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They may get criticized for lacking talent or offering up fraudulent versions of their lives and personalities, but the reality TV stars who help score the big ratings also bring in the big bucks.

Kris Jenner and her brood just earned $100 million for four more seasons of Keeping Up With the Kadashians. The imprisoned Teresa Giudice made $700,000 for her final year of filming The Real Housewives of New Jersey. 

Not bad salaries for a bunch of non-college grads who can’t sing, act, dance or play sports, but you know what’s really shocking?None of those folks are even in the top five when it comes to reality show earners.

Check out the list below to see who’s really getting rich from what’s arguably America’s favorite kind of entertainment: