21 Leading Stars From Our Favourite TV Shows And Their Paychecks

Gone are the days, when television actors were considered inferior to film stars. Nowadays, these actors command equal position and status. Some of these stars receive the kind of salary that many film stars can’t even dream of.

Here is a list of some of the most popular television stars and their salaries.

1. Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, and Kaley Cuoco – The Big Bang Theory – $1 million each

The Big Bang Theory is one of the most popular sitcoms on-air. So, it doesn’t actually come as a surprise that the three main leads of the show are also one of the highest paid actors in the industry.

On the other hand, Kunal Nayyar and Simon Helberg also pocket around $70,000 per episode. 

 

2. Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones – $150,000 per episode

Tyrion Lannister is one of the most loved characters in the show. His contribution to the show is invaluable and his fat paycheck clearly reflects it.

 

3. Ashton Kutcher – Two and a half men – $755,000 per episode

When the famous sitcom Two And A Half Men, decided to reboot themselves, they replaced Charlie Sheen with Aston Kutcher. Although, Kutcher was not paid record-breaking wages like Sheen, yet he was in no way underpaid.

 

4. Neil Patrick Harris – How I Met your Mother – $225,000 per episode

Neil Patrik Harris’ portrayal of Barney Stinson brought the show alive. The How I Met Your Mother’s producers made sure that he was properly compensated.

 

5. Claire Danes – Homeland – $250,000 per episode

Claire Danes is the life of the show, in more ways than one. The show has enjoyed great success and Danes’ brilliant acting is undoubtedly one of the main reasons behind the show’s popularity.

 

6. Patrick Dempsey – Grey’s Anatomy – $350,000 per episode

Other stars of the show, Ellen Pompeo, and Sandra Oh are also paid almost the same amount.

The Grey’s Anatomy is one of the most popular TV series that revolves around a hospital and its doctors.

The show has brought Dempsey both financial and critical success.

 

7. All the six F.R.I.E.N.D.S – F.R.I.E.N.D.S – $1 million per episode

During early seasons, actors were paid salaries ranging from $20,000 to $40,000 per episode. But as the show became popular, their salaries also increased.

For the last two seasons all the six friends, namely, Jennifer Aniston, Matt Le Blanc, David Schwimmer, Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow and Matthew Perry received the same amount.

 

8. Charlie Sheen – Two And A Half men – $1.8 million per episode

Till date, he remains the highest paid television actor.

His record breaking salary for the popular sitcom even made it to the Guinness book of world records.

Ironically, it was his skyrocketing salary that led the producers of the show to replace him with Ashton Kutcher.

 

9. Kevin Spacey – House of Cards – $500,000 Per Episode

The House of Cards producers makes sure that the iconic actor is fairly compensated. The show has gained both critical and commercial success.

Paid around half a million per episode, Spacey will be more than happy to reprise the role for few more seasons I guess.

 

10. Grant Gustin – The Flash – $300,500 per annum

The success of Flash has made Grant Gustin one of the most recognizable faces in the industry.

We would want to see him play the role of the scarlet speedster for many seasons to come.

 

11. Shivaji Satam – C.I.D. – Rs. 25 lakhs per month

For more than two decades, the show has remained one of the most popular shows on Indian television.

Even till this day, the show gets high TRPs.

Although he also acted in quite a few films yet it is his role of ACP Praduman that has made him a household name.

 

12. Ram Kapoor – Bade Acche Lagte Hai – Rs. 1.5 Lakh per episode

The success of the show made Ram Kapoor an overnight star. He became one of the most lovable characters on Indian television.

The show also made him one of the highest-paid actors on Indian television.

 

13. Shabbir Ahluwalia – Kumkum Bhagya – Around Rs. 75,000 per episode

Kumkum Bhagya has become one of the most popular TV shows on Indian television. The show’s lead Shabbir Ahluwalia seems to be the next star in making.

His fat paycheck shows that Balaji telefilms is also aware of his growing popularity.

 

14. Karan Patel – Yeh Hai Mohabbatein – Rs. 1-1.25 lakh

The show made Karan Patel, one of the most popular faces on television.

At the same time, it cannot be denied that his brilliant acting and screen presence was also one of the major reasons that made the show so popular.

 

15. Ronit Roy – Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar – Around Rs. 1 lakh per episode

Ronit Roy is a veteran of the television industry. His success on the small screen has already helped him land multiple film offers.

There is no doubt that he is one of the finest actors in the industry and his salary seems to be justified.

 

16. Hina Khan – Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai – Rs. 1-1.25 lakhs per episode

It is one of the few shows on Indian television where the female lead is more popular than the male lead.

In fact, if sources are to be believed then she is actually paid way more than her male co-star.

 

17. Divyanka Tripathi – Yeh Hai Mohabbatein – Around Rs. 1 lakh per episode

She is one of the highest paid female leads in the industry. Her portrayal of Dr. Ishita has brought her both commercial and critical success.

 

18. Mona Singh – Pyaar ko Ho jane do – Around Rs. 1.5 lakh per episode

Mona Singh is one of the most popular faces on Indian television. She has been a part of many successful films and serials.

She is back on the small screen with her new show and only time will tell if she can replicate her success.

 

19. Simon Baker – The Mentalist – $300,000 per episode

The CBS cop drama has helped Baker make it to the Forbes list of the richest television actors. Much of the actor’s earnings comes from the popular show.

Much of the actor’s earnings comes from the popular show.

 

20. Ray Romano – Everybody Loves Raymond – $1.7 million

It seems not just the viewers but even the producers loved Raymond. Ray Romano’s portrayal of the character made him one of the highest-paid actors ever.

Only Charlie Sheen could boast of a better salary than him.

 

21. Stephen Amell – Arrow – $30,000 per episode

Arrow is one of the most popular superhero series. Stephen Amell’s performance is also one of the main reasons that has made the show so popular.

He also receives a better paycheck than his other superhero friend Flash.

Well, with so much money involved, no wonder that almost everybody wants to be an actor these days.

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