Highest Paid Tv Actors Of 2016

The Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons tops the list again this year. His very lucrative contract earned him and his cast mates—who appear in the #2, #3, and #4 spots on this list (with Kaley Cuoco the #2 on the actresses list) – each more than $20 million. CBS was the most-watched network for 2015-2016, so it stands to reason that the top five spots on the highest-paid list are occupied by actors on CBS programs. Modern Family’s men help put ABC in the running – there are six actors on the list from the alphabet network. There’s a big drop off in salary from #5 to #6, but no one on this list is hurting for rent money. The lowest-paid on this list, Grey’s Anatomy’s Justin Chambers, still brought home a cool $9.5 million for his first appearance on the highest paid list. Michael Weatherly and David Duchovny are also new to the list this year. These are the 15 Highest Paid TV Actors: #15) Justin Chambers Salary: $9.5 million Starring in: Grey’s Anatomy #14) (tie) David Duchovny Salary: $10 million Starring in: The X-Files #14) (tie) Michael Weatherly Salary: $10 million Starring in: NCIS #12) Kevin Spacey Salary: $10.5 million Starring in: House of Cards #11) Eric Stonestreet Salary: $11 million Starring in: Modern Family #10) Ed O’Neill Salary: $11.5 million Starring in: Modern Family #9) (tie) Ray Romano Salary: $12 million Starring in: Vinyl, syndicated Everybody Loves Raymond #9) (tie) Jesse Tyler Ferguson Salary: $12 million Starring in: Modern Family #9) (tie) Nathan Fillion Salary: $12 million Starring in: Castle #6) Ty Burrell Salary: $12.5 million Starring in: Modern Family #5) Mark Harmon Salary: $20 million Starring in: NCIS #4) Kunal Nayyar Salary: $22 million Starring in: The Big Bang Theory #3) Simon Helberg Salary: $22.5 million Starring in: The Big Bang Theory #2) Johnny Galecki Salary: $24 million Starring in: The Big Bang Theory #1) Jim Parsons Salary: $25.5 million Starring in: The Big Bang Theory