Who is the highest-paid cast member of 'KUWTK'? Hint: It isn't Kylie Jenner or Kim Kardashian
Fourteen years ago when 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' made its debut on E! the Kardashian-Jenners were still relatively unknown aside from Kim Kardashian who became popular due to her infamous sex tape, while Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn Jenner) was known for his Olympic win. But thanks to the raging success of their reality show, the Kar-Jenners not only became extremely popular but also very wealthy.
While the show did pave the way for the family's fame and success, today all the family members leveraged their fame and popularity to launch businesses and careers of their own and managed to multiply their wealth. Kylie Jenner built a huge makeup brand empire with her Kylie Cosmetics, while Kendall Jenner's modeling career took off and she is one of the highest-paid models in the world. The Kardashian sisters too are enjoying the success of their business ventures. Today the family might not be completely dependent on their hit reality show for income, but that doesn't mean they aren't drawing a huge salary from the show. If you ever wondered how much do the Kar-Jenners earn from the show, or who the highest-paid cast member is, then we got you covered.
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Who is the highest-paid cast member of 'KUWTK'?
When you think of 'KUWTK', Kim Kardashian, or Kylie Jenner might pop into your head and leave you convinced that one of these two sisters might be the highest-paid cast members of the show. But you might be shocked to learn that the highest-paid cast member is neither Kim nor Kylie. In fact, it is none of the Kar-Jenner sisters. The momager aka Kris Jenner is the highest-paid cast member of 'KUWTK'!
If you're wondering how Kris is paid more than her daughters then you might want to continue reading. In 2017, while celebrating the show's 10 year anniversary, E! renewed the hit reality show's contract for another three years. By now we all know that Kris is a very smart businesswoman with commendable negotiation skills. So she managed to hammer out a deal worth a whopping $150 million with the network for the show. This was considered to be the biggest reality-show deal at that time. Kris not only bagged the $150 million deal but also pocketed a cool 10% of it as manager's fee, according to TMZ. This means aside from her regular salary, Kris got to take home $15 million. Mind you the momager's salary isn't small either.
Considering she's the executive producer of the hit reality show and is present on almost all the episodes, Forbes magazine estimated Kris's earnings to be about $100,000 per episode! Although people might make fun of Kris's constant obsession with her 10% cut on the show, the momager is laughing her way to the bank with her big fat paycheque.
How much do the 'KUWTK' cast members get paid?
The remaining $135 million of the $150 million deal is split amongst the cast members. If you're wondering how it is split, hear it out from Kris. In 2017, during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show, Kris revealed that she gets a 10% cut for closing any renewal deals, but aside from that the money is reportedly divided equally amongst everybody. She said, "Everybody gets paid pretty much equally, because we all film a lot and we all work hard, and we’ve created this show and this brand for the last decade. Everybody’s happy," This means that each of the sisters and Kris gets a cool $4.5 million per season!
'Keeping Up with The Kardashians' Season 20 airs every Thursday at 8/7c only on E!
