‘RHOA’ Cast Salaries Revealed! NeNe Leakes' Raise, Kenya Moore's Pay Cut & More
May 20 2019, Updated 1:55 p.m. ET
These peaches are rich!
The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast salaries come in at almost $10 million for the upcoming Season 12 and RadarOnline.com has the exclusive details about the whopping raises and pay cuts.
So who is the richest of them all?
NeNe Leakes’ cash windfall comes with strings attached, an insider dished to RadarOnline.com. Did she retain her title as highest paid housewife in the franchise?
The RHOA ratings topped all the other housewives shows on Bravo, crushing RHOC, RHONJ and even RHONY in the numbers battle.
Kenya Moore’s shocking return after she was fired for refusing to share details of her personal life came with a price!
As RadarOnline.com exclusively reported, Shamari DeVoe was cut from the show after just one season but was offered the option of a day rate, which she eagerly accepted.
The ladies of Atlanta ended the season with NeNe furious with her former bestie Cynthia Bailey and dreading the return of Kenya after an explosive reunion, complete with fish jumping out of the koi pond at the most inopportune times!
Scroll through RadarOnline.com’s gallery to find out who is making the most, who is making the least and who got the biggest pay cut on the Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Goodbye
Fired Shamari earned $250,000 before she was let go from RHOA.
Small Raise
Tanya Sam got a raise from her inaugural season, earning $150,000 for Season 11 after making just $100k her first season.
Drama Queen
Everyone’s frenemy Marlo Hampton delivered the goods and was handsomely rewarded, going from $275,000 in Season 11 to $300,000 for Season 12.
Money Woes
Financially troubled Eva Marcille got a raise, which she needed after spending so much on her lavish wedding. The newlywed got a bump from $250,000 to $275,000 for her third season on RHOA.
Slashed
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Fired Kenya was back with a vengeance and also a whopping pay cut. Kenya had been making $1.5 million in Season 10 but Bravo gave her the boot after her secret wedding and refusing to have her husband, Marc Daly, film the show. A source told RadarOnline.com that she managed to get hired again for Season 12 at the shockingly low rate of $500,000, a $1 MILLION pay cut!
Baby Boom
Porsha Williams was the darling of the show, even getting her own spin-off for her baby, and she was given a raise for season 12, going from $1.25 million to $1.3 million for RHOA.
Squeaking By
Cynthia was on the chopping block but after negotiating her return with the promise of more romance with her boyfriend, she was given a small raise of $1.8 million, up from $1.75 million.
Cashing In
Kandi is rolling in the cash. As the second highest paid housewife on RHOA, she was earning $2.2 million but got a hefty raise to $2.3 million for Season 12.
The Winner
Queen Nene rules the housewives land! With her drama over her husband Gregg Leakes’ cancer and fighting with all of the women on the show, she delivered the ratings the network wanted so she was bumped up from $2.75 million to $2.85 million for Season 12 RadarOnline.com exclusively reported.
Stay Tuned
NeNe’s payday was also locked in for three more seasons and insider told RadarOnline.com, guaranteeing that the OG from the ATL would be around for the drama for years to come!