Highest Paid Tv Actors And Actresses Of 2015

Modern Family’s bombshell, Sofia Vergara, tops the list with a hefty $30 million earned between June 1. 2014 and June 1, 2015. Her castmates, Ed O’Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Ty Burrell also made the list (although significantly further down in the ranks), thanks to the cast banding together in 2012 to lock in multi-year contracts that would have their per episode salaries grow with each season. Side projects and endorsement deals account for the big disparity between Vergara’s salary and the Modern Family men. The Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons was narrowly edged out of the top spot by Vergara and is enjoying being so highly ranked for the first time due to a new contract, the big Broadway hit “Act of God,” and last year’s Emmy for Leading Actor in a comedy series. Don’t cry for Parsons’ castmates however, as they are all sitting firmly in the third, fourth, and fifth spots among TV’s highest paid actors. The Big Bang Theory cast’s contract calls for additional salary increases over the show’s ninth and tenth seasons, so look for this merry band of misfits to make even more money on next year’s list. This list measures earnings before subtracting management fees and taxes; figures are based on data from Nielsen as well as interviews with agents, managers, lawyers and syndication experts. 24. Kerry Washington Earnings: $6 million Starring in: Scandal 22. Zooey Deschanel (tie) Earnings: $7 million Starring in: The New Girl 22. Lena Dunham (tie) Earnings: $7 million Starring in: Girls 21. Julianna Margulies Earnings: $8 million Starring in: The Good Wife 20. Kevin Spacey Earnings: $9.5 million Starring in: House of Cards 18. Ellen Pompeo (tie) Earnings: $10 million Starring in: Grey’s Anatomy 18. Melissa McCarthy (tie) Earnings: $10 million Starring on: Mike & Molly 16. Eric Stonestreet (tie) Earnings: $10.5 million Starring in: Modern Family 16. Ed O’Neill (tie) Earnings: $10.5 million Starring in: Modern Family 15. Jesse Tyler Ferguson Earnings: $11 million Starring in: Modern Family 14. Ty Burrell Earnings: $11.5 million Starring in: Modern Family 11. Mariska Hargitay (tie) Earnings: $12 million Starring in: Law & Order: SVU 11. The Kardashian Sisters (combined) (tie) Earnings: $12 million Starring in: Keeping Up With The Kardashians 11. Simon Baker (tie) Earnings: $12 million Starring in: The Mentalist 10. Patrick Dempsey (tie) Earnings: $12 million Starring in: Grey’s Anatomy 9. Ray Romano (tie) Earnings: $15 million Starring in: Everybody Loves Raymond 9. Jon Cryer (tie) Earnings: $15 million Starring in: Two and a Half Men 5. Ashton Kutcher (tie) Earnings: $20 million Starring in: Two and a Half Men 5. Kunal Nayyar (tie) Earnings: $20 million Starring in: The Big Bang Theory 5. Simon Helberg (tie) Earnings: $20 million Starring in: The Big Bang Theory 5. Mark Harmon (tie) Earnings: $20 million Starring in: NCIS 4. Kaley Cuoco Earnings: $25 million Starring in: The Big Bang Theory 3. Johnny Galecki Earnings: $27 million Starring in: The Big Bang Theory 2. Jim Parsons Earnings: $29 million Starring in: The Big Bang Theory

1. Sofia Vergara Earnings: $30 million Starring in: Modern Family