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Dancing With The Stars Judge’s Salaries: Here’s How Much They Each Make
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It pays to work in reality TV and the Dancing With The Stars judges’ salaries are all the proof we need. Dancing With the Stars, which premiered in June 2005, has aired on ABC for more than 30 seasons and has seen hundreds of celebrities take to the dance floor since. But the premise for the beloved dancing competition dates back even before that. 

DWTS is the American version of the British television series, Strictly Come Dancing, which started airing on the BBC in 2004. Since its premiere, the Dancing With the Stars franchise has expanded to over 74 countries, including India, Brazil, France, New Zealand, and many more.

The competition is pretty straightforward: Celebrities are paired with professional ballroom dancers, and together they practice themed choreographed routines each week. The pairs then go on to perform their routines in front of a panel of judges, who each score their performances on a scale of one to 10. Viewers in the audience and at home are also given a chance to place their votes for their favorite dancers.

These votes by the judges and viewers are combined, and the couple with the lowest cumulative score is eliminated. This process continues for each round until the final when one couple is finally declared the winner and takes home the Mirrorball Trophy. Now that we know exactly how Dancing With the Stars works, we can dive into those Dancing With the Stars judges’ salaries.

What are the Dancing With The Stars judges salaries?

Here’s everything we know.

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