of 90 Day Fiancé, with his now-estranged wife Cassia Tavares, revealed he made $500 an episode.
RadarOnline.com previously reported that Maci Bookout, Farrah Abraham, Amber Portwood and Catelynn Lowell make $25,000 per episode of Teen Mom OG. Original baby daddies Ryan Edwards, Gary Shirley and Tyler Baltierra also get paid $25,000.
The Ashley’s Reality Roundup reported Teen Mom 2 stars Chelsea Houska, Jenelle Evans, Leah Messer and Kailyn Lowry currently make over $3000,000 a season. New cast member Briana DeJesus brought in $20,000 for her debut season. We pay for juicy info! Do you have a story for RadarOnline.com? Email us at tips@radaronline.com, or call us at (866) ON-RADAR (667-2327) any time, day or night.