Breaking down the AmericanIdol judges' salaries.
It’s been 18 years since American Idol premiered and launched judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson into superstardom. While the show isn’t the ratings behemoth it used to be, the American Idol judges salaries prove that the singing competition was never afraid to pay lots of $$$ for top-tier talent.
Though not as popular as it once was, American Idol still brings in millions of viewers each week to pay for its judges’ massive paychecks. Curious how much American Idol judges have made over the years? Read on for details about their unbelievable salaries.Though he’s not a judge, Seacrest is the only member of the original American Idol crew to still be on the show. However, Seacrest’s salary hasn’t remained the same.
Randy Jackson Image: American Idol Prod/Fox Tv Network/Fremantle Media North America/Kobal/Shutterstock.Jackson was the show’s last OG judge to leave. The musician and producer quit Idol after season 12 in 2013. Billboard reported at the time that Jackson made between $5 and $6.5 million a season, which was in the same range as Abdul but about $30 million less than the paychecks that Cowell received.
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