Ewan McGregor Net Worth 2026
Last updated July 15, 2026
As of 2026, Ewan McGregor has an estimated net worth of $257.5 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
Fast Facts
| Birthdate | March 31, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Perth |
| Breakthrough | Eye of the Beholder (1999) |
| Best Known | I Love You Phillip Morris |
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
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Revenue | |
| Film pay, modeled lead roles (64 of 107 films) era and budget-band medians of disclosed lead salaries | $432,460,000 |
| Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (43 of 107 films) 2.5% of era medians: the pre-stardom rate | $18,775,000 |
| Backend points, estimated 12% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 2.6% of box office; applied as an expected value to 39 undisclosed lead roles | $9,008,317 |
| Endorsements, estimated (1 documented brand partnerships) 1 named partnerships x the $5.5M median disclosed ambassador fee x the 2.1-year median disclosed term | $11,550,000 |
| 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 | $24,802,309 |
| Investment returns on savings actual 60/40 portfolio returns each year, after tax | $138,883,356 |
| Expenses | |
| Representation fees agent 10% + attorney 5% | -$74,255,210 |
| Taxes US-CA effective rates, year by year | -$187,951,582 |
| Personal spending measured household savings rates by income | -$114,183,029 |
| Estimated net worth | $257,528,270 |
Film by Film
| Film | Year | Role | Budget | Box office | Pay counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2026 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| The End of Oak Street no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2026 | Lead | $85,000,000 | – | $12,750,000 |
| The Land of Sometimes no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2026 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| Long Way Home no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2025 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| My Master Builder no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2025 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| A Gentleman in Moscow no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2024 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| Bleeding Love no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2023 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| Mother, Couch no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2023 | Lead | $70,000,000 | $50,163 | $10,500,000 |
| Speed Is Expensive: Philip Vincent and the Million Dollar Motorcycle no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2023 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2022 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | $109,846 | $625,000 |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2022 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| Raymond & Ray no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2022 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| Halston no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2021 | Lead | $70,000,000 | $188,751 | $10,500,000 |
| Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2021 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| The Birthday Cake no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2021 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| Birds of Prey no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2020 | Lead | $91,000,000 | $205,500,000 | $13,650,000 |
| Long Way Up no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2020 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| Doctor Sleep no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2019 | Lead | $50,000,000 | $72,400,000 | $7,500,000 |
| Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2019 | Supporting | $275,000,000 | $1,074,144,248 | $500,000 |
| Christopher Robin no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2018 | Lead | $75,000,000 | $197,744,377 | $11,250,000 |
| RAF no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2018 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Zoe no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2018 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $401,912 | $6,000,000 |
| Beauty and the Beast no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2017 | Supporting | $207,500,000 | $1,266,000,000 | $500,000 |
| Fargo no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2017 | Lead | $7,000,000 | $60,611,975 | $1,050,000 |
| T2 Trainspotting no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2017 | Lead | $18,000,000 | $42,100,000 | $2,700,000 |
| American Pastoral no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2016 | Lead | $10,000,000 | $1,700,000 | $1,500,000 |
| Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2016 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Jane Got a Gun no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2016 | Lead | $25,000,000 | $3,800,000 | $3,750,000 |
| Our Kind of Traitor no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2016 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $9,700,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Doll & Em no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2015 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Last Days in the Desert no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2015 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| Miles Ahead no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2015 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $5,100,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Mortdecai no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2015 | Lead | $60,000,000 | $47,300,000 | $9,000,000 |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2015 | Supporting | $245,000,000 | $2,068,223,624 | $500,000 |
| A Million Ways to Die in the West no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2014 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | $87,200,000 | $500,000 |
| Son of a Gun no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2014 | Lead | $12,000,000 | $660,241 | $1,800,000 |
| The Real Thing no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2014 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| August: Osage County no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2013 | Lead | $37,000,000 | $74,200,000 | $5,550,000 |
| Hebrides: Islands on the Edge no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2013 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Jack the Giant Slayer no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2013 | Lead | $192,500,000 | $197,700,000 | $20,000,000 |
| Bomber Boys no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2012 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2012 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| Salmon Fishing in the Yemen no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2012 | Lead | $14,400,000 | $34,600,000 | $2,160,000 |
| The Corrections no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2012 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| The Impossible (2012 film) no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2012 | Lead | $45,000,000 | $198,100,000 | $6,750,000 |
| Fastest no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2011 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Haywire no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2011 | Lead | $23,000,000 | $34,500,000 | $3,450,000 |
| Perfect Sense no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2011 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $930,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Beginners no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2010 | Lead | $3,200,000 | $14,300,000 | $480,000 |
| Jackboots on Whitehall no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2010 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2010 | Lead | $35,000,000 | $93,200,000 | $5,250,000 |
| The Battle of Britain no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2010 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | $13,000,000 | $500,000 |
| The Ghost Writer (film) no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2010 | Lead | $30,800,000 | – | $4,620,000 |
| Amelia no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2009 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $19,600,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Angels & Demons no disclosed fee: modeled on the $10.0M median for its era and budget band | 2009 | Lead | $150,000,000 | $485,900,000 | $10,000,000 |
| I Love You Phillip Morris no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2009 | Lead | $13,000,000 | $20,700,000 | $1,950,000 |
| The Men Who Stare at Goats (film) no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2009 | Lead | $24,000,000 | $69,100,000 | $3,600,000 |
| Deception no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2008 | Lead | $25,000,000 | $17,000,000 | $3,750,000 |
| Incendiary no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2008 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| Star Wars: The Force Unleashed no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2008 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| Cassandra's Dream no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2007 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $22,700,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Long Way Down no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2007 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| Othello no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2007 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| Miss Potter no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2006 | Lead | $30,000,000 | $35,800,000 | $4,500,000 |
| Scenes of a Sexual Nature no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2006 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| Stormbreaker no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2006 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| Guys and Dolls no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2005 | Lead | $5,500,000 | $6,800,000 | $825,000 |
| Robots no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2005 | Lead | $77,500,000 | $262,500,000 | $11,625,000 |
| Stay no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2005 | Lead | $50,000,000 | $8,400,000 | $7,500,000 |
| The Island (2005 film) no disclosed fee: modeled on the $10.0M median for its era and budget band | 2005 | Lead | $126,000,000 | $162,900,000 | $10,000,000 |
| Valiant no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2005 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | $61,700,000 | $500,000 |
| Faster & Faster no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2004 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Long Way Round no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2004 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| Big Fish no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2003 | Lead | $70,000,000 | $123,200,000 | $10,500,000 |
| Down with Love no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2003 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $39,500,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Faster no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2003 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Young Adam no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2003 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Solid Geometry no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2002 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| The Polar Bears of Churchill with Ewan McGregor no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2002 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Black Hawk Down no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2001 | Lead | $92,000,000 | $173,000,000 | $13,800,000 |
| Moulin Rouge! no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2001 | Lead | $50,000,000 | $179,000,000 | $7,500,000 |
| Anno Donimi no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2000 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| Nora no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2000 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| Eye of the Beholder no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1999 | Lead | $26,000,000 | $17,600,000 | $3,900,000 |
| Rogue Trader no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1999 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $3,900,000 |
| Tube Tales no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1999 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $3,900,000 |
| Desserts no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1998 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1998 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Little Voice no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1998 | Supporting | $26,000,000 | $4,600,000 | $375,000 |
| Velvet Goldmine no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.0M median for its era and budget band | 1998 | Lead | $9,000,000 | $4,300,000 | $50,000 |
| A Life Less Ordinary no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.0M median for its era and budget band | 1997 | Lead | $12,000,000 | $14,600,000 | $50,000 |
| ER no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1997 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Nightwatch no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.0M median for its era and budget band | 1997 | Lead | $10,000,000 | $1,300,000 | $50,000 |
| The Serpent's Kiss no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1997 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Brassed Off no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1996 | Lead | $26,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $375,000 |
| Emma no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1996 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Karaoke no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1996 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Tales from the Crypt no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1996 | Lead | $26,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $375,000 |
| The Pillow Book (film) no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1996 | Lead | $26,000,000 | $2,400,000 | $375,000 |
| Trainspotting no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1996 | Lead | $26,000,000 | $72,000,000 | $375,000 |
| Blue Juice no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1995 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Kavanagh QC no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1995 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Being Human no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1994 | Lead | $26,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $375,000 |
| Doggin Around no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1994 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Shallow Grave no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1994 | Lead | $26,000,000 | $19,800,000 | $375,000 |
| Lipstick on Your Collar no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1993 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Scarlet and Black no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1993 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
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
Modeled balance at the end of each year, matching the year-by-year table below.
Year by Year
| Year | Income | Rep fees | Tax rate | Spent | Saved | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $14,689,950 | $2,203,492 | 45% | $3,365,100 | $3,502,451 | $257,528,270 |
| 2025 | $15,993,900 | $2,399,085 | 45% | $3,663,803 | $3,813,345 | $254,025,819 |
| 2024 | $15,381,848 | $2,307,277 | 45% | $3,523,597 | $3,667,417 | $228,375,233 |
| 2023 | $26,668,481 | $4,000,272 | 45% | $6,109,082 | $6,358,433 | $202,700,611 |
| 2022 | $22,956,535 | $3,443,480 | 45% | $5,258,768 | $5,473,412 | $174,382,225 |
| 2021 | $22,978,047 | $3,446,707 | 45% | $5,263,696 | $5,478,541 | $201,249,628 |
| 2020 | $16,200,580 | $2,430,087 | 45% | $3,711,148 | $3,862,623 | $175,379,691 |
| 2019 | $9,673,817 | $1,451,073 | 45% | $2,216,030 | $2,306,480 | $156,168,798 |
| 2018 | $19,701,381 | $2,955,207 | 45% | $4,513,094 | $4,697,302 | $133,022,943 |
| 2017 | $5,679,232 | $851,885 | 47% | $1,253,662 | $1,304,832 | $131,778,232 |
| 2016 | $12,923,417 | $1,938,513 | 47% | $2,852,780 | $2,969,220 | $118,443,131 |
| 2015 | $23,229,013 | $3,484,352 | 47% | $5,127,688 | $5,336,982 | $109,176,605 |
| 2014 | $9,357,584 | $1,403,638 | 47% | $2,065,640 | $2,149,952 | $103,081,970 |
| 2013 | $27,875,018 | $4,181,253 | 47% | $6,153,271 | $6,404,425 | $93,960,174 |
| 2012 | $28,476,723 | $4,271,509 | 43% | $6,760,517 | $7,036,456 | $77,454,861 |
| 2011 | $11,100,523 | $1,665,078 | 43% | $2,635,320 | $2,742,884 | $64,925,691 |
| 2010 | $12,655,548 | $1,898,332 | 43% | $3,004,490 | $3,127,123 | $60,196,329 |
| 2009 | $24,006,538 | $3,600,981 | 43% | $5,699,272 | $5,931,896 | $52,483,463 |
| 2008 | $16,428,309 | $2,464,246 | 43% | $3,900,163 | $4,059,353 | $40,946,954 |
| 2007 | $18,691,729 | $2,803,759 | 43% | $4,437,510 | $4,618,633 | $46,167,210 |
| 2006 | $17,258,347 | $2,588,752 | 43% | $4,097,218 | $4,264,451 | $39,736,588 |
| 2005 | $32,177,659 | $4,826,649 | 43% | $7,639,137 | $7,950,939 | $32,721,110 |
| 2004 | $6,892,821 | $1,033,923 | 43% | $1,636,390 | $1,703,182 | $24,062,727 |
| 2003 | $23,800,704 | $3,570,106 | 43% | $5,650,406 | $5,881,035 | $21,055,177 |
| 2002 | $6,794,692 | $1,019,204 | 46% | $1,528,194 | $1,590,570 | $13,294,616 |
| 2001 | $22,463,789 | $3,369,568 | 46% | $5,052,331 | $5,258,548 | $12,884,243 |
| 2000 | $12,085,604 | $1,812,841 | 46% | $2,718,173 | $2,829,119 | $7,923,623 |
| 1999 | $11,829,059 | $1,774,359 | 46% | $2,660,474 | $2,769,064 | $5,136,106 |
| 1998 | $1,246,933 | $187,040 | 46% | $280,448 | $291,895 | $2,167,124 |
| 1997 | $912,489 | $136,873 | 46% | $205,228 | $213,605 | $1,624,068 |
| 1996 | $2,264,731 | $339,710 | 46% | $509,361 | $530,151 | $1,196,220 |
| 1995 | $764,731 | $114,710 | 46% | $221,137 | $129,874 | $601,900 |
| 1994 | $1,125,000 | $168,750 | 46% | $253,024 | $263,351 | $390,240 |
| 1993 | $750,000 | $112,500 | 46% | $216,878 | $127,372 | $127,372 |
Model Notes
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Methodology
We rebuild Ewan’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 Ewan McGregor's net worth in 2026?
As of 2026, Ewan McGregor's net worth is an estimated $257.5 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 Ewan McGregor make money?
Film salaries and documented backend participation.
How is Ewan McGregor'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 Ewan 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 Ewan McGregor 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 Ewan 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 Ewan McGregor rich compared to the average person?
Yes. A net worth of $257.5 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.
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