The 15 Highest Paid Tv Actresses In The World

Actresses starring in dramas make a strong showing on this year’s list. They are led by Mariska Hargitay, who brings home a cool $14.5 million for her long running role as Detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The crime drama is starting its 18th season this fall. A few TV show stars who are not returning made the list, such as Castle’s Stana Katic and The Good Wife, Juliana Margulies. It’s a good thing they made so much money in their respective shows’ final season, right? There are also some names that are new to the highest-paid list, such as Quantico’s Priyanka Chopra. Of course, there are also familiar names including the actresses who star in Shonda Rhimes’ shows playing Meredith Grey and Olivia Pope. And finally, sibling rivalry enters the list in the 13th and 15th spots. Fortunately, not much money separates the Deschanel sisters’ salaries! These are the highest-paid TV actresses of 2016: #15. Zooey Deschanel Salary: $7 million Starring in: The New Girl #13 (tie) Julia Louis Dreyfus Salary: $7.5 million Starring in: Veep #13 (tie) Emily Deschanel Salary: $7.5 million Starring in: Bones #12. Patricia Heaton Salary: $8.5 million Starring in: The Middle #11 Pauley Perrette Salary: $9.5 million Starring in: NCIS #10 Julie Bowen Salary: $10 million Starring in: Modern Family #9 Juliana Margulies Salary: $10.5 million Starring in: The Good Wife #8 Priyanka Chopra Salary: $11 million Starring in: Quantico #7. Stana Katic Salary: $12 million Starring in: Castle #6 Kerry Washington Salary: $13.5 million Starring in: Scandal #4 (tie) Ellen Pompeo Salary: $14.5 million Starring in: Grey’s Anatomy #4 (tie) Mariska Hargitay Salary: $14.5 million Starring in: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit #3 Mindy Kaling Salary: $15 million Starring in: Mindy #2 Kaley Cuoco Salary: $24.5 million Starring in: The Big Bang Theory #1 Sofia Vergara Salary: $43 million Starring in: Modern Family