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\t\t<\/p>\n Sophia Bush<\/strong><\/a> made significantly less money during her One Tree Hill<\/strong><\/a><\/em> era than many fans might expect.<\/p>\n The 43-year-old actress spoke at a Tech Futures<\/em> panel<\/a>, where she opened up about the major pay gap between her and her co-stars.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEverybody was coming from something,\u201d she said, noting that Hilarie Burton<\/strong><\/a> was a former MTV VJ and Bethany Joy Lenz<\/strong><\/a> was a soap opera star, while Sophia<\/strong> had been the philanthropy chair of her sorority at the University of Southern California.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, the difference in pay scale was wild,\u201d she said (via E! News<\/a><\/em>).<\/p>\n Sophia<\/strong> explained that once she paid \u201c10 percent to my managers, 10 percent to my agents, 5 percent to my lawyers, a publicist fee, my taxes, and the $3,000-a-month that my two-bedroom apartment in Wilmington cost me, I was taking home about $3,000 per episode.\u201d<\/p>\n The Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> star added that it took roughly 20 years in the entertainment industry before she finally began receiving equal pay to her male counterparts.<\/p>\n \u201cYear 20 was the first time I got paid equally to my male costars,\u201d Sophia<\/strong> concluded.<\/p>\n Find out which One Tree Hill<\/em> stars are now parents!<\/a><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n