Wow, The 'Vanderpump Rules' Cast Makes A Lot Of Money After Eight Epic Seasons
Turns out, much more than any SURver is making in tipseven during Pride weekend. What started as a Real Housewives of Beverly Hills spin-off has since become a Bravo phenomenon on its own, and the stars' paychecks reflect that. According to , the salary of long-standing cast members ranges anywhere from $10,000 per episode to a whopping $500,000 per season. That is a lot of goat cheese balls.
The highest-paid cast member is exactly who you think it is: Lisa Vanderpump.
You dont become a queen of reality television without knowing how to negotiate a contract. The restaurant owner is reportedly paid $500,000 per season of Vanderpump Rules, according to Radar Online, but thats only a small dent in . (Worth noting: Lisa and her husband Ken Todd are also listed as executive producers of the show.)
And honestly, with everything she has to put up with from Jax Taylor, every penny of that $500,000 is hard-earned.
What does Lisa do with all that moula? Well, she's got a luxe mansion for starters.
The other Vanderpump Rules cast members salaries are more in the $10,000-25,000 range.
Oh, and speaking of Mr. Taylor, Jax is the highest-paid cast member after LVP. With his nose jobs and array of tattoos of the names of ex-girlfriends (oh, and his seeming inability to not cheat on his once-girlfriend-now-wife Brittany Cartwright), Jax knows how to cash in on reality television better than he knows how to make a Pumptini. The bartender/former model makes $25,000 per episode, according to InTouch Weekly , even though his sunglass-stealing ways would make you think hes more strapped for cash than he actually is.
Following Jax are Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute (which you know they both probably hate), who each take home $15,000 per episode, per Radar Online. And while a lawsuit revealed he was only paid $1,400 per episode during seasons one and two, Tom Sandoval is now making more like $15,000 per episode, the site reported. Hey, hes gotta pay for those elaborate costume party outfits somehow.
The supposed lowest-paid long-standing cast member is Scheana Marie, but its worth noting theres not a lot of info out there about the salaries of other former SURvers Lala Kent, Brittany Cartwright, and Katie Maloney. Scheana makes $10,000 per episode, InTouch Weekly reported, and with the later seasons averaging 24 episodes a season, thats still a nice paycheck at the end of the summer.
And with numerous side hustles, podcasts, and Instagram influencer deals, no Vanderpump Rules cast member is going to be hurting in the financial department any time soon.
So, how much will the new cast members make?
Well, that remains to be seen. For now, the newcomers to Vanderpump RulesBrett Caprioni, Charli Burnett, Danica Dow, Dayna Kathan and Max Boyens, if you need a refresherhave been tight-lipped about what theyre being paid to appear on the show. But if the , there are at least a couple new cast members who are well-versed in starting fights and causing drama.
Both of which are, in Bravoland, keys to a pretty paycheck at the end of a SUR shift.