From This Is Us To Big Little Lies The Highest Tv Salaries Of The Year


These big names bring big audiences to shows. With the competition between not just networks, cable and streaming – but producers and production companies – TV salaries are soaring. In fact, just this week it was reported that the starts of HBO’s Westworld were getting big raises for the third season. Big Little Lies’ Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, and the cast of The Big Bang Theory all make $1 million an episode for their efforts. Below are the highest TV salaries of the year. This Is Us (NBC) $250,000 — Milo Ventimiglia $250,000 — Mandy Moore $250,000 — Sterling K. Brown $250,000 — Chrissy Metz $250,000 — Justin Hartley Westworld (HBO) $250,000 — Evan Rachel Wood $250,000 — Ed Harris $250,000 — Jeffrey Wright $250,000 — Thandie Newton Homeland (Showtime) $450,000 — Claire Danes Yellowstone (Paramount Network) $500,000 — Kevin Costner Game Of Thrones (HBO) $500,000 — Kit Harington $500,000 — Emilia Clarke $500,000 — Peter Dinklage $500,000 — Lena Headey $500,000 — Nikolaj Coster-Waldeau NCIS (CBS) $525,000 — Mark Harmon Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) $575,000 — Ellen Pompeo Ballers (HBO) $650,000 – Dwayne Johnson The Walking Dead (AMC) $650,000 – Norman Reedus The Nix (Network TBA) $825,000 – Meryl Streep Big Bang Theory (CBS) $1,000,000 — Jim Parsons $1,000,000 — Kaley Cuoco $1,000,000 — Johnny Galecki Big Little Lies (HBO) $1,000,000 — Nicole Kidman $1,000,000 — Reese Witherspoon