
We're told it was important the producers wanted to avoid infighting among the cast ... at least on the subject of money -- so Pauly D, The Situation, Snooki and the gang will all be paid exactly the same.
As we first reported, the cast negotiated their deals like the cast of "Friends" -- either they all got paid the same ... or nobody got paid.
We already posted that Vinnie took the $10,000 per episode offer, so we're assuming the price was right for the rest of the cast as well.
A rep for MTV had no comment.