* Ian Somerhalder (Damon Salvatore) - $40.000 per episode
* Nina Dobrev (Elena Gilbert) - $40.000 per episode
* Paul Wesley (Stefan Salvatore) - $40.000 per episode
* Candice King (Caroline Forbes) - $35.000 pr. afsnit
* Kat Graham (Bonnie Bennett) - $35.000 pr. afsnit
* Michael Trevino (Tyler Lockwood) - $25.000 per episode
Understøttelse af Cast
* Zach Roerig (Matt Donovan) - $20.000 pr. afsnit
* Steven R. McQueen (Jeremy Gilbert) - $20.000 per episode
* Sara Canning (Jenna Sommers) - $15.000 pr. afsnit
* Kelly Hu (Pearl Zhu) - $10.000 pr. afsnit
Tilbagevendende cast
* Matthew Davis (Alaric Saltzman) - $10.000 per episode
* Marguerite MacIntyre (Sheriff Forbes) - $8.000 pr. afsnit
* Kayla Ewell (Vicki Donovan) - $8.000 pr. afsnit
* David Anders (John Gilbert) - $7.000 per episode
* Susan Walters (Carol Lockwood) - $6.000 pr. afsnit