Reality TV producer Terence Michael told E! News that most reality TV families earn 10 percent of the show’s income. He also revealed that TLC likely budgets $250,000 to $400,000 per episode for its reality shows with families, which includes Little People, Big World. If that’s the case, then the Roloff family could be raking in $25,000 to $40,000 per episode, which would then be distributed among the key family members and, potentially, their spouses. They could be on the higher end, however.