Snooki gets $20,000 for red carpet and in-person appearances. How’s that for a paycheck? Snooki is raking in the money since she’s become almost a household name.

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More pictures of Snooki after the fee…

Snooki can now demand more than what Lindsay Lohan can get for showing up. Probably even more than Paris Hilton now too!

Us Magazine reports that the reality TV guidette commands a mighty steep fee—$20,000, to be precise—to walk the red carpet at events. Not bad, for performing a basic physical task that literally billions of people do every day for free. This, of course, is in addition to the reported $30,000 that the Snookster pulls down for each episode of Jersey Shore.

Wow. How many people would give their eye teeth to get half of what Snooki gets just to do a short walk? How much do you think Snooki should get paid for showing up and promoting herself and her show – which then pays her even more?

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