The 30-year-old socialite - who appears alongside her family in hit show `Keeping Up with the Kardashians` as well as starring with sister Kourtney in `Kourtney & Kim Take New York` - topped the list by US-based website The Daily Beast after earning $6 million in 2010.
Former `Hills` star Lauren Conrad came second, taking home $5 million, while Kim`s sisters Khloe and Kourtney also made the list after each earning $2.5 million.
Kim is said to earn up to $75,000 for a personal appearance and has made a fortune from endorsement deals, which include Skechers sneakers, Kotex tampons, as well as her own range of swimwear, jewellery and perfume.
The Daily Beast`s list measured those "who`ve cashed in on fame versus talent" and they only counted reality TV stars with a show that aired or was in production in 2010.
Other stars to make the list include former Playboy model Kendra Wilkinson, mother-of-eight Kate Gosselin, former `Real Housewives` star Bethenny Frankel and Audrina Patridge, who is working on her own programme, entitled `The Audrina Show`, after originally shooting to fame on `The Hills`.
Highest-paid reality TV stars in 2010 according to The Daily Beast:
1. Kim Kardashian: $6m
2. Lauren Conrad: $5m
3. Bethenny Frankel: $4m
4. Audrina Patridge: $3.5m
5. Kate Gosselin: $3.5m
6. Mike `The Situation` Sorrentino: $3m
7. Khloe Kardashian: $2.5m
8. Kourtney Kardashian: $2.5m
9. DJ Pauly D: $2m
10. Kendra Wilkinson: $2m
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