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I'm interested in the dub actors too, but mostly the Japanese seiyuus. It's been over 15 years and I've never heard any threats of any of them leaving. They definitely deserve raises for being there so long, more so if they never pull any revolts, ala the Simpson actors.
 
Here's an interesting blog entry about the poor working conditions for anime animators and seiyuu (this blog entry was posted in May 2006, so I'm not sure if there has been some drastic change since then). Since Pocket Monsters is a popular franchise, the seiyuu salary is probably higher than regular anime, and the seiyuus are probably treated with more respect than the conditions explained in that blog. I bet long-standing seiyuu like Rica Matsumoto and Megumi Hayashibara stay with the show to keep a steady flow of income and, of course, they're dedicated and passionate about their characters.
 
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With Rica it also gets a little muddy because she also does music fairly often, which leads to a separate set of compensation and royalties.
 
I don't have the list of money being paid but I have the list of the entire cast (really, not the entire cast) of VA of the anime.

I will put the most VA's to see if one of them could do part-time jobs; they are mileurist (around 125000 yen) or they are more rich. Take guess to complet ethe list.

Rica Matsumoto (1968) voiced Ash, Giovanni's perian and one Meowth.
Ikue Ohtani (1965) voiced Ash's Pikachu; James's Mime Jr. Misty's Corsola Misty's Starmie Misty's Goldeen Drew's Roselia Zoey's Glameow Harley's Banette and Mesprit.
Mayumi IIzuka (1977) voiced Misty and Gary's cheerleaders.
Satomi Korogi (1962) voiced Misty's Togepi and Togetic, Gary's Umbreon; Casey's Chiko/Bay/Meganium; Ritchie's Sparky and Mew in M8.
Yuji's Ueda (1967) voice Brock; Jessie's Wobbuffet; Ash's Sceptile (1-2-3); Ash's Infernape (2-3); Ash's Noctowl; Ash's Quilava (1-2); James' Victreebel (only early); Paul's Gliscor; Paul's Magmar (2-3); Harley's Cacturne; Mimey; Zippo; Roark's Cranidos and Barry's Hitmonlee.
KAORI (1976) voiced May and three wild Pokemon.
Megumi Togoyuchi (1978) voiced Dawn and three CotD in EP190*; AG013 and AG044-45. *It debuts on a Johto filler.
Etsuro Kozakura (1971) voiced Dawn's Piplup and various minor roles in movie.
Aoi Yuki (1992) voiced Iris.
Minami Tsuda (1989) voiced Iris' Axewa nd other minor pokemon.
Mamoru Miyano (1983) voiced Cilan.
Megumi Hayashibara (1967) voiced Jessie, Jessibelle (unlike Salvia, IS the same VA); Ash's Bulbasaur; Ash's Pidgeotto and Pidgeot, Ash's Phanpy, Ash's Chimchar, Ash's Snivy, Misty's Azurill, Brock's Mudkip, May's Skitty, Nurse Joy's Audino, Porygon Zero, Pikachutwo, Silver, Latias (Pokémon Heroes).
Shinichiro Miki (1968) voiced James, Ash's Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard, Ash's Torkoal, Ash's Turtwig, Grotle and Torterra, Misty's Staryu, Misty's Poliwag, Poliwhirl and Politoed, Brock's Geodude, Brock's Zubat, Golbat and Crobat, Cilan's Dwebble and Crustle, Barry's Staraptor, Paul's Honchkrow, Drew's Flygon, Saturn's Toxicroak, Trip's Snivy.
Inuko Inayuma (1965) voiced Meowth (Team Rocket), Ash's Sewaddle/Swadloon/Leavanny, Ash's Roggenrola, Dawn's Swinub/Piloswine, Cynthia's Glaceon.
Unsho Ishizuka (1951) is one of the olders ina ctive and one of the most difficult because is the Narrator. It voices the Narration, Unova Pokedex, Alder, Professor Oak, Magikarp Salesman, Ash's Muk, Ash's Swellow, Ash's Boldore, Misty's Gyarados, Brock's Onix/Steelix, Brock's Forretress, Tracey's Scyther, Dawn's Mamoswine, Cilan's Stunfisk, James's Weezing, James's Amoonguss, Paul's Torterra, Gary's Blastoise
Riako Aikawa (1967) voiced Ash's Squirtle, Ash's Caterpie, Metapod and Butterfree, Ash's Lapras, Ash's Krabby, Misty's Psyduck, May's Combusken (AG138, AG141), Brock's Vulpix, Tracey's Venonat, Jessie's Dustox (AG138), James's Weepinbell/Victreebel (EP095-EP261), Cameron's Riolu and Lucario, Charla, Snubbull and Granbull, Moltres (The Power of One).
Hiroshi Otake voiced Ash's Primeape.
Katsuyuki Konishi (1973) voiced Ash's Snorlax, Ash's Heracross, Ash's Corphish, Ash's Tauros, Ash's Glalie, Ash's Gligar/Gliscor, Ash's Staraptor, Brock's Croagunk, James's Cacnea, Agatha's Gengar, May's Blaziken, May's Wartortle, Kenny's Empoleon, Officer Jenny's Growlithe, J's Salamence, Barry's Empoleon, Barry's Heracross, Barry's Skarmory, Gary's Arcanine, Vincent's Meganium, Khoury's Croconaw, Drake's Dragonite, Lance's Dragonite, Cynthia's Garchomp, Team Rocket's Delibird, Blaine's Magmar, Wattson's Manectric, Rayquaza (Destiny Deoxys), Raikou (Zoroark: Master of Illusions).
Mika Kanai (1964) voiced Ash's Chikorita/Bayleef, Iris's Emolga,James's Yamask, Tracey's Marill, Gary's Eevee/Umbreon, Jigglypuff (anime).
Chinami Nishimura (1970) vopiced Jenny (Japan based regions), Jupiter, Ash's Totodile
Ash's Pidove, Tranquill and Unfezant, May's Torchic and Combusken, Dawn's Pachirisu, Jessie's Lickitung, Jessie's Dustox, Johanna's Glameow, Chili's Pansear.
Kenta Miyake (1977) voiced Giovanni (since DP), Cyrus, Enta, Tucker, Ash's Donphan, Ash's Sandile, Krokorok, and Krookodile, Paul's Elekid, Electabuzz, and Electivire, Paul's Ursaring, Trip's Timburr and Gurdurr, Roark's Rampardos, Entei (Zoroark: Master of Illusions).
Natsuki Yoshihara (1986) voiced Ash's Taillow and James' Chimecho.
Mikato Ito (1969) voiced Ash/Dawn's Aipom, Ash's Larvitar, Ash's Snorunt, May's Bulbasaur, Brock's Lotad and Lombre, Brock's Chansey.
Kiyotaka furushima (1979) voiced Paul, Emmet, Ash's Starly and Staravia, Ash's Buizel, Dawn's Cyndaquil and Quilava, Jessie's Yanma and Yanmega, Jessie's Woobat, Iris's Drilbur and Excadrill, Trip's Servine and Serperior, Stephan's Sawk, Suicune (Zoroark: Master of Illusions).
Daisuke Sagakuchi (1973) voiced Volkner (chuild); Jackson/Vincent, Brock's Bonsly and Sudowoodo, James's Carnivine, Caserin, Maylene's Lucario, Charmander (Team Go-Getters), Ash's Gible.
Misato Fukuen (1982) vopiced Ash's oshawott, Georgia, Nurse Joy's Audino.
Wasabi Mizuta (1975) vopices the Elder and Ash's Tepig
Chiaki Takahashi (1982) voiced Jenny (Unova), Jessie's Frillish and Ash's Palpitoad.
mAchiko Toyoshima (1971) voiced Misty's Horsea.
Fumihiko Tachiki (1961) voiced Brock's Ludicolo and Proffesor Birch.
Ryoko Shiraishi voiced May's Beautifly.
Chie Sato (1964) voiced May's Munchlax, Dawn's Ambipom, Jessie's Seviper, Paul's Murkrow.
Tomoe Hanba (1972) voiced May's Squirtle, James's Mime Jr. (AG161-AG175), Drew's Masquerain, Drew's Butterfree and Nurse Joy's Chansey.
Tomoko Kawakami (1970-2011) voiced Marian, DP Pokedex, Dawn's Buneary, Nando's Rosleia, Paul's Azumarill.
Satsuki Yukino voiced the same roles above starting DP102, Uxie, Zoey's Kirlia, Paul's Froslass and Ursula's Jigglypuff and Sinnoh's Pokedex.
Kikuno Inoui (1964) voices Fantina, Joy (provixionla), Dawn's Togekiss and Zoey's Mismagius.
Kensuke Sato (1989) voices Ingo, Bianca's Embopar, Trip's Conkeldurr and Iris' Dragonite.
Chika Fujimura (1981) voices HJoy (UNova); Cilan's Pansage, Trip's Vanillite.
Yuko Kobayashi (1961) voices Gary.
Masami Toyoshima (1965) voices Delia
Tomokazu Seki (1972) voices Tracey.
Minami Takayama (1964) voices Ritchie and Luke.
Nina Kumayaga voices Casey.
Kazuhiko OInoue voices Elm.
Hirotaka Suzoki (1950-2006) voiced Giovanani. Kenta Miyake took his role.
Masako Katsuki voiced Cassidy
Takehito Hoyasu voices Butch
Katsumi Toriumi voices Harrison.
Mitsuki Saiga (1973) voiced Drew.
Junichi KAdemaru 81962) voiced Harley.
Masmao Nogawa: Morrison
Kenji Noyima (1976): tyson.
Jurota Kosugi voied Norman
Yumi Toma (1966) voiced Caroline.
Koichu Sakaguchi voiced Scott, Raoul Contesta.
Yimi tkada voiced Vivian
Akemi Okamurs (1969) voived Lilian, Saturn.
Yonoshiri Sonobe voiced Mr. Sukizo.
Makoto TSumura (1965) voied Johanna.
Iemassa Kagumi (1932)!!!! voiced Rowan
Risa Hayamizu (1975) voiced Zoey and Rhonda.
Yuko Mita (1954) voiced Kenny and Clair.
Ayako Kawasumi (1976) voiced Ursula
Tatsuhisa Suzuki (1983) voiced Barry
Kazuya Nakai (1967) voiced Nando
Kozo mIto voiced COnway
Ito Shizuka (1980) voives Bianca
Tomohiro Waki voiced Stephan
Koki Uchiyama (1990) voiced Cameron
Yiki KAji (1985) vpoiced Virgil
Naomi Shindo (1972) is Juniper.
Maria Kawamura (1961) voices Fennel
Ikumi Hayma (1984) voices Burgundy
Megumi Nakajima (1989) voices Meloetta
Yuichi Nakamura (1980) voices N.
Hikroki Tochi (1966) voices Colress.
Masayumi kato (1972) voices Parker

Edit: I forget J's voice who is voiced by Takako Honda

There are interesting things in that list. I put the birth year because it's interesting to se the age of the VA when they voiced the characters. Rowan stands out. Here is the two mains who have died and there are curiosities int he list like that list explains for the most part why for example, some characters are not coming back into the show.
 
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It's good to see that the VAs are still pretty young, late 30s to early 40s.

Is it really customary to strike in Japan? I'd imagine the VAs are getting paid a good salary, this franchise prints money practically.
 
Just because someone appears in Pokemon, a famous franchise, doesn't mean they get paid with sacks of gold. The average amount they get paid for voicing an episode would probably the same as any other anime. However, I'm guessing it depends on the value of their voices as well. Seiyuus like Miyano Mamoru is in the top percentage of seiyuus, as far as I know, so I won't be surprised if he actually gets more money compared to other seiyuus. The more famous an actor is, the more money you make. Voice actors aren't different.
 
In a video I saw of Eric Stuart at an anime convention, he said the 4Kids VAs got paid by the hour, which was very rare apparently.
 
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