Overview
- Bush told host Vivian Tu she netted about $3,000 per episode after paying agents, managers, lawyers, a publicist, taxes and $3,000 monthly rent in Wilmington.
- She said six‑year TV contracts and entering without a prior quote left her with little leverage to renegotiate early on.
- Ahead of season four, her legal team secured a raise that brought her in line with the second‑lowest‑paid woman on the cast.
- Even after that increase, she said she earned under 20% of a male co‑star’s salary, and producers warned the cast the show was near cancellation to deter raise requests.
- She added that the cast receives no streaming residuals because their contracts predated streaming, and that equal pay with a male co‑star arrived only around year 20 of her career.