| Simon Cowell's TV fortune Monsters and Critics.com - Simon Cowell is the second highest paid star on US TV - earning a massive £22.5 million a year. The TV mogul's salary, which he earns from shows such as 'American Idol' and 'America's Got Talent', landed him the runner-up spot on TV Guide magazine's ... Simon Cowell is raking in the moolah on US TV Cowell takes second in US rich list |