Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Her salary for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes amounted to $ 18,000 , while freelancer Jane Russell was paid more than $ 100,000 .
Simplified: Her salary for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was $ 18,000 , while Jane Russell ( who had no contract with any company ) was paid more than $ 100,000 .