Judging a Singing Competition Pays Well, Very Well

Musicians rule the world and reality TV singing competition shows are evidence. Reality TV singing competitions by far have the largest salaries of any reality TV genres. They rake in major revenue and therefore offer huge payouts and can afford to bring in some of the biggest names in the industry for big name judges. Just how much do they get paid to judge, critique, and cast their opinions on musics next generations of hopefuls? Here are the salaries of some of the newest group of hosts for American Idol, The Voice, and X Factor.