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

Vanderpump Rules forged members have provided glimpses at how a lot they’ve earned throughout their respective tenures on the hit Bravo collection.

The subject of paychecks has come up in numerous circumstances over time since Vanderpump Rules debuted in 2013. Following Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval‘s shocking affair behind Ariana Madix’s again — which got here to gentle in March 2023 — the previous magnificence pageant recalled how cash performed a task in her not returning for season 11.

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

Bethenny, for her half, claimed that the community ought to have provided Raquel a much bigger paycheck due to the resounding success — together with increased rankings — of Scandoval-related episodes.

“As people who are partially produced … Let’s just say that it’s real in a very unreal circumstance. So now you have one of the three characters that can’t even afford to pay for your treatment that you just went through,” the Real Housewives of New York City alum stated whereas referring to Raquel’s keep in a psychological well being facility. “Because it’s my understanding that you get paid in a year less than my interns get paid.”

Raquel’s costars, nonetheless, have been fast to slam Bethenny’s take. “I know for a fact [how much Raquel made] because she thanked me for getting her with the attorney she was with last season,” Scheana Shay shared on her “Scheananigans” podcast that very same month. “He was able to negotiate her $19,000 an episode. For 19 episodes, that is $361,000.”