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Celebrity Salaries Revealed
WHAT PEOPLE EARN
Here's a sneak peek inside the paychecks of some of your favorite stars.
Anne Hathaway
Age: 30Occupation: Actress
Salary: $10 million (est.)
Hathaway wowed in both The Dark Knight Rises and Les Misérables in 2012.
FUN FACT: She dropped a much-discussed 25 pounds for Les Mis and made about $160,000 per pound lost for that film.
Mark Harmon
Age: 61
Occupation: Actor, producer
Salary: $38 milllion (est.)
The star of CBS’s top-rated NCIS is reportedly getting a “healthy raise” over his last contract’s $500,000 per episode.
Occupation: Actor, producer
Salary: $38 milllion (est.)
The star of CBS’s top-rated NCIS is reportedly getting a “healthy raise” over his last contract’s $500,000 per episode.
Tom Brady
Age: 35Occupation: New England Patriots QB
Salary: $23 million (est.)
He and wife Gisele Bündchen have built a $20 million home in L.A.—with a moat.
Paula Deen
Age: 66Occupation: Celebrity chef, TV personality
Salary: $16.5 million (est.)
A type 2 diabetes sufferer, she has an estimated $6 million deal with diabetes drugmaker Novo Nordisk.
Blake Shelton
Age: 36
Occupation: Country music star, reality show coach
Salary: $20 million (est.)
He earns $75,000 per episode for his work on NBC’s musiccompetition series The Voice.
Occupation: Country music star, reality show coach
Salary: $20 million (est.)
He earns $75,000 per episode for his work on NBC’s musiccompetition series The Voice.
Channing Tatum
Age: 32
Occupation: Actor, producer
Salary: $15 million (est.)
His partially self-financed hit Magic Mike, with U.S. grosses of $113 million–plus, is headed for Broadway.
Occupation: Actor, producer
Salary: $15 million (est.)
His partially self-financed hit Magic Mike, with U.S. grosses of $113 million–plus, is headed for Broadway.
Adele
Age: 24
Occupation: Singer/songwriter
Salary: $32 million (est.)
Her album 21 was the top seller in 2011 and 2012, despite her time off for throat surgery and motherhood.
Occupation: Singer/songwriter
Salary: $32 million (est.)
Her album 21 was the top seller in 2011 and 2012, despite her time off for throat surgery and motherhood.
Gabrielle Douglas
Age: 17Occupation: Gymnast
Salary: $10.25 million (est.)
Her Olympics success sparked a best-selling memoir and lucrative endorsement deals.
FUN FACT: She got $50,000 from the U.S. Olympic Committee for winning her two golds.
Guy Fieri
Age: 45
Occupation: Celebrity chef, TV personality
Salary: $8 million (est.)
The Food Networkstar has four types of eateries, includingone on Carnival Cruise Lines.
FUN FACT: He gets $100,000 per personal appearance.
Occupation: Celebrity chef, TV personality
Salary: $8 million (est.)
The Food Networkstar has four types of eateries, includingone on Carnival Cruise Lines.
FUN FACT: He gets $100,000 per personal appearance.
Brad Pitt
Occupation: Actor, producer
Salary: $35.5 million (est.)
The four-time Oscar nominee branched out in 2012 with a collection of limited-edition furniture designs. Next up for Pitt onscreen: World War Z, in which he battles zombies.
FUN FACT: He made $7 million for his Chanel No. 5 perfume ads.
Justin Bieber
Occupation: Pop music sensation
Salary: $55 million (est.)
The heartthrob, who has two women’s fragrances and more than 34 million Twitter followers, likes to invest in tech start-ups.
FUN FACT: He earned an estimated $6,261 per hour last year.
Serena Williams
Age: 31
Occupation: Tennis champion
Salary: $19 million (est.)
Her 2012 wins included Wimbledon, the Summer Olympics, and the U.S. Open.
Occupation: Tennis champion
Salary: $19 million (est.)
Her 2012 wins included Wimbledon, the Summer Olympics, and the U.S. Open.
LeBron James
Occupation: Miami Heat basketball star
Salary: $57.5 million (est.)
One of the world’s highest-paid athletes, he makes $40 million in endorsement deals, including ones with Nike and Sprite.
FUN FACT: He has the top-selling basketball shoe.
Sofia Vergara
Occupation: Actress
Salary: $21 million (est.)
The Modern Family star has a fashion line at Kmart as well as deals with CoverGirl and Pepsi.
FUN FACT: She cofounded Latin World Entertainment, a Hispanic-oriented talent management firm.
Taylor Swift
Age: 23
Occupation: Singer/songwriter
Salary: $57 million (est.)
She is the third highest-paid woman in entertainment, next to Oprah Winfrey and Britney Spears.
Occupation: Singer/songwriter
Salary: $57 million (est.)
She is the third highest-paid woman in entertainment, next to Oprah Winfrey and Britney Spears.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
Age: 26
Occupation: Actresses, entrepreneurs
Salary: $40 million each (est.)
The former stars of Full House now have clothing lines that hit close to $1 billion in retail sales.
Occupation: Actresses, entrepreneurs
Salary: $40 million each (est.)
The former stars of Full House now have clothing lines that hit close to $1 billion in retail sales.
Alec Baldwin
Age: 54
Occupation: Actor
Salary: $15 million (est.)
He made $300,000 per episode of NBC's 30 Rock, which wrapped its run in January.
Occupation: Actor
Salary: $15 million (est.)
He made $300,000 per episode of NBC's 30 Rock, which wrapped its run in January.
