$161.6 Million

Aamir Khan Net Worth 2026

Last updated July 15, 2026

As of 2026, Aamir Khan has an estimated net worth of $161.6 Million, computed film by film and year by year from public records and published rates. Every input, rate, and source behind the number is on this page.

Calculation

  • Disclosed salaries and documented backend, each with a citation
  • Undisclosed roles modeled from disclosed comparables for their era, budget band, and career stage
  • Backend, endorsements, and producing credits estimated from disclosed medians
Aamir Khan

Fast Facts

BirthdateMarch 14, 1965
BirthplaceMumbai
BreakthroughQayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988)
Best KnownDangal (2016)

Data

Every line below is computed from public data and the published rate tables on our methodology page. Confidence: Grade C. Documented numbers cover only a small share of this figure, so most of it is modeled from published rates and comparables (grades run from A, mostly documented, to C, mostly modeled).

The Calculation

Aamir Khan net worth line items
LineAmount
Revenue
Film pay, modeled lead roles (52 of 74 films)
era and budget-band medians of disclosed lead salaries
$264,531,325
Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (22 of 74 films)
2.5% of era medians: the pre-stardom rate
$9,468,750
Backend points, estimated
12% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 2.6% of box office; applied as an expected value to 5 undisclosed lead roles
$1,196,169
Endorsements, estimated (3 documented brand partnerships)
3 named partnerships x the $5.5M median disclosed ambassador fee x the 2.1-year median disclosed term
$34,650,000
Residuals, estimated
SAG residual rates (3.6% of distributor receipts in the post-theatrical windows) on receipts assumed at half of box office, split by role share and spread over the ten years after each release
$2,319,860
Investment returns on savings
actual 60/40 portfolio returns each year, after tax
$87,476,890
Expenses
Representation fees
agent 10% + attorney 5%
-$46,814,626
Taxes
India effective rates, year by year
-$119,377,295
Personal spending
measured household savings rates by income
-$71,811,358
Estimated net worth$161,571,115

Film by Film

Aamir Khan film-by-film pay
FilmYearRoleBudgetBox officePay counted
Batwara 1947
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2026Lead$70,000,000$10,500,000
Ek Din
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2026Lead$70,000,000$10,500,000
Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2026Supporting$70,000,000$625,000
Coolie
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2025Supporting$70,000,000$625,000
Sitaare Zameen Par
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2025Lead$70,000,000$10,500,000
The Ba***ds of Bollywood
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2025Supporting$70,000,000$625,000
Angry Young Men
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2024Supporting$70,000,000$625,000
The Great Indian Kapil Show
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2024Supporting$70,000,000$625,000
Laapataa Ladies
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget
2023Lead$542,168$3,043,373$81,325
The Romantics
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median
2023Supporting$4,500,000$123,820$500,000
Laal Singh Chaddha
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2022Lead$70,000,000$15,662,650$10,500,000
Salaam Venky
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2022Supporting$70,000,000$625,000
Koi Jaane Na
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2021Supporting$70,000,000$625,000
Rubaru Roshni
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2019Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Thugs of Hindostan
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2018Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
Secret Superstar
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2017Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
Dangal
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2016Lead$40,000,000$302,900,000$6,000,000
Dil Dhadakne Do
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2015Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
PK
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2014Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
Bombay Talkies
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2013Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Dhoom 3
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2013Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
C.I.D.
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2012Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
Talaash: The Answer Lies Within
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2012Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
Big in Bollywood
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2011Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Delhi Belly
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2011Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Dhobi Ghat
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2010Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
Peepli Live
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2010Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
Phir Mile Sur Mera Tumhara
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2010Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
3 Idiots
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2009Lead$40,000,000$60,262,836$6,000,000
Luck by Chance
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2009Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Ghajini
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2008Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2008Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
Taare Zameen Par
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2007Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
Fanaa
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2006Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
Rang De Basanti
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2006Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
Mangal Pandey: The Rising
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2005Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
Madness in the Desert
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2004Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Roop Kumar Rathod
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2003Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
Dil Chahta Hai
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2001Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
Lagaan
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2001Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
Mela
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2000Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
Mann
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1999Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Sarfarosh
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1999Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Earth
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1998Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Ghulam
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1998Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Ishq
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1997Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Raja Hindustani
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1996Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Aatank Hi Aatank
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1995Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Akele Hum Akele Tum
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1995Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Baazi
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1995Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Rangeela
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1995Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Andaz Apna Apna
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1994Lead$29,000,000$8,650,000$4,350,000
Damini
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band
1993Supporting$26,000,000$375,000
Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1993Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Parampara
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1993Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Pehla Nasha
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band
1993Supporting$26,000,000$375,000
Daulat Ki Jung
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1992Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Isi Ka Naam Zindagi
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1992Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1992Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Afsana Pyaar Ka
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1991Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1991Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Awwal Number
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1990Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1990Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Dil
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1990Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Jawani Zindabad
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1990Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Tum Mere Ho
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1990Lead$26,000,000$3,900,000
Love Love Love
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1989Lead$14,000,000$2,100,000
Raakh
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1989Lead$14,000,000$2,100,000
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
1988Lead$14,000,000$2,100,000
Holi
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band
1984Lead$14,000,000$68,750
Manzil Manzil
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band
1984Lead$14,000,000$68,750
Paranoia
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band
1983Lead$14,000,000$68,750
Madhosh
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band
1974Lead$3,025,000$68,750
Yaadon Ki Baaraat
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band
1973Lead$3,025,000$68,750

How the modeled figures work. An undisclosed lead role after the breakthrough gets the median of disclosed lead salaries for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of the film’s budget. Supporting and pre-breakthrough roles get 2.5% of that median, the documented going rate for actors before stardom. Films with no reported budget are treated as small productions. Undocumented backend, endorsements, and producer or director credits enter as separate estimated lines in the calculation above, built from disclosed medians. Every median comes from the published tables on our methodology page.

Net Worth Over Time

$50M$100M$150M197319841995200620172026$161.6 Million1973: $7,7141974: $15,4281975: $15,4281976: $15,4281977: $15,4281978: $15,4281979: $15,4281980: $15,4281981: $15,4281982: $15,4281983: $18,9631984: $35,4151985: $40,8451986: $44,7341987: $45,7791988: $549,7751989: $1,626,2401990: $6,290,9121991: $9,004,5561992: $12,167,0521993: $14,871,4271994: $15,858,3821995: $22,190,4371996: $24,980,3011997: $29,192,2961998: $34,363,9351999: $38,549,5952000: $39,669,1182001: $41,039,8852002: $37,280,8952003: $42,577,7672004: $44,599,4522005: $46,991,5662006: $52,749,9312007: $55,944,4382008: $47,560,7062009: $53,928,3852010: $61,684,0312011: $63,355,9512012: $70,156,1892013: $78,903,0402014: $84,942,1722015: $85,525,3922016: $91,061,6962017: $99,810,8582018: $98,677,7962019: $110,947,8472020: $119,524,4932021: $130,582,8842022: $112,305,0292023: $126,356,8002024: $140,233,0592025: $156,369,6222026: $161,571,115

Modeled balance at the end of each year, matching the year-by-year table below.

Year by Year

Aamir Khan year by year model
YearIncomeRep feesTax rateSpentSavedBalance
2026$21,816,052$3,272,40845%$4,997,512$5,201,492$161,571,115
2025$23,491,052$3,523,65845%$5,381,213$5,600,854$156,369,622
2024$12,991,052$1,948,65845%$2,975,925$3,097,392$140,233,059
2023$12,329,873$1,849,48145%$2,824,466$2,939,750$126,356,800
2022$11,352,898$1,702,93545%$2,600,665$2,706,815$112,305,029
2021$804,923$120,73845%$237,070$139,231$130,582,884
2020$179,923$26,98845%$74,861$9,253$119,524,493
2019$715,719$107,35845%$210,797$123,801$110,947,847
2018$6,215,719$932,35845%$1,423,866$1,481,983$98,677,796
2017$6,215,719$932,35845%$1,423,866$1,481,983$99,810,858
2016$6,963,586$1,044,53845%$1,595,184$1,660,293$91,061,696
2015$535,796$80,36945%$157,805$92,679$85,525,392
2014$6,035,796$905,36945%$1,382,650$1,439,085$84,942,172
2013$6,535,796$980,36945%$1,497,187$1,558,297$78,903,040
2012$12,035,796$1,805,36945%$2,757,100$2,869,635$70,156,189
2011$1,035,796$155,36945%$305,068$179,167$63,355,951
2010$18,035,796$2,705,36945%$4,131,550$4,300,185$61,684,031
2009$6,684,587$1,002,68845%$1,531,272$1,593,773$53,928,385
2008$12,000,000$1,800,00045%$2,748,900$2,861,100$47,560,706
2007$6,000,000$900,00045%$1,374,450$1,430,550$55,944,438
2006$12,000,000$1,800,00045%$2,748,900$2,861,100$52,749,931
2005$6,000,000$900,00045%$1,374,450$1,430,550$46,991,566
2004$505,138$75,77145%$148,776$87,376$44,599,452
2003$6,005,138$900,77145%$1,375,627$1,431,775$42,577,767
2002$5,138$77145%$2,138$264$37,280,895
2001$12,005,138$1,800,77145%$2,750,077$2,862,325$41,039,885
2000$6,005,138$900,77145%$1,375,627$1,431,775$39,669,118
1999$7,805,138$1,170,77145%$1,787,962$1,860,940$38,549,595
1998$7,805,138$1,170,77145%$1,787,962$1,860,940$34,363,935
1997$3,905,138$585,77145%$894,570$931,083$29,192,296
1996$3,905,138$585,77145%$894,570$931,083$24,980,301
1995$15,605,138$2,340,77145%$3,574,747$3,720,655$22,190,437
1994$4,376,495$656,47445%$1,002,546$1,043,466$15,858,382
1993$8,550,000$1,282,50045%$1,958,591$2,038,534$14,871,427
1992$11,700,000$1,755,00045%$2,680,178$2,789,572$12,167,052
1991$7,800,000$1,170,00045%$1,786,785$1,859,715$9,004,556
1990$19,500,000$2,925,00045%$4,466,962$4,649,288$6,290,912
1989$4,200,000$630,00045%$962,115$1,001,385$1,626,240
1988$2,100,000$315,00045%$481,058$500,693$549,775
1987$0$045%$0$0$45,779
1986$0$045%$0$0$44,734
1985$0$045%$0$0$40,845
1984$137,500$20,62545%$48,854$15,428$35,415
1983$68,750$10,31345%$28,605$3,535$18,963
1982$0$045%$0$0$15,428
1981$0$045%$0$0$15,428
1980$0$045%$0$0$15,428
1979$0$045%$0$0$15,428
1978$0$045%$0$0$15,428
1977$0$045%$0$0$15,428
1976$0$045%$0$0$15,428
1975$0$045%$0$0$15,428
1974$68,750$10,31345%$24,427$7,714$15,428
1973$68,750$10,31345%$24,427$7,714$7,714

Model Notes

  • RESIDENCE PROXY: India resident; model uses India tax proxy if present else US-CA fallback in rates table
Reproduce this number. A net worth estimate should be reproducible the way a scientific finding is: the same public inputs and the same published rates should always give the same answer. Film budgets and box office are public reporting. Every disclosed salary, fee rate, tax rate, savings rate, and benchmark return is published with citations on our methodology page. Undisclosed lead roles use the median of disclosed salaries for their era and budget band, capped at 15% of the film’s budget. Supporting and early-career roles use the documented pre-stardom fraction of that median. Undocumented backend, endorsements, and hyphenate credits enter as estimated lines from disclosed medians. Apply the rates year by year as shown above and you will land on $161.6 Million.

Methodology

We rebuild Aamir’s career as a yearly time series. Disclosed salaries and documented backend enter as reported, with citations. Undisclosed lead roles get the median of disclosed salaries for their era and budget band, capped at 15% of the film’s budget. Supporting roles and roles from before the breakthrough get 2.5% of that median, the going-rate ratio measured from disclosed pre-stardom deals. Films with no reported budget are treated as small productions, and every role is estimated unless a source documents it was unpaid. Representation fees come out at sourced rates, taxes follow the eras actually lived through, spending follows measured household savings behavior unless court documents say otherwise, and what remains compounds at real market returns. Undocumented backend enters as an expected value from disclosed deals, endorsements at the median disclosed ambassador fee, and producer or director credits at union-scale floors.

The full model, every rate table, and how our estimates have checked out against real deals are on the methodology page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Aamir Khan's net worth in 2026?

As of 2026, Aamir Khan's net worth is an estimated $161.6 Million. The estimate is built film by film from disclosed salaries and documented backend, then year by year: income, minus representation fees and taxes, minus spending, compounded at real market returns.

How does Aamir Khan make money?

Film salaries and documented backend participation.

How is Aamir Khan's net worth calculated?

Disclosed paydays enter as reported, with citations. Undisclosed lead roles use the median of disclosed salaries for their era and budget band, capped at 15% of the film's budget, and supporting or early-career roles use the documented pre-stardom fraction of that median. We subtract sourced representation fees, taxes for the years Aamir actually worked, and spending from measured savings behavior, then compound at real market returns. Undocumented backend, endorsements, and producing credits enter as estimated lines from disclosed medians. Every rate and source is published.

How much does Aamir Khan make per film?

It varies by role and era, and the film-by-film table above lists the pay counted for every title. Disclosed paydays enter as reported. Undisclosed roles are modeled from what comparable actors earned in the same era and budget range, with lead roles after the breakthrough earning the most and supporting or early roles a documented fraction of that.

Why is the tax rate so high, and don't actors avoid it with a loan-out company?

Tax comes out at the effective rate for where Aamir lived each year, which is the rate shown in the year-by-year table. In a high-tax state like California, combined federal and state income tax reaches close to half of a top earner's income, so those years run in the mid-40s percent. A loan-out company, the corporation many actors run their income through, does not lower the tax on the money they take home. Its real advantage is deducting business costs such as agent, manager, and attorney fees, and the model already subtracts those as a separate line before any tax is applied. High-earning performers also fall outside the pass-through business deduction that other company owners can claim, so it buys them no rate cut.

Why is this figure different from other net worth sites?

Most sites publish a single number with no way to check it. This estimate is built in the open: every salary, rate, and assumption is on the page, and the methodology page lists every source.

How accurate is this estimate?

No net worth estimate for a private individual is exact; this one is a model built from public data. The difference is that you can see how it was built and check every step. The confidence grade near the top of the calculation shows how much of the figure rests on disclosed numbers, and the page flags where a number leans on an assumption.

Is Aamir Khan rich compared to the average person?

Yes. A net worth of $161.6 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.

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