NCIS Cast Salaries Ranked from Lowest to Highest
NCIS is a truly massive show and one of the CBS headliners. It's been going for over 20 years, making great money for the channel — but how much money did it make for its richest actors?
There are few ongoing shows that keep their ratings as high as NCIS.
Many reasons factor in for its success, but the cast's outstanding performance is totally among the defining ones.
Let's just say they're handsomely rewarded for that as CBS spares no expense in rewarding their best moneymakers.
Here are the top 5 biggest salaries on NCIS, ranked from lowest to highest!
5. Wilmer Valderrama — $100,000
Having joined the show in season 14, Wilmer took over the role of Nicholas Torres and quickly became one of the fan favorites.
His talents, alongside great improvisation skills, unique and captivating voice, and charming presence, yield him $100K per episode.
4. Cote de Pablo — $120,000
Cote used to be one of the NCIS lead performers before leaving the show, and it made her well-known: her Special Agent Ziva David truly was an unforgettable character.
Thanks to her talent and resume, Cote de Pablo used to receive a paycheck of $120K for each episode.
3. Pauley Perrette — $200,000
Pauley's Abby Sciuto quickly made her pretty famous. While her role in NCIS is still the biggest in her career, it also allowed her to participate in many other projects as an already well-established actor.
Pauley's salary is $200K per episode which makes her the NCIS' highest-paid female actor.
2. Michael Weatherly — $250,000
Michael's Special Agent Anthony was one of the series' key characters for over a dozen years until he left NCIS.
Even though SA Anthony is no longer in the show, we can still admire Michael's performance in Bull, which probably offered more…
Even though it's hard to go higher than Michael's $250K per episode in NCIS.
1. Mark Harmon — $525,000
Mark Harmon claims the gold in our rating: he's both the richest and the highest-paying actor of NCIS. After performing in the original show in 2003, he's moved on and is now the face of its spin-off series, NCIS: New Orleans.
Mark's currently earning $525K per episode from this show alone — and he also partakes in many other series as a guest star at the same time.
Source: Tuko