How Much Does Julie Chen Moonves Make Hosting ‘Big Brother’? It’s Been 1,000 Episodes and a Lot of Money!

Ever wondered how much Julie Chen Moonves makes as the longtime host of Big Brother? Well, prepare for your jaw to hit the floor, because her well-deserved salary is sky-high.The Sun reports that Julie earns $3 million per season—and Big Brother has been on for 28 seasons and 1,000 episodes! To be clear, that $3 million salary didn’t apply for the first few seasons of the show, but Julie’s always earned a decent amount, according to sources.“Julie gets paid around $3 million per season,” an insider says. “She has not always made that figure but has always done very well for herself. Even if it wasn’t that number in the earlier seasons, she made more than seven-figures.”The insider says Julie’s made somewhere around $80 million for her hosting gig over the years, but notes that “this number doesn’t even include the bonuses and social media monetary gain she gets from her exposure on the show.” With that in mind, she’s probably made more like $100 million since Big Brother launched in July 2000. $100 million in 26 years? Not! Bad!FYI, Julie recently spoke to Us Weekly about filming 1,000 episodes of Big Brother, saying, “Most of all, I feel humble and grateful because I never would have dreamt it. I am still surprised every day at the level of trust. You know, it’s like you’ve all watched. You should be a little bit more paranoid, but every season—I guess it’s kind of beautiful, because it shows that humans want to trust and believe other humans.”