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How Much Oprah Winfrey, Snooki, and Other Stars Earn Per Year

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Snooki, Jon Hamm, and Oprah Winfrey

How's that for a payday?

A fascinating list on Parade.com details the outrageous paychecks actors, singers, politicians, pro athletes, and other famous figures will see in the coming year.

Though even she admits her OWN network–which launched in January 2011–may have been a mistake, as the CEO of HARPO Oprah Winfrey is still slated to rake in $290 million this year.

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Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins' paycheck will amount to approximately $10 million; American Idol host Ryan Seacrest will pull in about $15 million; and Dark Shadows star Johnny Depp will bank a cool $50 million.

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Reality TV's favorite reformed party girl, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi–who is currently engaged, expecting her first child, and filming a Jersey Shore spinoff with pal Jenni "JWOWW" Farley–is expected to earn a whopping $1.6 million this year.

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Slightly more encouraging? The list also details celebrities' pre-fame earnings.

As a humble guidette from Poughkeepsie, NY, MTV paid Snooki a modest $45,000 for Season 1 of Jersey Shore. Before she hit it big on American Idol, Carrie Underwood earned less than $16,000 a year as a struggling waitress in Oklahoma, and Jon Hamm earned about $14,350 a year waiting tables in L.A.–though he'll receive a $2.3 million paycheck for Mad Men this year.

Tell Us: Which famous figure do you think most deserves his or her major payday?

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