NCIS' 2024 Cast Salaries List, Ranked from Lowest to Highest
The iconic procedural has been on the air for more than 20 years, and its ratings continue to rise each season, allowing CBS to continue to increase the paychecks of its main cast members.
The core cast of NCIS is certainly one of the wealthiest performers working in network television today, and they can boast something that a lot of other actors can't - stability. After all, the show isn't going off the air anytime soon.
Here are the NCIS cast salaries, ranked:
As you’ve probably noticed, the stars who were with NCIS from the very start earn significantly more than newer additions, and that’s not surprising at all, After all, CBS need to encourage the actors to continue working on the show, and the rise in paychecks is certainly the best way to do so.
However, the fact that most of the main actors are getting just $100k per episode does sound a bit alarming - for such a massively popular show, it looks as if the producers are cheaping out a bit on salaries, preferring to pay more money to long-time actors, than to new ones. But, hey, that’s just how industry works!
Keep in mind that even the insanely popular Mark Harmon was paid significantly less than the stars of The Big Bang Theory, despite spending twice as much time filming the show as Jim Parsons and company.
Here are all the NCIS cast members and their roles mentioned here: Emily Wickersham as Eleanor Bishop, Wilmer Valderrama as Agent Torres, Sasha Alexander as Agent Caitlin Todd, Maria Bello as Dr. Jacqueline Sloane, Cote de Pablo as Ziva David, David McCallum as Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, Pauley Perrette as Abby Sciuto, Michael Weatherly as Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo, Sean Murray as Timothy McGee, Mark Harmon as Agent Gibbs.