Variety reports that the original cast members volunteered to give up $100,000 per episode, which means an extra $500,000 will theoretically be available for Bialik and Rauch’s contracts.
Luckily, it seems that Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch have the support of their fellow actors in their efforts to get raises in their new contracts.
Assuming that the money would be split evenly between the two actresses, they could be taking home nearly half a million dollars per episode under new contracts.
Sources indicate that Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Kunal Nayyar, and Simon Helberg have all agreed to accept a cut in their salaries in order to free up money for Bialik and Rauch to get their raises.