How much do "experts" in the legal field, medical field, etc. get paid to do guest spots on news programs?

I have don a lot of volunteer work in the community. Since I am considered an expert in the Apartment industry, I have been asked to be interviewed, but no one has ever offered to pay me. I;‘m semi retired now, but I did all that stuff for free because it increased my profile and was free marketing.
I think most of those that get paid at least START doing it for free until there is enough demand for their opinion that they are worth paying for.

Our lab has been on 60 Minutes (and PBS) a couple times; no one got paid.

Journalists don’t pay for interviews.

If there is any pay involved, it is usually what they call scale, set by the Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG). This can range from a few hundred dollars to several thousand, depending on the contract the production has. Even when the expert is not a member of SAG, the same rate applies.

I don’t know, but I bet some are willing to do it for the fame…or the notoriety of being prideful of thinking they’re experts of what they know. I’d bet on that for sure.

Hmm. I suppose that could make me an expert about that. So, yeah. How much then would I be getting paid?

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