Summer House quickly became a fan-favorite series for Bravo fans after its 2017 premiere — but how much money each star makes remains a well-kept secret.
Kyle Cooke, Carl Radke and Lindsay Hubbard are the three remaining stars from season 1 going into season 10, which will film in summer 2025. As a result, their salaries are higher than the rest of the cast, and according to Kyle it’s all based on longevity.
“If you join season 3 or season 6, you’re making what we all made in our first season,” Kyle said during a July 2022 episode of the “Trading Secrets” podcast, noting that every new star starts out at the same number he, Carl and Lindsay had in their original season.
Kyle didn’t reveal a specific number, but he did say, “You can kinda cross that six-figure threshold maybe by season 3, season 4.”
Life & Style, meanwhile, reported in February 2025 that cast members’ salaries range from $10,000 to $20,000 per episode.
Scroll down for what the Summer House cast has said about their TV income:
Amanda Batula
Amanda briefly discussed her Summer House salary during a June 2025 appearance on the “Trading Secrets” podcast. She told host Jason Tartick that she had a marketing job for three seasons of the Bravo series (and five years total) that earned her a $50,000 salary.
Tartick wondered whether Amanda made more than that during her first season on Summer House, to which she replied, “I think less.” She revealed she made “more than half” her marketing salary during her first season filming, which equates to roughly $25,000.
Amanda appeared on season 1 of the show as Kyle’s guest a.k.a love interest but wasn’t a main cast member until season 2. (The couple tied the knot in September 2021.)
Outside of Summer House, Amanda has worked as the creative director for Kyle’s Loverboy company and launched her own swim line in 2024.
West Wilson
West joined the cast during season 8, which filmed in 2023. He revealed during a February 2025 episode of “Trading Secrets” he makes “way more” money in brand deals than on the reality show.
“I do think it is tenure. If they have it in their contract that it’s just gradual. Then it is that,” he explained. “It’s not like Paige [DeSorbo] needs to make an extra $2,000 an episode.” (Paige was on the show from season 3 through season 9. She is now focused on her “Giggly Squad” podcast and being a fashion correspondent.)
West, who returned for his sophomore season in summer 2024, explained that the pay scale has remained the same since its start.
“I know that the people who have been there from the beginning certainly make way more than [season 8 addition] Jesse [Solomon] and I do,” West said. “I was under the impression that it was just linear.”
West is also a sports social and editorial producer at Complex Networks and does brand opportunities when possible. “I think it’s very important, maybe not to everyone, but for me, to keep a job outside of the show to keep you grounded in real life,” he added.
Lindsay Hubbard
“I know how much they’re making because me Kyle and Carl set the tone,” Lindsay revealed on a December 2024 episode of the “Trading Secrets” podcast when asked if she knows what each star earns.
Lindsay, who has been on the show since day 1, explained, “Because we started the show together, we’re at the same level. You can call it seniority.”
She noted that for example, “Jesse, this is his second year, he’s making what me, Kyle and Carl made our second year.”
When asked whether there’s a “big jump to the third season” money-wise, Lindsay laughed. “It wasn’t that big of a jump. We’ve had higher jumps,” she replied.
Lindsay previously noted that the OG stars make the same money each season during the 8 reunion, which aired in June 2024. “Yes. We’re making the same amount of money on the show that we’re on,” Lindsay told host Andy Cohen when asked about her and ex-fiancé Carl’s income.
The former publicist also shared that the reality show was just part of her income. “My job, A, is this show, and B, is doing brand campaigns on the side.” Cohen pointed out, “Which is his job, too,” referring to Carl.
Carl and Lindsay called off their wedding in August 2023 after being engaged one year. They were friends — mainly because of Summer House — for years before becoming a couple.
Carl Radke
Carl hasn’t talked publicly about his Summer House salary, but he has revealed how much he makes in sponsored posts because of the reality show connection.
“I’ve made 70 grand this year already doing paid posts,” Carl told Kyle during an August 2024 episode of the Bravo series. He noted that he didn’t “make as much” as then-fiancée Lindsay, “Because I’m not a woman. I don’t have as many followers. She’s made 150 [thousand].”
Carl has since started working for Kyle and his company Loverboy again. The friends previously worked together from 2019 to 2023. Carl also owns Soft Bar, which is a bar that doesn’t sell alcohol.
Kyle Cooke
“You can cross the six-figure threshold — it all depends on the number of episodes per season because we get episodic fees,” Kyle added during his July 2022 appearance on the “Trading Secrets” podcast.
Two years later, Kyle cleared up the rumor that Bravo is connected to his beverage company Loverboy, which he founded in 2018. “No, they’re not in cahoots,” Kyle said on a June 2024 episode of the same podcast. “Technically speaking, they’ll get a piece of my takeaway. If there is some type of acquisition, and I’m still on air.”
He joked, “If anything, they tell me to tamper it down. They’re like, ‘Kyle, please take off the Loverboy shirt.’ I’m like, ‘What do you mean? That’s what I do. I wear my merch. My wife designed it.’”
Kyle added that Bravo “would never be in cahoots with one big brand” because then it “rules out the opportunity for others to advertise.” He explained, “That’s why you’ll never see one particular mass-produced alcohol all over one show, because alcohol is arguably one of the biggest buyers of ads on Bravo.”
