It seems that Simon Cowell is to be offered a pay rise worth £5.4 million for his role as a judge on American Idol.

The Sun newspaper reports that Simon’s salary is expected to be in the region of £27 million – not a bad wage eh?

Simon, who’s currently rumoured to worth in excess of £120 million, is said to be in talks with the US Fox network about his role in American Idol.

Robert Sillerman, chief of American Idol’s parent company CKX, is quoted in the paper as saying, “We’ve heard from Fox, who asked us for approval for Simon Cowell to appear for three more years on Idol.

“We did grant approval for that, quite obviously.”

Meanwhile, Simon’s fellow Idol judge, Paula Abdul, announced that she quit the show last week because of a disagreement with show’s bosses over her own salary. It seems that Paula was insisting on a salary of £6 million but was, “only offered half that.”

The Sun further reports that in her absence, Idol bosses “will bring in female guest judges, including Victoria Beckham and Katy Perry, to fill in until a permanent replacement for Paula is found.”