A little earlier on, we covered the fact that getting the part of Toto wasn't an easy task for Terry the dog, beating off over 100 rivals for his role. It only seems fair that he was rewarded handsomely for such an achievement. We're not quite sure that he should have been earning more than some of the human beings acting in the film, but that's what happened.
Toto was apparently paid $125 per week for his time and efforts - although we suspect the money went to his owner, as dogs aren't known for their financial responsibility. The performers in the Munchkin roles were only earning $50 for the same time period, meaning their work was valued at less than half that of a dog. You have to think they were probably quite insulted by that, which may explain some of their behavior behind the scenes. We'll get to that a little later.