The highest paid TV actors and actresses in 2018

According to the source, the figures are stipulated with information from IMDb, Box Office Mojo, Nielsen and interviews with industry experts. In addition to salaries in TV series, advertising contracts and other trade agreements are also accounted for.

Interestingly, it is comedy stars The Big Bang Theory and Modern Family that dominate both lists, leaving a few vacancies for stars from Grey's Anatomy, The Walking Dead, NCIS and Law & Order: SVU .

The 10 highest paid actors on TV in 2018

  • 1. Jim Parsons ( The Big Bang Theory ) - $ 26.5 million
  • 2. Johnny Galecki ( The Big Bang Theory ) - $ 25 Million
  • 3. The Big Bang Theory Kunal Nayyar - $ 12 Million
  • 4. Simon Helberg ( The Big Bang Theory ) - $ 23.5 million
  • 5. Mark Harmon ( NCIS ) - $ 19 million
  • 6. Ed O'Neill ( Modern Family ) - $ 14 million
  • 7. Eric Stonestreet ( Modern Family ) - $ 13.5 million
  • 8. Jesse Tyler Ferguson ( Modern Family ) - $ 13 Million
  • 9. Ty Burrell ( Modern Family ) - $ 12 Million
  • 10. Andrew Lincoln ( The Walking Dead ) - $ 11 Million

The 10 highest paid actresses on TV in 2018

  • 1. Sofia Vergara ( Modern Family ) - $ 42.5 million
  • 2. The Big Bang Theory Kaley Cuoco - $ 24.5 million
  • 3. Ellen Pompeo ( Grey's Anatomy ) - $ 23.5 million
  • 4. Mariska Hargitay ( Law & Order: SVU ) - $ 13 million
  • 5. Julie Bowen ( Modern Family ) - $ 12.5 million
  • 6. Mayim Bialik ( The Big Bang Theory ) - $ 12 Million
  • 7. Melissa Rauch ( The Big Bang Theory ) - $ 12 Million
  • 8. Kerry Washington ( Scandal ) - $ 8 Million
  • 9. Claire Danes ( Homeland ) - $ 9 million
  • 10. Pauley Perrette ( NCIS ) - $ 8.5 million