List of highest-paid American television stars
Updated: 11/4/2025, 10:08:15 PM Wikipedia source
This is a list of people starring on American television that are the highest-paid, based on verified sources for each person.
Tables
· TV and streaming salaries per episode
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker
Name
Sarah Jessica Parker
Program
Sex and the City
Role
Carrie Bradshaw
Salary
$6.2 million
Inflation Adjusted
$5,327,000
Year
2001–2004
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston
Name
Jennifer Aniston
Program
The Morning Show
Role
Alex Levy
Salary
$2 million
Inflation Adjusted
$2,460,000
Year
2019–
Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon
Name
Reese Witherspoon
Program
Bradley Jackson
Charlie Sheen
Charlie Sheen
Name
Charlie Sheen
Program
Two and a Half Men
Role
Charlie Harper
Salary
$1.8-2 million
Inflation Adjusted
$2,516,000
Year
2010–11
Ray Romano
Ray Romano
Name
Ray Romano
Program
Everybody Loves Raymond
Role
Raymond Barone
Salary
$1.825 million
Inflation Adjusted
$2,737,000
Year
2003–05
Kelsey Grammer
Kelsey Grammer
Name
Kelsey Grammer
Program
Frasier
Role
Frasier Crane
Salary
$1.6 million
Inflation Adjusted
$2,664,000
Year
2002–04
Chris Pratt
Chris Pratt
Name
Chris Pratt
Program
The Terminal List
Role
James Reece
Salary
$1.4 million
Inflation Adjusted
$1,701,000
Year
2022–
Tim Allen
Tim Allen
Name
Tim Allen
Program
Home Improvement
Role
Tim Taylor
Salary
$1.25 million
Inflation Adjusted
$2,359,000
Year
1998–99
Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld
Name
Jerry Seinfeld
Program
Seinfeld
Role
Jerry Seinfeld
Salary
$1 million
Inflation Adjusted
$1,929,000
Year
1997–98
Helen Hunt
Helen Hunt
Name
Helen Hunt
Program
Mad About You
Role
Jamie Buchman
Salary
$1 million
Inflation Adjusted
$1,888,000
Year
1998–99
Paul Reiser
Paul Reiser
Name
Paul Reiser
Program
Paul Buchman
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston
Name
Jennifer Aniston
Program
Friends
Role
Rachel Green
Salary
$1 million
Inflation Adjusted
$1,665,000
Year
2002–04
Courteney Cox
Courteney Cox
Name
Courteney Cox
Program
Monica Geller
Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Kudrow
Name
Lisa Kudrow
Program
Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc
Matt LeBlanc
Name
Matt LeBlanc
Program
Joey Tribbiani
David Schwimmer
David Schwimmer
Name
David Schwimmer
Program
Ross Geller
Matthew Perry
Matthew Perry
Name
Matthew Perry
Program
Chandler Bing
James Gandolfini
James Gandolfini
Name
James Gandolfini
Program
The Sopranos
Role
Tony Soprano
Salary
$1 million
Inflation Adjusted
$1,516,000
Year
2006–07
Kaley Cuoco
Kaley Cuoco
Name
Kaley Cuoco
Program
The Big Bang Theory
Role
Penny
Salary
$1 million
Inflation Adjusted
$1,310,000
Year
2015–17
Johnny Galecki
Johnny Galecki
Name
Johnny Galecki
Program
Leonard Hofstadter
Jim Parsons
Jim Parsons
Name
Jim Parsons
Program
Sheldon Cooper
Simon Helberg
Simon Helberg
Name
Simon Helberg
Program
Howard Wolowitz
Role
2017
Kunal Nayyar
Kunal Nayyar
Name
Kunal Nayyar
Program
Raj Koothrappali
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Name
Nicole Kidman
Program
Big Little Lies
Role
Celeste Wright
Salary
$1 million
Inflation Adjusted
$1,230,000
Year
2019
Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon
Name
Reese Witherspoon
Program
Madeline Martha Mackenzie
Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges
Name
Jeff Bridges
Program
The Old Man
Role
Dan Chase
Salary
$1 million
Inflation Adjusted
$1,215,000
Year
2021–
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker
Name
Sarah Jessica Parker
Program
And Just Like That
Role
Carrie Bradshaw
Salary
$1 million
Inflation Adjusted
$1,160,000
Year
2021–
Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Barr
Name
Roseanne Barr
Program
Roseanne
Role
Roseanne Conner
Salary
$875,000
Inflation Adjusted
$1,754,000
Year
1996-97
John Goodman
John Goodman
Name
John Goodman
Program
Roseanne/The Conners
Role
Dan Conner
Salary
$860,000
Inflation Adjusted
$1,754,000
Year
1996-97; 2019-
Ashton Kutcher
Ashton Kutcher
Name
Ashton Kutcher
Program
Two and a Half Men
Role
Walden Schmidt
Salary
$755,000
Inflation Adjusted
$989,000
Year
2014
Drew Carey
Drew Carey
Name
Drew Carey
Program
The Drew Carey Show
Role
Drew Carey
Salary
$750,000
Inflation Adjusted
$1,249,000
Year
2001–04
David Hyde Pierce
David Hyde Pierce
Name
David Hyde Pierce
Program
Frasier
Role
Niles Crane
Salary
$750,000
Inflation Adjusted
$1,249,000
Year
2004
Lauren Graham
Lauren Graham
Name
Lauren Graham
Program
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Role
Lorelai Gilmore
Salary
$750,000
Inflation Adjusted
$983,000
Year
2016
Alexis Bledel
Alexis Bledel
Name
Alexis Bledel
Program
Rory Gilmore
Bryan Cranston
Bryan Cranston
Name
Bryan Cranston
Program
Your Honor
Role
Michael Desiato
Salary
$750,000
Inflation Adjusted
$911,000
Year
2019–2020
Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie
Name
Hugh Laurie
Program
House
Role
Dr. Gregory House
Salary
$700,000
Inflation Adjusted
$959,000
Year
2011–12
Andrew Lincoln
Andrew Lincoln
Name
Andrew Lincoln
Program
The Walking Dead
Role
Rick Grimes
Salary
$650,000
Inflation Adjusted
$814,000
Year
2017–18
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Name
Kate Winslet
Program
Mare of Easttown
Role
Mare Sheehan
Salary
$650,000
Inflation Adjusted
$790,000
Year
2019–2020
Jon Cryer
Jon Cryer
Name
Jon Cryer
Program
Two and a Half Men
Role
Alan Harper
Salary
$620,000
Inflation Adjusted
$822,000
Year
2013–15
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Name
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Program
Seinfeld
Role
Elaine Benes
Salary
$600,000
Inflation Adjusted
$1,157,000
Year
1997–98
Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander
Name
Jason Alexander
Program
George Costanza
Michael Richards
Michael Richards
Name
Michael Richards
Program
Cosmo Kramer
Eric McCormack
Eric McCormack
Name
Eric McCormack
Program
Will & Grace
Role
Will Truman
Salary
$600,000
Inflation Adjusted
$936,000
Year
2005–06
Debra Messing
Debra Messing
Name
Debra Messing
Program
Grace Adler
Megan Mullally
Megan Mullally
Name
Megan Mullally
Program
Karen Walker
Sean Hayes
Sean Hayes
Name
Sean Hayes
Program
Jack McFarland
Steve Martin
Steve Martin
Name
Steve Martin
Program
Only Murders in the Building
Role
Charles-Haden Savage
Salary
$600,000
Inflation Adjusted
$729,000
Year
2020–
Martin Short
Martin Short
Name
Martin Short
Program
Oliver Putnam
Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez
Name
Selena Gomez
Program
Mabel Mora
Gillian Anderson
Gillian Anderson
Name
Gillian Anderson
Program
The First Lady
Role
Eleanor Roosevelt
Salary
$600,000
Inflation Adjusted
$729,000
Year
2021–
Viola Davis
Viola Davis
Name
Viola Davis
Program
Michelle Obama
Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Pfeiffer
Name
Michelle Pfeiffer
Program
Betty Ford
Pedro Pascal
Pedro Pascal
Name
Pedro Pascal
Program
The Last of Us
Role
Joel Miller
Salary
$600,000
Inflation Adjusted
$729,000
Year
2021–
Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo
Name
Ellen Pompeo
Program
Grey's Anatomy
Role
Meredith Grey
Salary
$575,000
Inflation Adjusted
$707,000
Year
2005–
Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
Name
Alec Baldwin
Program
Dr. Death
Role
Robert Henderson
Salary
$575,000
Inflation Adjusted
$699,000
Year
2020–2021
Norman Reedus
Norman Reedus
Name
Norman Reedus
Program
The Walking Dead
Role
Daryl Dixon
Salary
$550,000
Inflation Adjusted
$689,000
Year
2017–18
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Name
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Program
Veep
Role
Selina Meyer
Salary
$500,000
Inflation Adjusted
$749,000
Year
2019
Julie Bowen
Julie Bowen
Name
Julie Bowen
Program
Modern Family
Role
Claire Dunphy
Salary
$500,000
Inflation Adjusted
$615,000
Year
2017-2020
Ty Burrell
Ty Burrell
Name
Ty Burrell
Program
Phil Dunphy
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Name
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Program
Mitchell Pritchett
Ed O'Neill
Ed O'Neill
Name
Ed O'Neill
Program
Jay Pritchett
Eric Stonestreet
Eric Stonestreet
Name
Eric Stonestreet
Program
Cameron Tucker
Sofía Vergara
Sofía Vergara
Name
Sofía Vergara
Program
Gloria Pritchett
| Name | Program | Role | Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Year | Ref. |
| Sarah Jessica Parker | Sex and the City | Carrie Bradshaw | million | $5,327,000 | 2001–2004 | |
| Jennifer Aniston | The Morning Show | Alex Levy | $2 million | $2,460,000 | 2019– | |
| Reese Witherspoon | Bradley Jackson | |||||
| Charlie Sheen | Two and a Half Men | Charlie Harper | million | $2,516,000 | 2010–11 | |
| Ray Romano | Everybody Loves Raymond | Raymond Barone | million | $2,737,000 | 2003–05 | |
| Kelsey Grammer | Frasier | Frasier Crane | million | $2,664,000 | 2002–04 | |
| Chris Pratt | The Terminal List | James Reece | million | $1,701,000 | 2022– | |
| Tim Allen | Home Improvement | Tim Taylor | million | $2,359,000 | 1998–99 | |
| Jerry Seinfeld | Seinfeld | Jerry Seinfeld | $1 million | $1,929,000 | 1997–98 | |
| Helen Hunt | Mad About You | Jamie Buchman | $1 million | $1,888,000 | 1998–99 | |
| Paul Reiser | Paul Buchman | |||||
| Jennifer Aniston | Friends | Rachel Green | $1 million | $1,665,000 | 2002–04 | |
| Courteney Cox | Monica Geller | |||||
| Lisa Kudrow | Phoebe Buffay | |||||
| Matt LeBlanc | Joey Tribbiani | |||||
| David Schwimmer | Ross Geller | |||||
| Matthew Perry | Chandler Bing | |||||
| James Gandolfini | The Sopranos | Tony Soprano | $1 million | $1,516,000 | 2006–07 | |
| Kaley Cuoco | The Big Bang Theory | Penny | $1 million | $1,310,000 | 2015–17 | |
| Johnny Galecki | Leonard Hofstadter | |||||
| Jim Parsons | Sheldon Cooper | |||||
| Simon Helberg | Howard Wolowitz | 2017 | ||||
| Kunal Nayyar | Raj Koothrappali | |||||
| Nicole Kidman | Big Little Lies | Celeste Wright | $1 million | $1,230,000 | 2019 | |
| Reese Witherspoon | Madeline Martha Mackenzie | |||||
| Jeff Bridges | The Old Man | Dan Chase | $1 million | $1,215,000 | 2021– | |
| Sarah Jessica Parker | And Just Like That | Carrie Bradshaw | $1 million | $1,160,000 | 2021– | |
| Roseanne Barr | Roseanne | Roseanne Conner | $875,000 | $1,754,000 | 1996-97 | |
| John Goodman | Roseanne/The Conners | Dan Conner | $860,000 | $1,754,000 | 1996-97; 2019- | |
| Ashton Kutcher | Two and a Half Men | Walden Schmidt | $755,000 | $989,000 | 2014 | |
| Drew Carey | The Drew Carey Show | Drew Carey | $750,000 | $1,249,000 | 2001–04 | |
| David Hyde Pierce | Frasier | Niles Crane | $750,000 | $1,249,000 | 2004 | |
| Lauren Graham | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Lorelai Gilmore | $750,000 | $983,000 | 2016 | |
| Alexis Bledel | Rory Gilmore | |||||
| Bryan Cranston | Your Honor | Michael Desiato | $750,000 | $911,000 | 2019–2020 | |
| Hugh Laurie | House | Dr. Gregory House | $700,000 | $959,000 | 2011–12 | |
| Andrew Lincoln | The Walking Dead | Rick Grimes | $650,000 | $814,000 | 2017–18 | |
| Kate Winslet | Mare of Easttown | Mare Sheehan | $650,000 | $790,000 | 2019–2020 | |
| Jon Cryer | Two and a Half Men | Alan Harper | $620,000 | $822,000 | 2013–15 | |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Seinfeld | Elaine Benes | $600,000 | $1,157,000 | 1997–98 | |
| Jason Alexander | George Costanza | |||||
| Michael Richards | Cosmo Kramer | |||||
| Eric McCormack | Will & Grace | Will Truman | $600,000 | $936,000 | 2005–06 | |
| Debra Messing | Grace Adler | |||||
| Megan Mullally | Karen Walker | |||||
| Sean Hayes | Jack McFarland | |||||
| Steve Martin | Only Murders in the Building | Charles-Haden Savage | $600,000 | $729,000 | 2020– | |
| Martin Short | Oliver Putnam | |||||
| Selena Gomez | Mabel Mora |
· Television hosts › Network primetime salaries per season
Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell
Name
Simon Cowell
Program
The X Factor
Role
Judge
Salary
$75 million
Year
2012–13
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande
Name
Ariana Grande
Program
The Voice
Role
Coach
Salary
$25 million
Year
2021
Katy Perry
Katy Perry
Name
Katy Perry
Program
American Idol
Role
Judge
Salary
2017–18
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Name
Jennifer Lopez
Program
Judge
Role
$20 million
Salary
2011–12
Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
Name
Christina Aguilera
Program
The Voice
Role
Coach
Salary
2011–16
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Name
Mariah Carey
Program
American Idol
Role
Judge
Salary
$18 million
Year
2012–13
Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest
Name
Ryan Seacrest
Program
American Idol
Role
Host
Salary
$15 million
Year
2013–16
Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Name
Britney Spears
Program
The X Factor
Role
Judge
Salary
2012
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Name
Miley Cyrus
Program
The Voice
Role
Coach
Salary
$13 million
Year
2016–17
Adam Levine
Adam Levine
Name
Adam Levine
Program
2016–18
Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton
Name
Blake Shelton
Program
2016–18
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
Name
Kelly Clarkson
Program
$12 million
Role
2018
Shakira
Shakira
Name
Shakira
Program
2013
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani
Name
Gwen Stefani
Program
2017
Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj
Name
Nicki Minaj
Program
American Idol
Role
Judge
Salary
2012–13
| Name | Program | Role | Salary | Year | Ref. |
| Simon Cowell | The X Factor | Judge | $75 million | 2012–13 | |
| Ariana Grande | The Voice | Coach | $25 million | 2021 | |
| Katy Perry | American Idol | Judge | 2017–18 | ||
| Jennifer Lopez | Judge | $20 million | 2011–12 | ||
| Christina Aguilera | The Voice | Coach | 2011–16 | ||
| Mariah Carey | American Idol | Judge | $18 million | 2012–13 | |
| Ryan Seacrest | American Idol | Host | $15 million | 2013–16 | |
| Britney Spears | The X Factor | Judge | 2012 | ||
| Miley Cyrus | The Voice | Coach | $13 million | 2016–17 | |
| Adam Levine | 2016–18 | ||||
| Blake Shelton | 2016–18 | ||||
| Kelly Clarkson | $12 million | 2018 | |||
| Shakira | 2013 | ||||
| Gwen Stefani | 2017 | ||||
| Nicki Minaj | American Idol | Judge | 2012–13 |
· Television hosts › Daytime annual salaries
Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen DeGeneres
Name
Ellen DeGeneres
Program
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Role
Host
Salary
$50 million
Year
2017
Judith Sheindlin
Judith Sheindlin
Name
Judith Sheindlin
Program
Judge Judy
Role
Judge
Salary
$47 million
Year
2013
Barbara Walters
Barbara Walters
Name
Barbara Walters
Program
The View
Role
Host
Salary
$13 million
Year
2007
Bob Barker
Bob Barker
Name
Bob Barker
Program
The Price Is Right
Role
Game show host
Salary
$10 million
Year
2001
| Name | Program | Role | Salary | Year | Ref. |
| Ellen DeGeneres | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Host | $50 million | 2017 | |
| Judith Sheindlin | Judge Judy | Judge | $47 million | 2013 | |
| Barbara Walters | The View | Host | $13 million | 2007 | |
| Bob Barker | The Price Is Right | Game show host | $10 million | 2001 |
· News presenters
Matt Lauer
Matt Lauer
Name
Matt Lauer
Program
Today
Role
Anchor
Salary
$21 million
Meredith Vieira
Meredith Vieira
Name
Meredith Vieira
Program
Today
Role
Anchor
Salary
$15 million
Katie Couric
Katie Couric
Name
Katie Couric
Program
CBS Evening News
Role
News anchor
Salary
$15 million
| Name | Program | Role | Salary | Year | Ref. |
| Matt Lauer | Today | Anchor | $21 million | ||
| Meredith Vieira | Today | Anchor | $15 million | ||
| Katie Couric | CBS Evening News | News anchor | $15 million |
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