Whilst the actual dancers on DWTS don’t exactly get paid huge amounts, co-hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro are reportedly raking in millions for their presenting skills. <\/p>\n
According to The US Sun<\/a> however, there’s a pretty big difference in how much the two are getting paid. Reportedly Alfonso makes $1.75 million per season, with Julianna making $500k less at $1.25 million. <\/p>\n The source shared: “Alfonso has also been hosting since 2022 and brings his own history with the show, having won Season 19. His experience in Hollywood, his admiration from viewers and his established relationship with the franchise support the substantial hosting fee.<\/p>\n “She brings a different kind of value to the show than Alfonso. Her value comes from her being a two-time DWTS champion and a former judge. She also has a lot of Hollywood credits under her belt. But Alfonso is considered the \u2018main host\u2019 so he gets more than Julianne.\u201d<\/p>\n But what about the rest of the cast? According to Variety<\/a>, every single celebrity who goes on the gets an insane $125k just for being part of the show, with the pay covering the early rehearsals. Then for every week the celebrity manages to stay on the show they earn additional weekly bonuses that range from $10k to $50k per week. <\/p>\n And whilst earlier season of the show allowed for the celebrities to earn as much as $34kk to $400k for the whole season, apparently they\u2019ve now been capped at around $295k to $360k for reaching the finale, with every finalist getting paid the same amount regardless of whether they win or not. <\/p>\n As for the professionals, those in their first year can earn around $1,200 to $1,600 per week. Those who have been on the show for longer can make a hefty $5k per episode, meaning that the pros can make anywhere between $50k and $100k per season. <\/p>\n For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like <\/i>Reality Shrine<\/a><\/i> on <\/i>Facebook<\/a><\/i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The total amount they get paid is still ludicrous <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249734183,"featured_media":66300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1358],"tags":[2165],"class_list":["post-66287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-dancing-with-the-stars"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/11\/10\/alfonso-ribeiro-reportedly-makes-500k-more-than-julianne-hough-for-co-hosting-dwts\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Alfonso Ribeiro reportedly makes $500k more than Julianne Hough for co-hosting DWTS","url":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/11\/10\/alfonso-ribeiro-reportedly-makes-500k-more-than-julianne-hough-for-co-hosting-dwts\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/11\/10\/alfonso-ribeiro-reportedly-makes-500k-more-than-julianne-hough-for-co-hosting-dwts\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-1-1-150x150.png","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-1-1.png"},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ellie Ring"}],"creator":["Ellie Ring"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Reality Shrine","logo":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-mX3_1x3z.png"},"keywords":["dancing with the stars"],"dateCreated":"2026-11-10T23:30:38Z","datePublished":"2026-11-10T23:30:38Z","dateModified":"2026-11-10T23:30:38Z"},"rendered":"