Do Love is Blind contestants get paid?

Love is Blind just aired its fifth season, where singles tried their luck for love without ever seeing the people they date. But as the show films for over a month, viewers are wondering if the Love is Blind contestants get paid for their time on the show.

Netflix’s popular reality dating show Love is Blind sees a group of contestants placed in purpose-built pods, where they can communicate with each other using only their voices.

The social experiment has been entertaining fans around the world for four seasons, and it’s recently returned with its first spin-off called Love is Blind: Sweden.

While watching the show, you may have wondered whether the cast is getting paid for being on the show, and if they do, how much? Here’s what you need to know.

Do Love is Blind contestants get paid?

Yes, Love is Blind contestants do get paid to be on the show, however, it reportedly isn’t a huge amount.

A source from the show told Women’s Health: “The participants are paid little if anything. They are truly in it to find love!”

According to a lawsuit filed by Season 2’s Jeremy Hartwell in 2022, contestants are paid $1000 a week, and up to $8000 for the length of the show. They reportedly worked up to 20 hours a day, seven days a week, Variety reports.

That works out to as little as $7.14 per hour, well under the minimum wage in Los Angeles County of at least $15 per hour.

However, it has not been confirmed if these numbers have changed in later seasons.

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