Vanderpump Rules Stars Salaries: How Much Money They’ve Made

Vanderpump Rules cast members have offered an insight into how much they have earned during their time on the hit Bravo series.

Subject of payment cheques has come up in various circumstances over the years since Vanderpump Rules debuted in 2013. Following Raquel Leviss a Tom Sandoval‘ a shocking affair behind Ariana Madixago – which emerged in March 2023 – recalled the previous beauty pageant how money played a part in the fact that he did not return for season 11.

“I asked for equal pay with Tom and Ariana and for them to reimburse my treatment expenses. They refused to pay me equally,” Raquel claimed Bethenny Frankel“ReWives” podcast in August 2023. “I feel like when you pay your employees, it really shows how much you value them.”

Bethenny, for her part, claimed that the network should have offered Raquel a bigger paycheck because of the overwhelming success — including higher ratings — from Scandovan-related episodes.

“As partially manufactured people … Let’s say it’s real in very unreal circumstances. So now you have one of the three characters who can’t even afford to pay for your treatment that you went through,” the Real Housewives of New York City said alum in reference to Raquel’s stay in a mental health facility. “Because my understanding is that you get paid in a year less than my interns get paid.”

However, Raquel’s costars was quick to slam Bethenny’s opinion. “I know for a fact (how much Raquel made) because she thanked me for having her with the attorney she was with last season,” Scheana Shay which was shared on her “Scheananigans” podcast that same month. “He was able to negotiate $19,000 an episode for her. For 19 episodes, that’s $361,000.”

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