There's an interesting rule about "Bachelor in Paradise" that doesn't apply to other shows in the franchise, and that's about money. Outside of the lead on "The Bachelor" or "The Bachelorette," no one else is compensated for their time on the show, according to Insider. In "Paradise," however, they actually get paid. How much depends on the contestant, and many of them negotiate for more, which two "Bachelor" alumni, namely Jason Tartick and Dean Unglert, discussed on an episode of the "Dear Media" podcast (via Us Weekly).
Tartick disclosed on the podcast that he was initially offered $400 a day to appear on a season of "Bachelor in Paradise. "And then I start talking to some friends and they're like, well, 'You should get more money because ... you're going to be, like, the guy they want most from your season," he said. Although Tartick eventually turned down their final offer of $600 a day "with a $5,000 guarantee" and didn't appear on the show, Unglert shared in the episode that he tried to get $800 a day to take part in "Bachelor in Paradise" — but said that production would only pay him $600. "I just had wanted them to pay, could have been $1 more, you know, [out of] principle," he said. "I wanted them to pay me more than they were offering everybody else."
