EE experts mostly don't get paid, except insofar that I think you can get a free membership (extension) for providing enough answers people like.

Used to use them a lot before they went commercial, now I hardly ever go there at all.

I've been an expert there till December 2006 when they suspended me for trying to "educate" another expert that called me names.
The admins failed to correct this expert and instead of suspending him they suspended me <LOL>.

Now (like many other former EE experts) I've switched to www.thescripts.com where you can ask Q's for free and experts are valued. The traffic rates for EE at www.alexa.com are really dropping since they rolled out the "new look" and the latest trick to force people to pay is to make the answer comments blurred...

Nic;o)

I've been an EE member for years, only really started using it properly now though. Glad I did sign up for that one question years ago - means my account is free hehe.

Fact is though EE is a good site if you need something answered. Responses are fast and there are plenty of solutions to choose from. Think the only benefit you get from points, apart from the pride (and rank) is a T-Shirt when you reach various stages.