According to Go Banking Rates, the amount reality TV stars get paid can vary greatly. For example, the lead on "The Bachelor" probably earns about $100,000 per season, while the cast of "Jersey Shore" made about $100,000 per episode by the time the show became super popular in 2011.

As for the cast of "The Hills," their salaries for appearing on the series help to explain their extravagant lifestyles and spacious Los Angeles apartments. As the show-runner and main star, Lauren Conrad made the most money. According to The Daily Beast, she made $125,000 per episode, which totals to around $2.5 million per year. Her deal also reportedly included a clause that did not allow any of her fellow cast mates to make as much as she did while she was on the show. While this number is big, especially for between 2006 and 2010, the star is now worth $40 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Although the other stars of "The Hills" weren't making quite what Conrad was, their paychecks were quite impressive, too.