It followed the cast as they lived, worked, and fell in love in Los Angeles.

Years later, we finally got our answer.

As the show-runner and main star, Lauren Conrad made the most money.

Lauren Conrad, Whitney Port, Audrina Partridge and Kristin Cavallari posing together at an MTV event

Each earned about $100,000 per episode.

Other supporting cast mates made a bit less.

These salaries weren’t the only source of income for the reality stars.

Lauren Conrad smiling

Her and the rest of the cast also made money through personal appearances, according to The Daily Beast.

Some of the cast made between $20,000 and $25,000 for these.

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt posing together at a Pure Nightclub event