PARADE Magazine's Annual What People Earn Salary Survey Underscores the Huge Rift Between Celebs and the Rest of Us

PARADE Magazine's Annual What People Earn Salary Survey Underscores the Huge Rift Between Celebs and the Rest of Us

From SpongeBob SquarePants to Catherine Zeta-Jones, Celebs are Raking in the Big Bucks

NEW YORK, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- SpongeBob SquarePants, the fictitious, animated sea sponge/fry cook, who lives at the bottom of the ocean, raked in an impressive $1.5 billion last year, making him the top earner in PARADE magazine's 22nd annual What People Earn salary survey. SpongeBob and the 10 other celebrities featured in this Sunday's issue made a whopping 227 times more than the 120 regular folks who participated in the survey: $1.69 billion vs. $7.45 million, respectively.

Peyton Manning's Indianapolis Colts didn't make it to the Super Bowl this year. Nevertheless, the celebrated quarterback raked in $42 million bucks. Biker Lance Armstrong brought home $19 million, and swimmer Michael Phelps made a cool million. Jessica Sobolowski, a 28-year-old professional skier from Cordova, Alaska, made $30,000.

Hollywood women can't complain. Angelina Jolie made $25 million last year. Renee Zellweger made $21 million; Catherine Zeta-Jones, $18 million; Lindsey Lohan, $10 million and Jessica Simpson, $4 million. Mary Ann Thomas, a child-care provider from San Antonio, Tex., made $32,000 last year.

John Travolta had a $25 million cash flow in 2004. Mike Berniss, a 60-year-old airport screener from Bakersfield, Calif., earned $29,800.

Source: PARADE magazine

CONTACT: Christie Emden, +1-212-450-7049, for Parade magazine

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