Jersey Shore Cast Salary is $100k/ Episode for Season 4

Remember back in the good 'ol days of 2010 when the cast of Jersey Shore making $30K per episode was a big, freaking deal? Well, it's 2011, baby, and times have changed! For the 4th season of their hit MTV show, to be set in Italy, the main members of the cast: Snooki, The Situation, Pauly D, JWoww (everyone but Deena Nicole Cortese) will seriously going to be rolling in it.

Entertainment Weekly reports: The eight-member cast has just finished their salary negotiations. Multiple sources close to the matter tell EW the deal has members of the “core group” now pulling down at least $100,000 per episode, especially once you factor in their bonus structure.

And, of course, the per-episode salary from MTV is only part of the group’s income, with appearances and product endorsements tacking on additional large sums.

I can't even waste my effort being like, 'Oh, society's going down the drain! Is this really what the world has become?' because, damn, all my effort's spent on me being mega-super jealous. They get to fight and slobber all over each other in Italy of all places, while making more in a year than I probably ever will in my life. Plus, endless supplies of free booze!

Seriously, how is this fair?