Katy Perry – $1,389,000
Katy Perry definitely deserves to be one of the American Idol judges, although people are not convinced that she deserves more money than her co-judges. She is paid an incredible amount of $25 million per season! There were 18 episodes in season 17, which means that she earned an incredible $1,389,000 for every episode. Whoa. Now compare this to how much Lionel Ritchie brings home, which is reportedly only $10 million. Well, maybe you would feel less bad for him when you come to the realization that he was still making $556,000 per episode of the show!
Katy Perry – $1,389,000
Blake Shelton – $500,000
Did you know that the winners of The Voice from six seasons out of 17 all came from Blake Shelton’s team? This is more than one-third of the victors! This is a pretty awesome record, so we are glad to hear that he is doing a great job. Well, he does get paid $13 million per season. In 2016, season 11 boasted 26 episodes, which meant that he earned $500,000 per episode. Sundance Head from his team was declared the winner that year. Fun fact: Shelton’s girlfriend Gwen Stefani is a judge as well.
Blake Shelton – $500,000
