The list includes actors from popular sitcoms to judges on hit reality show.
The following are some TV paydays, compiled from reports in Forbes, Time, and Variety.
Episodic series
$750,000 – Ashton Kutcher, Two and a Half Men
$600,000 – Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
$525,000 – Mark Harmon, NCIS
$500,000 – Mariska Hargitay, Law and Order: SVU
$350,000 – Sandra Oh, Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey, Grey’s Anatomy
$325,000 – Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory
$300,000 – Simon Baker, The Mentalist; Angus T. Jones, Two and a Half Men
$250,000 – Claire Danes, Homeland; Michael Weatherly, NCIS; Jon Hamm, Mad Men
$225,000 – Tim Allen, Last Man Standing; David Boreanaz, Bones; Ted Danson, CSI; Jason Segel, How I Met Your Mother
$210,000 – Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
$200,000 – Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Among daily talk show hosts, The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart is on top with $30 million per year. Jay Leno and David Letterman follow with $20 mil, and Jimmy Kimmel is pulling in $10 mil.
Other highlights include:
‘America’s Got Talent’ Judge Howard Stern: $15 MILLION in salary
‘American Idol’ judge Keith Urban: $5 MILLION in salary
‘The Voice’ judge Blake Shelton: $4 MILLION in salary
Judge Judy: $47 MILLION in salary
‘The Today Show’s Matt Lauer: $20 MILLION in salary
