--- title: Here's How Much Jimmy Kimmel Is Getting Paid to Host the 2018 Oscars description: Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the 2018 Oscars — the second year in a row — but his pay is way less than what he makes on Jimmy Kimmel Live! authors: - name: Alix Langone url: https://money.com/author/alix-langone/ at_money_since: 2018 articles: 187 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Personal Finance - Pets - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology former_staff: true published: '2018-03-03T17:00:49.000Z' modified: '2024-04-17T10:02:13.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - onetime - Oscars word_count: 419 canonical: https://money.com/jimmy-kimmel-2018-oscars-host-salary/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Jimmy Kimmel on stage for the 89th Oscars](https://img.money.com/2018/02/jimmy-kimmel-oscars-host-pay-salary.jpg) *Jimmy Kimmel on stage at the 89th Oscars, which was broadcast live on Sunday, Feb. 26 2017, on the ABC Television Network.* Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 4, but he's definitely not doing it for the paycheck. Kimmel was paid $15,000 to host the [2017 Academy Awards](https://time.com/5179239/jimmy-kimmel-oscars-2017-best-picture-mix-up-hero/), he revealed on KROQ’s radio show “[Kevin & Bean](https://kroq.radio.com/shows/kevin-bean-show)” in an interview last year. “I think it’s illegal to pay nothing,” the Oscars host joked, [according to *Variety*](http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/jimmy-kimmel-leaks-oscar-hosting-pay-1201942496/). “I’m not sure I was supposed to reveal this,” Kimmel continued. “But nobody told me not to. I consider this their fault." "They asked like 14 people and they all said no and then there was me. I absolutely was surprised.” $15,000 is a far cry from his salary as the host of *Jimmy Kimmel Live!*, which airs on ABC (as do the Oscars). Kimmel reportedly makes 1,000 times more — [$1](https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/13/top-4-late-night-tv-hosts-make-millions-of-dollars-a-year.html)[5](https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/13/top-4-late-night-tv-hosts-make-millions-of-dollars-a-year.html) [mill](https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/13/top-4-late-night-tv-hosts-make-millions-of-dollars-a-year.html)[ion](https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/13/top-4-late-night-tv-hosts-make-millions-of-dollars-a-year.html) [per year](https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/13/top-4-late-night-tv-hosts-make-millions-of-dollars-a-year.html) — as the late-night talk show, though it's possible his contract with ABC contains a clause requiring him to host additional network specials like the Academy Awards. Kimmel's reps did not return a request for comment about whether he is making the same amount to [host the 2018 Oscars](https://time.com/5136088/oscars-2018-when-where-nominees-host/). But during his 2017 KROQ interview, Kimmel said he was told that former Oscars hosts Chris Rock and Billy Crystal were paid the same amount as him, [*USA Today* reported](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/12/15/jimmy-kimmel-divulges-his-oscars-hosting-pay/95465114/). Although the pay is only $15,000, celebrity hosts also have a show rider, which is the list of demands that is added to their contracts spelling out what the performer requires in their dressing room or after the show. Riders [can include anything](https://pagesix.com/2014/09/17/the-most-ridiculous-celebrity-riders/slide-1/) from certain kinds of food to scented candles, personal yoga teachers and chefs, specific colored couches and $300 bottles of champagne. Some estimates say the riders can get into [the low six figures](https://money.com/how-much-money-does-chris-rock-make/), as some celebrities have especially extravagant requests. Oscars swag bags gifted to nominees and attendees are also worth a lot — with [this year's bag totaling $100,000](https://money.com/oscars-gift-bag-2018/) worth of free trips, spa treatments and the [popular DNA testing kit from 23andMe](https://time.com/5063464/23andme-dna-ancestry-test/). Hollywood awards shows aren't the only broadcasts with low pay grades. Artists and musicians who perform at the Super Bowl [don't get paid at all](https://money.com/pink-national-anthem-super-bowl/). The NFL says the exposure to such a large audience — about [100 million people](http://fortune.com/2017/02/06/super-bowl-111-million-viewers/) around the world tune into the annual championship game — is basically priceless, and no amount of money can top becoming a household name. The Oscars will be broadcast live Sunday on ABC. 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