Biography & Early Wealth Journey

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The Real Housewives of Orange County

Vicki Gunvalson – Vicki makes $500 thousand per season. She calls herself the original housewife and says that she plans to stay relevant even with all the spin-offs and interesting housewives.

Primary Income Streams & Multi-Million Contracts

Tamra Barney Judge – Tamra brings home $600 thousand a season. She got married for third time on the Bravo special Tamra's OC Wedding and calls herself the "hottest" housewife.

Gretchen Rossi – Rossi earns $375 thousand per season and is engaged to co-star Slade Smiley.

Alexis Bellino – $175 thousand per season.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta

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Real Estate, Luxury Assets & Personal Investments

NeNe Leakes – Leakes is the biggest earner of The Real Housewives franchise, making $1 million plus bonuses per season. She also had her I Dream of NeNe wedding special on Bravo and is the most recognizable wife on the highest rated housewives version.

Kandi Buruss – Buruss takes home $550 thousand per season. She is also a singer and music producer and got her own Bravo spinoff The Kandi Factory. Buruss even runs a sex toy company called Bedroom Kandi which makes her a real entrepreneur.

Kim Zolciak – $500 thousand per season.

Ramona Singer – $500 thousand per season.

Wealth Trajectory & Future Earnings Projections

LuAnn de Lesseps – $500 thousand per season.

Phaedra Parks – $375 thousand per season.

Cynthia Bailey – $375 thousand per season.

Sheree Whitfield – $250 thousand per season.

Sonja Morgan – $220 thousand per season.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey

Teresa Giudice – Giudice is the second highest paid housewife and makes $700 thousand per season. Teresa owes more than $400 thousand in restitution for her fraud conviction. Maybe she should borrow from Donald Trump, who she "worked for" on The Apprentice.

Melissa Gorga – Gorga brings home $350 thousand each season and is the sister-in-law of Teresa Giudice. Melissa is writing a book about how to "maintain a sexy marriage" with her husband Joe.

Caroline Manzo – $400 thousand per season.

Jacqueline Laurita – $275 thousand per season.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Lisa Vanderpump – $350 thousand per season.

Kyle Richards – $225 thousand per season.

Eileen Davidson – $750 thousand per season.

Brandi Glanville – $175 thousand per season.

The Real Housewives of Miami

Adriana de Moura, Marysol Patton, and Joanna Krupa all reportedly make anywhere from $55 thousand to $75 thousand per season.

The Real Housewives of New York City

Sonja Morgan – $220 thousand per season.

Aviva Drescher – $200 thousand per season.

Heather Thomson – $175 thousand per season.