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Jill estimated in her book that her extended family likely earned about $8 million in nearly a decade of working with the network. With the help of an attorney, Jill and her husband, Derick Dillard<\/strong>, negotiated with Jim Bob for a $175,000 check.<\/p>\nThe Duggars aren\u2019t the only unique family to be featured on TLC \u2014 and Jill isn\u2019t the only star to speak up about money. Scroll down for financial insights from Sister Wives<\/em>\u2018 Gwendlyn Brown<\/strong> and more TLC personalities:\n<\/p>\n\u2018Counting On\u2019<\/h3>\n\n![\"What](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/02-What-TLC-Child-Stars-Have-Said-About-Getting-Paid-for-Filming-Duggars-Sister-Wives-and-More.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>TLC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBack in 2020, Jill raised eyebrows for claiming that she and Derick \u201chadn\u2019t been paid for anything\u201d<\/a> they filmed for 19 Kids and Counting<\/em> or Counting On<\/em> until they left TLC in 2018. \u201cOf course, there were perks that came along with filming,\u201d Jill said in a YouTube Q&A, adding that the network covered expenses for various trips that were filmed.<\/p>\n\u201cWe hadn\u2019t been paid until we were really pressing about it and ended up getting an attorney involved and stuff,\u201d Jill continued. According to Derrick, the pair \u201cwere able to cover a portion at least of what Jill should\u2019ve been paid up until the time we left the show\u201d once they acquired legal representation.<\/p>\n
Jill further addressed finances in Counting the Cost<\/em><\/a> and recalled approaching dad Jim Bob about getting paid for her time on the family\u2019s shows. Jim Bob allegedly told Jill and her husband that it \u201cwasn\u2019t a very good idea\u201d for them to receive a percentage of any profits made.<\/p>\nJill claimed that Jim Bob announced in a subsequent family meeting that he planned to give the boys in the family $80,000. She and Derrick had their suspicions about the offer, which included the signing of a contract with Mad Family Inc. for an additional seven years \u2014 \u201cplus an unlimited number of years beyond that if the company chose\u201d \u2014 and a lifelong NDA. Jill and Derrick declined the deal.<\/p>\n
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\n Roloff Family<\/span> TLC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn 2023, Jeremy Roloff<\/strong>\u2018s wife, Audrey<\/strong><\/a>, was asked during an Instagram Q&A whether he still earned royalties from his family\u2019s TLC series, which he left in 2018. Jeremy answered via Audrey\u2019s account, revealing, \u201cNegative, but that would be so awesome to get royalties. Never got royalties, never will.\u201d<\/p>\nHe clarified at the time, \u201cI think our last paycheck from [LPBW] was \u2026 six years ago now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jacob Roloff<\/strong>\u2018s wife, Isabel<\/strong><\/a>, shared similar insights in 2025 while explaining why they \u201ccan\u2019t afford to fully\u201d take over the family\u2019s farm. \u201cThey definitely do not pay the kids for reruns haha,\u201d Isabel replied in a TikTok comment when asked whether they still earned money from TLC.<\/p>\n\u2018Sister Wives\u2019<\/h3>\n\n![\"What](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/01-What-TLC-Child-Stars-Have-Said-About-Getting-Paid-for-Filming-Duggars-Sister-Wives-and-More.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Courtesy of Christine Brown\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn a 2025 interview with Teen Vogue<\/em><\/a>, Gwendlyn opened up about her journey filming Sister Wives<\/em><\/a> throughout her childhood. \u201cWe just got thrown into fame and thrown into money. And I stopped wanting and needing things,\u201d she said, claiming that the show helped her plural family get out of \u201ca poverty situation\u201d when it aired in 2010.<\/p>\n\u201cThe network only paid the parents,\u201d she alleged. \u201cI\u2019m not sure if they did or didn\u2019t expect the parents to pay us kids, but we weren\u2019t paid.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gwendlyn claimed that her mom, Christine Brown<\/strong>, made sure that the kids saw some of the money eventually by providing \u201ca certain amount per day or half-day of camera time.\u201d In the end, however, \u201cit certainly wasn\u2019t a fair share.\u201d (A spokesperson for TLC told Teen Vogue<\/em> at the time that \u201ccompensation is handled in accordance with contractual commitments and applicable labor laws and regulations.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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\n Kate Gosselin<\/span> Amy Sussman\/Getty Images for Discovery<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHannah Gosselin<\/strong> \u2014 one of Jon and Kate Gosselin\u2019s sextuplets \u2014 was featured in the same 2025 Teen Vogue<\/em> profile<\/a>, which referenced the financial gains Hannah and her siblings experienced from filming their family\u2019s show. (Jon and Kate, who were married from 1999 to 2009, also share twins Cara and Mady.)<\/p>\n\u201cThe child labor laws in Pennsylvania were changed in part as a result of the Gosselin kids\u2019 involvement in filming Jon & Kate Plus 8<\/em>, resulting in legal and financial protections for child actors and reality stars that left Hannah Gosselin with enough money to pay for about half of her college education,\u201d the article noted, citing a 2012 report from a local Pennsylvania radio station.<\/p>\nWhile specifics weren\u2019t revealed about how much money Hannah made, her father previously hinted that his and Kate\u2019s children \u201cmade out [well]\u201d in terms of compensation. \u201cEverything was buried in trusts for them,\u201d he told The Sun<\/em><\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The Duggars aren\u2019t the only unique family to be featured on TLC \u2014 and Jill isn\u2019t the only star to speak up about money. Scroll down for financial insights from Sister Wives<\/em>\u2018 Gwendlyn Brown<\/strong> and more TLC personalities:\n<\/p>\n Back in 2020, Jill raised eyebrows for claiming that she and Derick \u201chadn\u2019t been paid for anything\u201d<\/a> they filmed for 19 Kids and Counting<\/em> or Counting On<\/em> until they left TLC in 2018. \u201cOf course, there were perks that came along with filming,\u201d Jill said in a YouTube Q&A, adding that the network covered expenses for various trips that were filmed.<\/p>\n \u201cWe hadn\u2019t been paid until we were really pressing about it and ended up getting an attorney involved and stuff,\u201d Jill continued. According to Derrick, the pair \u201cwere able to cover a portion at least of what Jill should\u2019ve been paid up until the time we left the show\u201d once they acquired legal representation.<\/p>\n Jill further addressed finances in Counting the Cost<\/em><\/a> and recalled approaching dad Jim Bob about getting paid for her time on the family\u2019s shows. Jim Bob allegedly told Jill and her husband that it \u201cwasn\u2019t a very good idea\u201d for them to receive a percentage of any profits made.<\/p>\n Jill claimed that Jim Bob announced in a subsequent family meeting that he planned to give the boys in the family $80,000. She and Derrick had their suspicions about the offer, which included the signing of a contract with Mad Family Inc. for an additional seven years \u2014 \u201cplus an unlimited number of years beyond that if the company chose\u201d \u2014 and a lifelong NDA. Jill and Derrick declined the deal.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In 2023, Jeremy Roloff<\/strong>\u2018s wife, Audrey<\/strong><\/a>, was asked during an Instagram Q&A whether he still earned royalties from his family\u2019s TLC series, which he left in 2018. Jeremy answered via Audrey\u2019s account, revealing, \u201cNegative, but that would be so awesome to get royalties. Never got royalties, never will.\u201d<\/p>\n He clarified at the time, \u201cI think our last paycheck from [LPBW] was \u2026 six years ago now.\u201d<\/p>\n Jacob Roloff<\/strong>\u2018s wife, Isabel<\/strong><\/a>, shared similar insights in 2025 while explaining why they \u201ccan\u2019t afford to fully\u201d take over the family\u2019s farm. \u201cThey definitely do not pay the kids for reruns haha,\u201d Isabel replied in a TikTok comment when asked whether they still earned money from TLC.<\/p>\n In a 2025 interview with Teen Vogue<\/em><\/a>, Gwendlyn opened up about her journey filming Sister Wives<\/em><\/a> throughout her childhood. \u201cWe just got thrown into fame and thrown into money. And I stopped wanting and needing things,\u201d she said, claiming that the show helped her plural family get out of \u201ca poverty situation\u201d when it aired in 2010.<\/p>\n \u201cThe network only paid the parents,\u201d she alleged. \u201cI\u2019m not sure if they did or didn\u2019t expect the parents to pay us kids, but we weren\u2019t paid.\u201d<\/p>\n Gwendlyn claimed that her mom, Christine Brown<\/strong>, made sure that the kids saw some of the money eventually by providing \u201ca certain amount per day or half-day of camera time.\u201d In the end, however, \u201cit certainly wasn\u2019t a fair share.\u201d (A spokesperson for TLC told Teen Vogue<\/em> at the time that \u201ccompensation is handled in accordance with contractual commitments and applicable labor laws and regulations.\u201d)<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Hannah Gosselin<\/strong> \u2014 one of Jon and Kate Gosselin\u2019s sextuplets \u2014 was featured in the same 2025 Teen Vogue<\/em> profile<\/a>, which referenced the financial gains Hannah and her siblings experienced from filming their family\u2019s show. (Jon and Kate, who were married from 1999 to 2009, also share twins Cara and Mady.)<\/p>\n \u201cThe child labor laws in Pennsylvania were changed in part as a result of the Gosselin kids\u2019 involvement in filming Jon & Kate Plus 8<\/em>, resulting in legal and financial protections for child actors and reality stars that left Hannah Gosselin with enough money to pay for about half of her college education,\u201d the article noted, citing a 2012 report from a local Pennsylvania radio station.<\/p>\n While specifics weren\u2019t revealed about how much money Hannah made, her father previously hinted that his and Kate\u2019s children \u201cmade out [well]\u201d in terms of compensation. \u201cEverything was buried in trusts for them,\u201d he told The Sun<\/em><\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\u2018Counting On\u2019<\/h3>\n
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