Forbes: Top-Earning American Idols
1. Carrie Underwood ($31 million)
2. Kelly Clarkson ($7 million)
3. Phillip Phillips/Adam Lambert ($5 million)
5. Daughtry ($4 million)
6. Scotty McCreery ($3 million)
7. Taylor Hicks ($2.5 million)
8. Fantasia Barrino/Kellie Pickler ($1.5 million)
10. Katharine McPhee/Jennifer Hudson ($1 million)
Carrie making nearly 5x as much as Kelly + almost twice as much as the rest of the top 10 combined.
