This Is How Much The ‘Dancing with The Stars’ Winners And Pros Are Getting Paid In Season 29

The Season 29 cast of “Dancing With the Stars” will be dancing through weeks of competition that are unprecedented by comparison to others, but at the very least, both the celebs and pros who participate during the pandemic could wind up with some nice paychecks at the end of the season.

The ABC reality competition series gave a pay cut to its celebrities in Season 28, starting them all off with a signing bonus of $125,000, with the finalists all earning the same amount at the end of $295,000. The amount each celebrity makes is likely still on a sliding scale depending on how far they make it in the competition.

Back in 2010, Gawker revealed the sliding scale at the time consisted of a $10,000 payday for each celeb in the first two episodes, increasing to $20,000 after week three. The amount then increased to $30,000 until the final two episodes, where celebs competing would earn $50,000. That led to the finalists making an estimated $345K total at the end of the season. It’s unclear, if the pay is down to a grand total of $295,000, how much each celeb earns for each week they remain in the competition.

As for the show’s pros, their exact paydays are unknown, and their contracts are renegotiated each season. The Reel Rundown previously reported that the salaries for the pros range widely, with more popular veteran pros earning as much as $5,200 a week, while newer ones earn a lower amount.

Of the 15 pros participating in Season 29, based on tenure, the ones to likely be walking away with the biggest paychecks could be Cheryl Burke (participating in her 23rd season), Val Chmerkovskiy (16th season), Peta Murgatroyd (13th season) and Sharna Burgess (12th season). After she wasn’t asked back for Season 27, it was reported that, at the time, Sharna was the highest-paid pro.

“Dancing With the Stars” Season 29 airs beginning Monday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC.