Jodie Foster Net Worth 2026
Last updated July 18, 2026
As of 2026, Jodie Foster has an estimated net worth of $136.9 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
Fast Facts
| Birthdate | November 19, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Los Angeles |
| Breakthrough | Taxi Driver (1976) |
| Best Known | The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
Who Is Jodie Foster?
Jodie Foster was born November 19, 1962 in Los Angeles, best known for The Silence of the Lambs (1991). The earnings behind Jodie's net worth come from film salaries, backend participation, and producing and directing fees.
The model tracks Jodie's earning years from 1972 to 2026, with the biggest single year in 1994 at about $16.1 Million of gross income. After representation fees, taxes, and living costs, what stays invested compounds at market returns into an estimated $136.9 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
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Revenue | |
| Film pay with a disclosed figure (1 of 46 films) per-film salaries and backend from cited reporting | $15,000,000 |
| Film pay, modeled lead roles (18 of 46 films) era and budget-band medians of disclosed lead salaries | $100,025,000 |
| Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (27 of 46 films) 2.5% of era medians: the pre-stardom rate | $3,687,500 |
| Backend points, estimated 12% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 2.6% of box office; applied as an expected value to 18 undisclosed lead roles | $5,532,647 |
| Producer, director, and writer credits, estimated (1 credits) union-scale floor per credit, scaled to each era; actual hyphenate fees run higher, so this is a floor | $268,008 |
| 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 | $12,491,509 |
| True Detective: Night Country lead, estimated 6 episodes at the $1.5M median of disclosed modern per-episode star fees (Tulsa King $1M, The Morning Show $2M); her fee was never published | $9,000,000 |
| Investment returns on savings actual 60/40 portfolio returns each year, after tax | $87,001,232 |
| Coldwater Canyon home, Beverly Hills appreciation, estimated documented $11,750,000 purchase in 2012, 6.0%/yr US-CA appreciation, net 7% selling costs; the purchase itself is already counted in savings (forbes.com) | $12,956,028 |
| Hollywood Hills Spanish villa appreciation, estimated estimated $2,000,000 purchase in 1995, sold 2014 for a documented $4,995,000 (purchase price unpublished; anchored under its documented 2014 sale), actual sale price, net 7% selling costs; the purchase itself is already counted in savings (forbes.com) | $2,645,350 |
| Expenses | |
| Representation fees agent 10% + attorney 5% | -$21,893,465 |
| Taxes US-CA effective rates, year by year | -$55,179,028 |
| Personal spending measured household savings rates by income | -$34,596,015 |
| Estimated net worth | $136,890,532 |
Film by Film
| Film | Year | Role | Budget | Box office | Pay counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Private Life 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 | $1,900,000 | $10,500,000 |
| Nyad no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2023 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| The Mauritanian no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2021 | Lead | $19,000,000 | $7,500,000 | $2,850,000 |
| Hotel Artemis no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2018 | Lead | $15,500,000 | $13,300,000 | $2,325,000 |
| Elysium no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2013 | Supporting | $115,000,000 | $286,100,000 | $500,000 |
| Carnage no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2011 | Lead | $25,000,000 | $30,700,000 | $3,750,000 |
| The Beaver no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2011 | Lead + D | $21,000,000 | $7,300,000 | $3,150,000 |
| Nim's Island no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2008 | Lead | $37,000,000 | $100,100,000 | $5,550,000 |
| The Brave One no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2007 | Lead | $70,000,000 | $69,000,000 | $10,500,000 |
| Inside Man no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2006 | Lead | $45,000,000 | $184,400,000 | $6,750,000 |
| Flightplan no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2005 | Lead | $55,000,000 | $223,400,000 | $8,250,000 |
| A Very Long Engagement no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2004 | Supporting | $56,000,000 | $69,400,000 | $500,000 |
| Panic Room no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2002 | Lead | $48,000,000 | $197,100,000 | $7,200,000 |
| The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median | 2002 | Supporting | $12,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $500,000 |
| Anna and the King disclosed: Variety, 1998: a $15M fee, her biggest to date | 1999 | Lead | $92,000,000 | $114,000,000 | $15,000,000 |
| Contact no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1997 | Lead | $90,000,000 | $171,100,000 | $13,500,000 |
| Maverick no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1994 | Lead | $75,000,000 | $183,000,000 | $11,250,000 |
| Nell no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1994 | Lead | $24,500,000 | $106,700,000 | $3,675,000 |
| Sommersby no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1993 | Lead | $30,000,000 | $140,000,000 | $4,500,000 |
| Shadows and Fog no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.0M median for its era and budget band | 1991 | Supporting | $14,000,000 | $2,735,731 | $50,000 |
| The Silence of the Lambs no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.0M median for its era and budget band | 1991 | Lead | $19,000,000 | $272,700,000 | $2,000,000 |
| Catchfire no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1990 | Lead | $10,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $1,500,000 |
| Five Corners no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1988 | Lead | $5,500,000 | $969,205 | $825,000 |
| Stealing Home no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1988 | Supporting | $8,000,000 | $7,460,000 | $68,750 |
| The Accused no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1988 | Lead | $13,000,000 | $92,100,000 | $1,950,000 |
| Siesta no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1987 | Supporting | $5,000,000 | $604,491 | $68,750 |
| Mesmerized no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1986 | Lead | $4,200,000 | – | $68,750 |
| The Blood of Others no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1984 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $68,750 |
| The Hotel New Hampshire no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1984 | Lead | $7,500,000 | $5,100,000 | $68,750 |
| Svengali no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1983 | Lead | $2,000,000 | – | $68,750 |
| O'Hara's Wife no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1982 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Carny no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1980 | Lead | $6,000,000 | $1,817,720 | $68,750 |
| Foxes no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1980 | Lead | $14,000,000 | $7,500,000 | $68,750 |
| Candleshoe no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1977 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Casotto no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1977 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Moi, fleur bleue no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1977 | Supporting | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Bugsy Malone no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1976 | Lead | $1,150,000 | $2,800,000 | $68,750 |
| Echoes of a Summer no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1976 | Lead | $662,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Freaky Friday no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1976 | Lead | $5,000,000 | $36,000,000 | $68,750 |
| Taxi Driver no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1976 | Lead | $1,900,000 | $28,600,000 | $68,750 |
| The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1976 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1974 | Supporting | $1,800,000 | $21,000,000 | $68,750 |
| One Little Indian no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1973 | Supporting | $3,025,000 | $2,000,000 | $68,750 |
| Tom Sawyer no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1973 | Lead | $3,025,000 | $6,000,000 | $68,750 |
| Kansas City Bomber no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1972 | Supporting | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Napoleon and Samantha no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1972 | Lead | $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
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 | $13,484 | $2,023 | 45% | $5,610 | $693 | $136,890,532 |
| 2025 | $10,518,175 | $1,577,726 | 45% | $2,409,451 | $2,507,796 | $121,288,461 |
| 2024 | $9,012,355 | $1,351,853 | 45% | $2,064,505 | $2,148,771 | $108,414,108 |
| 2023 | $678,554 | $101,783 | 45% | $199,851 | $117,373 | $95,858,031 |
| 2022 | $53,554 | $8,033 | 45% | $22,282 | $2,754 | $85,032,514 |
| 2021 | $2,944,643 | $441,696 | 45% | $674,544 | $702,077 | $101,310,330 |
| 2020 | $71,671 | $10,751 | 45% | $29,820 | $3,686 | $90,128,959 |
| 2019 | $71,671 | $10,751 | 45% | $29,820 | $3,686 | $82,060,379 |
| 2018 | $2,488,968 | $373,345 | 45% | $570,160 | $593,432 | $70,942,795 |
| 2017 | $164,216 | $24,632 | 47% | $65,842 | $8,138 | $72,242,106 |
| 2016 | $273,749 | $41,062 | 47% | $93,726 | $29,598 | $65,573,653 |
| 2015 | $406,449 | $60,967 | 47% | $139,160 | $43,945 | $61,969,646 |
| 2014 | $416,443 | $62,466 | 47% | $142,582 | $45,026 | $61,473,868 |
| 2013 | $875,244 | $131,287 | 47% | $248,407 | $145,890 | $57,185,665 |
| 2012 | $492,610 | $73,891 | 43% | $150,362 | $88,308 | $50,459,369 |
| 2011 | $7,754,441 | $1,163,166 | 43% | $1,840,943 | $1,916,083 | $46,442,063 |
| 2010 | $470,038 | $70,506 | 43% | $143,472 | $84,261 | $43,103,562 |
| 2009 | $537,754 | $80,663 | 43% | $164,141 | $96,400 | $39,562,525 |
| 2008 | $6,334,903 | $950,235 | 43% | $1,503,938 | $1,565,323 | $34,714,568 |
| 2007 | $11,250,290 | $1,687,544 | 43% | $2,670,875 | $2,779,890 | $41,488,417 |
| 2006 | $7,744,230 | $1,161,634 | 43% | $1,838,519 | $1,913,560 | $37,020,396 |
| 2005 | $9,230,988 | $1,384,648 | 43% | $2,191,483 | $2,280,931 | $32,384,139 |
| 2004 | $958,797 | $143,819 | 43% | $227,623 | $236,914 | $29,243,451 |
| 2003 | $541,957 | $81,293 | 43% | $165,424 | $97,154 | $27,314,409 |
| 2002 | $8,728,313 | $1,309,247 | 46% | $1,963,085 | $2,043,211 | $23,846,024 |
| 2001 | $586,969 | $88,045 | 46% | $169,734 | $99,685 | $24,001,335 |
| 2000 | $589,939 | $88,491 | 46% | $170,593 | $100,189 | $24,835,464 |
| 1999 | $15,522,223 | $2,328,333 | 46% | $3,491,103 | $3,633,597 | $24,937,266 |
| 1998 | $578,580 | $86,787 | 46% | $167,308 | $98,260 | $19,504,389 |
| 1997 | $14,501,117 | $2,175,168 | 46% | $3,261,446 | $3,394,567 | $16,806,936 |
| 1996 | $477,034 | $71,555 | 46% | $137,944 | $81,015 | $11,375,091 |
| 1995 | $477,034 | $71,555 | 46% | $137,944 | $81,015 | $10,206,013 |
| 1994 | $16,120,340 | $2,418,051 | 46% | $3,625,626 | $3,773,610 | $8,370,673 |
| 1993 | $5,153,645 | $773,047 | 46% | $1,159,106 | $1,206,417 | $4,614,598 |
| 1992 | $224,822 | $33,723 | 36% | $92,950 | $29,353 | $3,186,258 |
| 1991 | $2,947,731 | $442,160 | 36% | $785,747 | $817,818 | $2,998,837 |
| 1990 | $1,580,324 | $237,049 | 36% | $421,251 | $438,445 | $1,859,731 |
| 1989 | $65,009 | $9,751 | 36% | $31,475 | $3,890 | $1,404,378 |
| 1988 | $3,137,474 | $470,621 | 36% | $836,325 | $870,461 | $1,193,113 |
| 1987 | $77,314 | $11,597 | 45% | $32,168 | $3,976 | $295,512 |
| 1986 | $117,350 | $17,602 | 55% | $39,949 | $4,937 | $283,113 |
| 1985 | $48,600 | $7,290 | 55% | $16,545 | $2,045 | $248,112 |
| 1984 | $186,094 | $27,914 | 55% | $54,098 | $17,083 | $205,887 |
| 1983 | $121,196 | $18,179 | 55% | $35,232 | $11,126 | $176,660 |
| 1982 | $121,196 | $18,179 | 55% | $35,232 | $11,126 | $165,534 |
| 1981 | $52,446 | $7,867 | 55% | $17,854 | $2,207 | $154,408 |
| 1980 | $184,412 | $27,662 | 55% | $53,608 | $16,929 | $152,201 |
| 1979 | $46,912 | $7,037 | 55% | $15,970 | $1,974 | $135,272 |
| 1978 | $46,912 | $7,037 | 55% | $15,970 | $1,974 | $133,298 |
| 1977 | $253,162 | $37,974 | 55% | $61,006 | $35,829 | $131,325 |
| 1976 | $350,626 | $52,594 | 55% | $84,492 | $49,622 | $95,496 |
| 1975 | $6,876 | $1,031 | 55% | $2,341 | $289 | $45,874 |
| 1974 | $72,602 | $10,890 | 55% | $21,105 | $6,665 | $45,584 |
| 1973 | $137,500 | $20,625 | 55% | $33,134 | $19,460 | $38,919 |
| 1972 | $137,500 | $20,625 | 55% | $33,134 | $19,460 | $19,460 |
Methodology
We rebuild Jodie’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 Jodie Foster's net worth in 2026?
As of 2026, Jodie Foster's net worth is an estimated $136.9 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 Jodie Foster make money?
Film salaries, anchored by the one payday with a first-rate citation: Variety's 1998 report of her $15M Anna and the King fee. Her other star-era fees were never reliably published, so those films model from their budgets, and her True Detective run enters at the median disclosed per-episode star fee.
How is Jodie Foster'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 Jodie 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 Jodie Foster 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 Jodie 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 Jodie Foster rich compared to the average person?
Yes. A net worth of $136.9 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.
What is Jodie Foster's biggest source of wealth?
On this page it is film salaries, the largest line in the calculation at $100.0 Million. The full breakdown, with every other line and its source, is above.
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