How much cash does each member of the Fab Five pull down for helping heroes sparkle on “Queer Eye”? While there’s nothing on the record that confirms their current salaries, Jonathan Van Ness has reassured fans that the entire team is being paid the same amount of money — or at least they were when the show launched. “When the boys and I were cast we banded together and made sure we got paid the same thing,” they told Wealth Simple in 2018. “I’m really into that part of our story. We’re homies. We’d all feel so resentful if one of us was getting more or less than the others. It would create a very, like, not cool work environment.”

The Fab Five renegotiated their contracts for Season 3, with Karamo Brown confirming a salary increase for the group, which left him satisfied. His respect for Tan France as a mediator likely smoothed over any financial tensions. Bobby Berk mentioned benefiting slightly more from the new terms, stating on Your Rich BFF, “In seasons three and four, I probably broke even,” noting a modest single-digit percentage increase. Thankfully, the “Queer Eye” hosts have numerous opportunities to boost their incomes through other ventures.

As for whether their salaries have risen since Season 3, the team has remained tight-lipped. However, each member has secured various revenue streams. The Fab Five have landed endorsement deals, forged brand partnerships, and cultivated individual businesses. For instance, Antoni Porowski co-founded a gourmet pet food brand, Yummers, with Jonathan Van Ness, who also launched a hair care line, JVN Hair. Meanwhile, Karamo Brown endorsed the PrEP pill by ViiV Healthcare, leveraging his platform to support meaningful causes. The group frequently promotes products and services on Instagram and other social media, turning exposure into lucrative side hustles.

Have the Fab Five’s salaries gone up since Season 3? The team hasn’t commented publicly about any further raises. Regardless, several clear sources of extra revenue have always been available to the team. Each member of the Fab Five have landed endorsement deals, created brand partnerships, and generated their own side businesses. For example, Antoni Porowski built his own gourmet pet food brand called Yummers alongside Jonathan Van Ness. Van Ness, meanwhile, has launched a hair care line called JVN Hair. Karamo Brown also endorsed the PrEp pill by ViiV Healthcare — another good cause from a former MTV star who got his “Real World” gig by protesting the media giant. Most of the group promotes products, services, and businesses via Instagram and other social media. All of this valuable exposure can result in more gigs, and even more cash-rich side hustles. 

For those struggling to understand why the Fab Five would hawk products for makeup or pharmaceutical titans, Bobby Berk has an explanation. “Fans would get annoyed with the Fab Five because we were often promoting brands, promoting companies, doing brand partnerships and they were like, ‘Oh, we’re just so sick of this,’” he told Your Rich BFF Podcast. “And we’re like, ‘Well, girl, we don’t make money off the show. This is our form of income. How do you think we continue to do the show?’” That’s a wise question, and one the whole cast of “Queer Eye” seems to have an answer for.