Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pratt and Sylvester Stallone are among the highest-paid actors in today's TV series. According to Variety, they receive about $2 million per episode.
The top 10 of the ranking is as follows:
- Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show, $2 million.
- Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show, $2 million.
- Chris Pratt, The Terminal List, $2 million.
- Sylvester Stallone, Tulsa King, $2 million.
- Kenneth Branagh, The Laird, $1.4 million.
- Harrison Ford, Shrinking, $1.3 million.
- Jason Segel, Shrinking, $1.3 million.
- Kelly Reilly, Dutton Ranch, $1.2 million.
- Cole Hauser, Dutton Ranch, $1.2 million.
- Elisabeth Moss, Shining Girls, $1.1 million.
The list also includes Zendaya (Euphoria), Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building), Alan Ritchson (Reacher), Nicolas Cage (Spider-Noir), Jake Gyllenhaal (Presumed Innocent) and Robert De Niro (Zero Day). Their fees are estimated at about $1 million per episode. Variety notes, however, that the list is incomplete and the amounts are approximate. In some cases, actors also receive producer payments and other bonuses.
Notably, back in 2019 Jennifer Aniston was earning about $1 million per episode for The Morning Show.
