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See which actors bring home the biggest paychecks in TV Guide Magazine's salary roundup
1 of 40 Michael Yarish.Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Salary: $1 million each per episode plus profit participation
2 of 40 Sonja Flemming
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Salary: $525,000 per episode plus profit participation
3 of 40 Nathaniel Bell/Netflix
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Salary: $500,000 per episode (includes producer fee)
4 of 40 Craig Blankenhorn/NBC
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Salary: $400,000 per episode
5 of 40 Danny Feld/ABC
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Salary: $350,000 each per episode
6 of 40 Danny Feld/ABC
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Salary: $190,000 per episode plus profit participation
7 of 40 Doug Hyun/TNT
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Salary: $185,000 per episode
8 of 40 John Fleenor/NBC
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Salary: $175,000 per episode
9 of 40 Richard Cartwright/ABC
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Salary: $150,000 per episode
10 of 40 Paul Schiraldi/HBO
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Salary: $150,000 per episode
11 of 40 Jordin Althaus/FOX
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Salary: $140,000 per episode (includes producer fee)
12 of 40 Sonja Flemming/CBS
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Salary: $125,000 per episode
13 of 40 Craig Blankenhorn/CBS
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Salary: $125,000 per episode
14 of 40 Joe Alblas/Showtime
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Salary: $125,000 per episode
15 of 40 Eddy Chen/Fox
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Salary: $100,000 per episode
16 of 40 Patrick Harbron/CBS
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Salary: $100,000 per episode
17 of 40 Adam Taylor/ABC
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Salary: $100,000 per episode
18 of 40 Jack Rowand/The CW
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Salary: $100,000 per episode
19 of 40 Patrick Wymore/Showtime
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Salary: $100,000 each per episode
20 of 40 HBO
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Salary: $75,000 per episode
21 of 40 Robert Voets/CBS
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Salary: $60,000 per episode
22 of 40 A&E
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Salary: $60,000 per episode
23 of 40 Heidi Gutman/ABC
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Salary: $50,000 per episode
24 of 40 WGN
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Salary: $50,000 per episode
25 of 40 JSquared/The CW
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Salary: $40,000 per episode
26 of 40 Monry Brinton/CBS
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Salary: $40,000 per episode
27 of 40 JoJo Whilden/Netflix
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Salary: $35,000 per episode
28 of 40 CBS
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Salary: $47 million per year
29 of 40 Michael Becker/FOX
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Salary: $17.5 million per season
30 of 40 Craig Blankenhorn/NBC
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Salary: $15 million per year
31 of 40 History
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Salary: $125,000 per episode
32 of 40 Zach Dilgard/Lifetime
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Salary: $2,000 per episode
33 of 40 Comedy Central
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Salary: $25-30 million per year
34 of 40 Heidi Gutman/NBC
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Salary: $22-25 million per year
35 of 40 Ida Mae Astute/ABC
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Salary: $14 million per year
36 of 40 FOX News
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$10 million per year
37 of 40 John Paul Filo/CBS
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Salary: $7 million per year
38 of 40 Lou Rocco/ABC, Corbis
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Salary: $5 million each per year
39 of 40 Heidi Gutman/ABC
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Salary: $5 million per year
40 of 40 Heidi Gutman/MSNBC
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Salary: $650,000 per year