Real Housewives of New Jersey star Melissa Gorga is worth a pretty penny after nearly ten years on reality television. In fact, the Bravo personality is estimated to be worth a solid $2 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. However, that price tag comes with a caveat: Her net worth is shared with husband Joe Gorga, a real estate developer.
While Gorga’s salary is sure to have changed over the years (she has been a part of the franchise for 12 years), Nicki Swift noted that as of 2020 she takes home $750,000 per season of RHONJ. Denise Richards started her time on RHOBH in season 9 and agreed to do four seasons at the time.
What is Joe Gorga’s net worth? According to Celebrity Net Worth, Joe is worth $3 million. Aside from the reported $45,000 he is paid to appear on RHONJ each season, Joe is a multi-faceted entrepreneur. The RHONJ star owns several properties as well as a trash and landscaping business.
Joe Gorga (born Giuseppe Gorga) is the younger brother of Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice. Joe and his wife, Melissa Gorga, share three children. Joe joined the cast of RHOC in Season 3 and has an ongoing beef with his now-ex-brother-in-law, Joe Giudice.
How much does Teresa make on Real Housewives of New Jersey?
In a lot of ways, Teresa earns that $1 million per season because she’s the backbone of the franchise.
7 Teresa Giudice: $1.1 Million Per Season. It shouldn’t be too surprising that Teresa Giudice earns over $1 million per season on RHONJ these days. She’s an OG for the franchise and has one of the rockiest storylines in Real Housewives history.
It’s hard to believe that Porsha Williams didn’t join the series until season 5 because she’s such an important part of the franchise now in season 13. Every Housewife transforms over the years, either for the better or the worse, and Porsha definitely changed for the better. She matured on camera, found herself on the right path, and became one of the most likable Housewives.
2 Kandi Burruss: $2 Million Per Season. Like Denise Richards for RHOBH, Kandi Burruss was already a big name when she signed on to do RHOA in season 2. As an award-winning singer and songwriter, Kandi wasn’t just known in Atlanta, she was known worldwide.
But as the show progressed and Bethenny became more famous, that dollar amount shot up. According to Reality Blurb , in 2018 Bethenny was making around $1 million per season. And that’s just from The Real Housewives. Bethenny also makes megabucks from her Skinnygirl line and other projects she works on.
According to Radar Online, Porsha made $1.3 million for season 12.
As a well-known actress and a famous face, Denise signed on for $1 million per season, making her around $4 million by the time her original contract was done.
How much did Tamra make in 2020?
Radar Online reported in 2020 that Tamra was offered $60,000 to film three episodes for season 15 at a rate of $20,000 per episode, which she turned down. The site also reported that Tamra made $900,000 per season at the time of her exit, which is why she rejected the deal.
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Meghan King Edmonds (Season 10 – 12) 6 of 44. Image: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection. Salary: $300,000 per season. MKE starred on RHOC for three seasons from season 10 to 12. Despite her short time on the show, Meghan continues to be in the spotlight for her ongoing divorce from MLB player Jim Edmonds.
Bethenny is by far one of the most successful alums from the Real Housewives franchise. In a 2018 interview with CNBC, Bethenny revealed that she made a small $7,250 to film season 1 of RHONY in 2008. “I’m a good negotiator,” she said.
Image: Rob Rich/Everett Collection. Salary: $200,000 per season. Jill was one of the OG Housewives when RHONY premiered in 2008. A fan favorite at the time of the premiere, public opinion around Jill changed after her feud with Bethenny Frankel in season 3. She was fired from the show after season 4.
After her divorce from husband David Beador in 2019, Shannon’s RHOC salary was revealed to be $584,338 per season, according to court documents obtained by Radar Online.
She left after season 10 following her secret wedding to ex Marc Daly. At the time, Kenya was paid $1.5 million per season, according to Radar Online. Kenya was rehired for season 12 but received a massive pay cut of $1 million.
According to TMZ, she was paid $3,000 per episode for her first season on the show, which equaled to around $60,000 for the whole season. The site reported that Leah, who was season 12’s breakout star, held out on resigning her contract for season 13 to receive a pay raise reflective of her popularity.
