You think that your paycheck is unfair? Imagine being an Emmy-winning actress who's being out-earned by a 16-year-old. Or even worse, put yourself in the shoes of an accomplished Broadway and television star who pulls in just as much as a spray-tanned Jersey Shore personality who's best known for eating pickles drunk. TV Guide has put out a new list of TV's highest (and lowest) paid stars, and with that in mind, here are some of the worst paycheck injustices littering the airwaves.
· You've surely heard of potential EGOT candidate Matthew Morrison, who sings, dances, white-raps, and acts on the Emmy-nominated series Glee? His $30,000 per-episode paycheck is the same as Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, who drinks, dances and smooshes on Jersey Shore.
· Kevin Dillon, a supporting actor on Entourage, has an episode fee of $200,000 -- twice what Mad Men's Emmy-winning lead Jon Hamm makes. Hamm also pulls in just as much as the virtually unknown Cole Hauser ($100,000), who is headlining NBC's freshman drama Chase this fall.
· Two and a Half Men star Angus T. Jones, 16, makes $250,000 per half-hour episode. Compare that to Emmy-winning Good Wife actress Julianna Margulies, who pulls down $175,000 per hourlong episode.
· Award magnet (and future Saturday Night Live host) Jane Lynch cashes a check for $50,000 per episode, exactly a quarter of what her fellow Fox star David Boreanaz takes home each installment.
· 30 Rock's absolutely essential Tina Fey ($350,000) makes less than any of the four stars left on Desperate Housewives (Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria), who each earn a healthy $400,000 per episode.
· Kate Gosselin ($250,000) makes more than Edie Falco ($175,000), Ed O'Neill ($100,000), Betty White ($75,000) or Jim Parsons ($40,000) per episode.
Go ahead and weep already.
· Who Are TV's Top Earners? [TV Guide]