'Dancing With The Stars' season 35 is all set to premiere on September 15, 2026. Amid the cast reveal, let's have a look at the alleged salaries the celebrity and pro partners generally earn!
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Add BollywoodShaadis on GoogleDancing With The Stars is returning with season 35. The show will premiere on September 15, 2026, and the next day, September 16, 2026. The show will stream on ABC and Disney+, along with Hulu (the next day). Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough will host the show, while the judges' panel will feature Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough. This year, the new surprise is that there will be a companion show named DWTS After Party, hosted by Robert Irwin, who won DWTS 34.
The star-studded 16-celebrity cast has been revealed, and DWTS fans are excited. The winner will get the famous Mirrorball trophy along with a lucrative cash prize. ABC has never really revealed the salaries of contestants on the show; however, over the years, some information has been leaked. And amid DWTS season 35's cast reveal, let's have a look at the alleged salary that the celebrities and pro-partners generally earn from the ABC show.
The 16 celebrities who will be seen on season 35 are Tatyana Ali, Amber Glenn, Giada De Laurentiis, Jenna Dewan, Julia Stiles, Harry Shum Jr., Taylor Hanson, Ezra Frech, Guillermo Rodriguez, Jackson Olson, Maura Higgins, Ciara Miller, Conner Leavitt, Connor Wood, Sarah Jane Nader, and Tyler Cameron. If the reports by Variety and other publications are to be followed, in earlier seasons, celebrities generally got paid an amount of USD 125K for completeing 20 hours of training, including the ones prior to the premiere show.
The celebrities who reached the third week got an additional payment of USD 10K per week. The additional amount increases in the following weeks; for example, if a celebrity reaches at least week five, the additional salary is generally USD 15K, while for weeks six and seven, the payment is USD 20K, and for weeks eight and nine, it's around USD 30K. Those who had reportedly reached the semi-finals got an additional payment of USD 50K, while the winner got the Mirrorball trophy.
The payment may vary depending on the cast and the season, but reportedly this is what the pay scale looks like for the ABC reality show Dancing With The Stars. Reportedly, for an 11-week season, the amount celebrities could make was something around USD 360K. But one needs to remember that the amount is not always fixed; it's just an estimate based on previous reports and information.
Speaking of the pro-dancers, the pay scale is allegedly low. Reportedly, the pro-partners earn USD 1.6K per episode, but that's just the starting level. Reportedly, the pros who have been with the show for years have their experience increase their pay, leading them to earn up to USD 5.2K. According to reports, pro partners can earn around USD 100K per season.
The hosts' reported earnings are in the millions, estimated at USD 1.5-1.8 million per episode. To mention, the amounts have never been confirmed by ABC; however, Bobby Bones, who won DWTS season 27 in 2018, revealed on Jason Tartick's podcast Trading Secrets that he earned an amount close to USD 400K from the show.
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