11. Blake Shelton – $6 million salary
Another popular country musician turned TV talent show judge is Blake Shelton, who has charted 31 singles, including 21 number ones, during his career.
Shelton became a judge on The Voice in 2011 and has stayed with the show for every season since, judging alongside a regularly-changing roster of coaches. The show has helped him become one of the richest reality TV stars in the world, and Shelton’s acts on The Voice have won four of the ten seasons, making him the most successful Voice coach of all 10 seasons.
Forbes have estimated Shelton’s total annual earnings, from both music and his TV career, to be $28.5 million.