$69.9 Million

Hilary Duff Net Worth 2026

Last updated August 3, 2026

As of 2026, Hilary Duff has an estimated net worth of $69.9 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
Hilary Duff

Fast Facts

BirthdateSeptember 28, 1987
BirthplaceHouston, Texas
BreakthroughLizzie McGuire (2001)
Best KnownLizzie McGuire and A Cinderella Story

Who Is Hilary Duff?

Hilary Duff was born September 28, 1987 in Houston, Texas, best known for Lizzie McGuire and A Cinderella Story. The earnings behind Hilary's net worth come from film salaries, backend participation, and endorsement deals.

The model tracks Hilary's earning years from 1997 to 2024, with the biggest single year in 2003 at about $18.5 Million of gross income. After representation fees, taxes, and living costs, what stays invested compounds at market returns into an estimated $69.9 Million today.

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

Hilary Duff net worth line items
LineAmount
Revenue
Film pay, modeled lead roles (15 of 23 films)
era and budget-band medians of disclosed lead salaries (winsorized, thin cells shrunk toward the era median), blended with this actor's disclosed quote history when available; soft breakthrough blend near the career break year
$33,044,821
Film pay, modeled post-breakthrough supporting roles (6 of 23 films)
12.0% of lead cells: lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio
$12,632,718
Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (2 of 23 films)
2.5% of era medians: the pre-stardom rate
$762,247
Backend points, estimated
12% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 2.6% of box office; expected value on 8 commercially viable undisclosed lead roles; cash spread over 3 years; 2 film(s) used band-specific box-office/budget multiples as a gross proxy
$618,278
Endorsements, estimated (2 brand partnerships)
2 named partnerships x the $4.0M annual fee from the median disclosed film deal x a 4-year term, spread across the deal years
$32,000,000
Residuals, estimated
SAG residual rates on post-theatrical receipts assumed at half of box office, split by role share and spread over the ten years after each release; 3 film(s) used band-specific box-office proxies
$1,864,488
TV: True Women
Extra; one engagement for a television film or special; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$75,000
TV: The Soul Collector
Ellie; one engagement for a television film or special; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$75,000
TV: Chicago Hope
Jessie Seldon; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Lizzie McGuire
Elizabeth "Lizzie" McGuire; series episode total for a full-run credit; cable network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$4,875,000
TV: Express Yourself
Herself; stated episode count; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$135,000
TV: Cadet Kelly
Kelly Collins; one engagement for a television film or special; cable network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$75,000
TV: George Lopez
Stephanie / Kenzie; stated episode count; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$24,120
TV: American Dreams
The Shangri-Las Member; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Frasier
Britney; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Joan of Arcadia
Dylan Samuels; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Dear Santa
Herself; guest default per credited year; reality format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Rebelde
Herself; guest default per credited year; soap format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$16,000
TV: The Andy Milonakis Show
Herself; guest default per credited year; variety format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Hilary Duff: This Is Now
Herself; stated episode count; talk format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$10,000
TV: Ghost Whisperer
Morgan Jeffries; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ashlee Walker; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Gossip Girl
Olivia Burke; stated episode count; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$450,000
TV: Beauty & the Briefcase
Lane Daniels; one engagement for a television film or special; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$75,000
TV: Community
Meghan; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Project Runway
Herself; guest default per credited year; reality format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Raising Hope
Rachel; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Two and a Half Men
Stacey; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Dora the Explorer
Jessica the Ice Witch; guest default per credited year; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$24,000
TV: The Real Girl's Kitchen
Herself; stated episode count; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$36,000
TV: The Talk
Herself; stated episode count; talk format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$15,000
TV: Who Do You Think You Are?
Herself; guest default per credited year; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: The Bachelor
Herself; guest default per credited year; reality format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: My Best Friend's Kitchen with Gaby Dalkin
Herself; guest default per credited year; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: How I Met Your Father
Sophie Tompkins; series episode total for a full-run credit; streaming network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$22,500,000
Younger lead salary (modeled)
Duff was a lead on Younger's full TV Land / Paramount+ run (2015-2021). Per-episode cable-lead comps applied across the seven seasons. (variety.com)
$10,600,000
Music and early-2000s touring residual (modeled)
Metamorphosis and follow-on albums were multi-platinum teen-pop releases with supporting tours. Residual modeled for the peak. (billboard.com)
$18,000,000
Investment returns on savings
mixed portfolio: 55% actual 60/40 securities returns (taxed) + 45% US long-run home-price rate on the rest
$40,705,006
Expenses
Representation fees
agent 10% + attorney 5%
-$20,753,650
Taxes
US-CA effective rates, year by year
-$52,048,578
Personal spending
measured household savings rates by income, times a 88% entertainment-household factor
-$36,341,284
Estimated net worth$69,919,162

Film by Film

Hilary Duff film-by-film pay
FilmYearRoleBudgetBox officePay counted
The Haunting of Sharon Tate
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid); budget unreported, small-film terms
2019Lead$2,999,982
Flock of Dudes
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid); budget unreported, small-film terms
2016Lead$2,999,869
Wings: Sky Force Heroes
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $3.0M
2014Lead$20,000,000$2,999,531
Foodfight!
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $20.0M shrunk median for 2010s/large (n=8) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio)
2012Supporting$55,000,000$120,323$2,398,759
She Wants Me
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid); budget unreported, small-film terms
2012Lead$2,998,123
Wings
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid); budget unreported, small-film terms
2012Lead$2,998,123
Bloodworth
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $0.0M
2011Lead$12,971$12,971$1,946
According to Greta
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid); budget unreported, small-film terms
2009Lead$2,987,838
Stay Cool
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $0.7M
2009Lead$4,500,000$674,009
What Goes Up
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid); budget unreported, small-film terms
2009Lead$5,290$2,987,838
War, Inc.
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $1.5M
2008Lead$10,000,000$1,200,000$1,490,393
Material Girls
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid); budget unreported, small-film terms
2006Lead$16,900,000$2,912,811
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $20.0M shrunk median for 2000s/large (n=18) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio)
2005Supporting$60,000,000$135,000,000$2,276,559
The Perfect Man
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $1.5M
2005Lead$10,000,000$19,800,000$1,433,001
A Cinderella Story
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $2.9M
2004Lead$19,000,000$70,067,909$2,566,148
In Search of Santa
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio); budget unreported, small-film terms
2004Supporting$2,037,670
Raise Your Voice
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio)
2004Supporting$15,000,000$14,900,000$2,037,670
Agent Cody Banks
soft-breakthrough supporting blend (w=0.79)
2003Supporting$28,000,000$58,800,000$1,941,030
Cheaper by the Dozen
soft-breakthrough supporting blend (w=0.79)
2003Supporting$40,000,000$190,500,000$1,941,030
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.79): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $2.5M vs early terms
2003Lead$17,000,000$55,500,000$2,115,834
Human Nature
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.50): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $1.3M vs early terms
2001Lead$8,600,000$1,600,000$879,375
Casper Meets Wendy
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $10.0M shrunk median for 1990s/small (n=1) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.12
1998Lead$10,000,000$399,004
Playing by Heart
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $10.0M shrunk median for 1990s/small (n=1) (pre-stardom rate)
1998Supporting$17,000,000$4,000,000$363,243

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

$20M$40M$60M199720032009201520212026$69.9 Million1997: $29,4381998: $112,2811999: $123,9122000: $155,0672001: $2,187,9442002: $4,414,4742003: $8,878,4722004: $13,329,3592005: $15,301,0332006: $17,474,3792007: $19,068,1632008: $18,698,2942009: $21,642,4622010: $23,148,2622011: $24,620,5332012: $27,583,2402013: $30,287,6212014: $32,593,8882015: $33,830,7062016: $36,312,3112017: $39,385,8622018: $40,130,8092019: $45,182,4952020: $48,879,7982021: $53,377,4282022: $52,117,9122023: $59,147,8262024: $63,878,4332025: $68,531,4022026: $69,919,162

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

Year by Year

Hilary Duff year by year model
YearIncomeRep feesTax rateSpentSavedBalance
2026$0$045%$0$0$69,919,162
2025$0$045%$0$0$68,531,402
2024$20,754$3,11345%$8,763$939$63,878,433
2023$11,270,754$1,690,61345%$2,904,316$2,364,762$59,147,826
2022$11,330,772$1,699,61645%$2,919,781$2,377,355$52,117,912
2021$1,820,779$273,11745%$469,189$382,025$53,377,428
2020$1,620,779$243,11745%$417,652$340,062$48,879,798
2019$3,723,518$558,52845%$959,498$781,246$45,182,495
2018$2,454,238$368,13645%$632,423$514,933$40,130,809
2017$1,531,743$229,76147%$380,356$309,695$39,385,862
2016$3,577,364$536,60547%$888,315$723,287$36,312,311
2015$2,201,118$330,16847%$546,572$445,032$33,830,706
2014$2,259,840$338,97647%$561,154$456,904$32,593,888
2013$1,141,233$171,18547%$346,726$167,399$30,287,621
2012$6,063,860$909,57943%$1,619,393$1,318,548$27,583,240
2011$2,682,891$402,43443%$716,483$583,378$24,620,533
2010$268,598$40,29043%$102,651$27,485$23,148,262
2009$5,325,043$798,75643%$1,422,087$1,157,897$21,642,462
2008$6,217,641$932,64643%$1,660,461$1,351,986$18,698,294
2007$3,686,794$553,01943%$984,582$801,670$19,068,163
2006$5,316,145$797,42243%$1,419,711$1,155,962$17,474,379
2005$6,834,962$1,025,24443%$1,825,320$1,486,219$15,301,033
2004$18,251,105$2,737,66643%$4,874,074$3,968,586$13,329,359
2003$18,539,761$2,780,96443%$4,951,162$4,031,352$8,878,472
2002$11,128,452$1,669,26846%$2,815,507$2,292,452$4,414,474
2001$9,868,696$1,480,30446%$2,496,788$2,032,943$2,187,944
2000$301,196$45,17946%$109,051$29,198$155,067
1999$82,383$12,35746%$34,154$3,660$123,912
1998$533,572$80,03646%$165,167$79,743$112,281
1997$303,674$45,55146%$109,948$29,438$29,438

Model Notes

  • RESIDENCE PROXY: residence not individually sourced for this batch; US-CA default applied until documented
  • salary comps: 2 disclosed lead fee(s) flagged as non-market outliers (scale / far-below-quote) and excluded from era medians
  • Image credit: Wikimedia Commons via Wikipedia (Hilary Duff)
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 $69.9 Million.

Methodology

We rebuild Hilary’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 Hilary Duff's net worth in 2026?

As of 2026, Hilary Duff's net worth is an estimated $69.9 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 Hilary Duff make money?

Film salaries and documented backend participation.

How is Hilary Duff'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 Hilary 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 Hilary Duff 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 Hilary 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 Hilary Duff rich compared to the average person?

Yes. A net worth of $69.9 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.

What is Hilary Duff's biggest source of wealth?

On this page it is film salaries, the largest line in the calculation at $33.0 Million. The full breakdown, with every other line and its source, is above.

How much does Hilary Duff make from endorsements?

The model counts $32.0 Million in career endorsement income for Hilary: 2 named partnerships x the $4.0M annual fee from the median disclosed film deal x a 4-year term, spread across the deal years. It is an estimate, since the individual deal values are not all public, and it sits as its own line in the calculation above.

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