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$5Mil in 2010
Don't be surprised if he gets his six-pack insured.
Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino is reportedly taking home a cool $5 million in 2010.
But that's chump change compared to his estimated overall take-home by this time next year -- a staggering $10 million.
So how has the Sitch managed to grow a bank account to match that big head of his?
Sorrentino's latest venture is a stint on the upcoming season of "Dancing with the Stars," according to OK! magazine.
The gig could yield a decent payday, to the tune of $365,000, if the Staten Island native makes it to the final round.
AB-SCENE: Reality-TV bonehead Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino is raking in the cash.
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AB-SCENE: Reality-TV bonehead Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino is raking in the cash.
Former "DWTS" contestant Shawn Johnson was guaranteed $125,000 just for appearing on the show, and $50,000 an episode for making it through to the finals, according to documents obtained by TMZ.
But shaking his assets isn't the only way Sorrentino, 29, is raking in the dough, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
He will make his foray into the literary world this fall with a book, "Here's The Situation," a humorous guide to "GTL" (gym, tan, laundry) living according to a Gotham Books rep.
If the 5.5 million viewers who tuned in to "Jersey Shore" on MTV last week is any indication, The Situation might be adding "best-selling author" to his résumé.
Gotham Books would not confirm or deny a rumored six-figure advance for Sorrentino.
The Sitch also came out on top in the widely publicized salary negotiations for Season 3 of "Jersey Shore."
He is reportedly raking in $60,000 an episode, including incentives based on ratings -- which would total $720,000 for a 12-episode season.
And he's charging an arm and a leg to appear at events from Las Vegas to Miami to Chicago.
When asked to confirm fees of $15,000 to $50,000 for Sorrentino to come get drunk and lift up his shirt, his handler, Michael Petolino, would say only that he was "standing by the numbers."
Sorrentino is also set to release a fitness video and workout supplements sold by GNC.
And in a move that is sure to make fashion designers everywhere cringe, he's going to throw his hat in the ring by designing a bedazzled "couture" line for Dilligaf, according to the company's Web site.
His brother, Marc, had already applied to copyright and trademark the words "The Situation" earlier this year to help his sibling develop an apparel line.
Marc Sorrentino -- who graduated with a masters in real-estate development from NYU and says on Facebook that he's in law school at Rutgers -- runs several adult-entertainment Web sites in his spare time.
Also, Vitaminwater has featured Mike Sorrentino in an ad campaign, and deals with Reebok and a vodka company -- and even movie offers -- are pending, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino could make $5 million this year, not a bad paycheck for a GTL (gym, tan, laundry) gig.
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He’s set to make:
* $60,000 per episode of Season 3 of “Jersey Shore”
* $15,000 to $50,000 for personal appearances
* A “six-figure advance” for his upcoming book, “Here’s The Situation”
* Hundreds of thousands for a workout video, “The Situation Workout,” and GNC vitamin supplement
* Millions for endorsement deals with a GTL app, Vitaminwater and Reebok
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