$292.5 Million

Lady Gaga Net Worth 2026

Last updated July 15, 2026

As of 2026, Lady Gaga has an estimated net worth of $292.5 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
Lady Gaga

Fast Facts

BirthdateMarch 20, 1986
BirthplaceLenox Hill Hospital
BreakthroughA Star Is Born (2018)
Best KnownShiseido

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

Lady Gaga net worth line items
LineAmount
Revenue
Film pay, modeled lead roles (17 of 91 films)
era and budget-band medians of disclosed lead salaries
$156,150,000
Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (74 of 91 films)
2.5% of era medians: the pre-stardom rate
$38,375,000
Backend points, estimated
12% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 2.6% of box office; applied as an expected value to 3 undisclosed lead roles
$2,443,069
Endorsements, estimated (4 documented brand partnerships)
4 named partnerships x the $5.5M median disclosed ambassador fee x the 2.1-year median disclosed term
$46,200,000
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
$5,872,274
Touring and residencies (modeled)
Stadium tours and Las Vegas residencies reported as high eight-figure grosses in peak years; personal take modeled conservatively. (billboard.com)
$180,000,000
Investment returns on savings
actual 60/40 portfolio returns each year, after tax
$41,136,015
Music catalog and recorded-music equity (modeled) equity, estimated
Multiple diamond/platinum albums, residencies, and touring. $150M models retained catalog/music equity beyond film acting income already counted.; $150,000,000 x 100% stake (billboard.com)
$150,000,000
Expenses
Representation fees
agent 10% + attorney 5%
-$64,042,265
Taxes
US-CA effective rates, year by year
-$163,914,629
Personal spending
measured household savings rates by income
-$97,673,644
Estimated net worth$292,453,909

Film by Film

Lady Gaga film-by-film pay
FilmYearRoleBudgetBox officePay counted
Super Bowl LX halftime show
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2026Supporting$70,000,000$625,000
The Devil Wears Prada 2
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band
2026Supporting$100,000,000$375,000
The Lady and The Legend
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2026Supporting$70,000,000$625,000
Fat Juicy & Wet
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 Dead Dance
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
Wednesday
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
Die with a Smile
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2024Lead$70,000,000$10,500,000
Gaga Chromatica Ball
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2024Supporting$70,000,000$112,390,000$625,000
Joker: Folie à Deux
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2024Lead$70,000,000$208,000,000$10,500,000
Beloved Community Talks – The Power of Unlearning
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2021Supporting$70,000,000$625,000
Dom Pérignon
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2021Lead$70,000,000$10,500,000
House of Gucci
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2021Lead$75,000,000$153,300,000$11,250,000
I Concentrate on You
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2021Lead$70,000,000$10,500,000
I Get a Kick Out of You
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2021Lead$70,000,000$10,500,000
I've Got You Under My Skin
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2021Lead$70,000,000$10,500,000
MTV Unplugged
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2021Supporting$70,000,000$625,000
One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2021Supporting$70,000,000$625,000
The Me You Can't See
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2021Supporting$70,000,000$625,000
The Power of Kindness
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2021Supporting$70,000,000$625,000
Apple Inc.
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2020Lead$70,000,000$10,500,000
Dear Class of 2020
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2020Supporting$70,000,000$625,000
Haus Laboratories
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2020Lead$70,000,000$10,500,000
One World: Together at Home
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2020Supporting$70,000,000$625,000
Paper
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2020Supporting$70,000,000$625,000
Valentino (fashion house)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band
2020Supporting$70,000,000$625,000
Haus Laboratories
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2019Lead$40,000,000$6,000,000
A Star Is Born
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget
2018Lead$36,000,000$436,300,000$5,400,000
Always Remember Us This Way
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
Bradley Cooper
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
I'll Never Love Again
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
Gaga: Five Foot Two
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2017Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Montres Tudor SA
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2017Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Revlon
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2017Lead$40,000,000$500,000
RuPaul's Drag Race
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2017Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2017Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Staples Inc.
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2017Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Super Bowl LI halftime show
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2017Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
The Defiant Ones
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2017Supporting$40,000,000$2,750,000$500,000
Tiffany & Co.
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2017Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Dive Bar Tour (Lady Gaga)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2016Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Intel
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2016Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Million Reasons
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2016Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Perfect Illusion
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2016Lead$40,000,000$500,000
The Late Late Show with James Corden
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2016Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2016Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Barnes & Noble
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2015Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Shiseido
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2015Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Til It Happens to You
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2015Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Tom Ford
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2015Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Eau de Gaga
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2014Lead$40,000,000$500,000
G.U.Y.
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2014Lead$40,000,000$500,000
H&M
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2014Lead$40,000,000$500,000
I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2014Lead$40,000,000$500,000
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2014Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Lady Gaga Live at Roseland Ballroom
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2014Supporting$40,000,000$1,520,000$500,000
Muppets Most Wanted
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2014Supporting$40,000,000$80,400,000$500,000
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2014Supporting$65,000,000$39,400,000$500,000
The O2 Arena
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2014Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live!
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2014Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2014Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
ArtRave
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2013Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Documentary
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2013Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2013Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Machete Kills
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2013Supporting$20,000,000$15,008,161$500,000
O2 (United Kingdom)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2013Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Lady Gaga Fame
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2012Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Opening Act
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2012Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
The Simpsons
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2012Supporting$75,000,000$536,400,000$500,000
3-Way (The Golden Rule)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2011Lead$40,000,000$500,000
A Very Gaga Thanksgiving
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2011Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
American Idol
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2011Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2011Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Google Chrome
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2011Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2011Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
MAC Cosmetics
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2011Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Marry the Night
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2011Lead$40,000,000$500,000
RTL II
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2011Lead$40,000,000$500,000
So You Think You Can Dance
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2011Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
The Edge of Glory
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2011Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
The Lady Is a Tramp
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2011Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Double Exposure
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2010Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
2009 Singapore Grand Prix
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2009Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Bad Romance
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2009Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2009Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Gossip Girl
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2009Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
LoveGame
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2009Lead$40,000,000$500,000
RTL II
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2009Lead$40,000,000$500,000
Beautiful, Dirty, Rich
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2008Lead$40,000,000$500,000
The Hills
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2008Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
Boiling Points
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2005Supporting$40,000,000$500,000
The Sopranos
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band
2001Supporting$40,000,000$500,000

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

$100M$200M200120062011201620212026$292.5 Million2001: $84,9152002: $77,1372003: $88,0422004: $93,4962005: $185,8772006: $201,5052007: $210,6942008: $347,6092009: $1,136,4732010: $1,325,4052011: $2,851,7142012: $8,405,5112013: $13,540,1332014: $18,124,2562015: $18,739,2372016: $20,531,6382017: $29,417,0662018: $39,335,8062019: $50,590,0602020: $61,250,0212021: $82,009,7072022: $76,090,1912023: $94,200,7502024: $117,071,8502025: $141,949,5562026: $292,453,909

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

Year by Year

Lady Gaga year by year model
YearIncomeRep feesTax rateSpentSavedBalance
2026$2,115,355$317,30345%$484,575$504,353$292,453,909
2025$57,390,355$8,608,55345%$13,146,695$13,683,295$141,949,556
2024$53,030,198$7,954,53045%$12,147,893$12,643,725$117,071,850
2023$35,770,250$5,365,53745%$8,194,070$8,528,522$94,200,750
2022$30,447,491$4,567,12445%$6,974,759$7,259,443$76,090,191
2021$57,200,993$8,580,14945%$13,103,317$13,638,147$82,009,707
2020$23,856,431$3,578,46545%$5,464,912$5,687,970$61,250,021
2019$21,356,431$3,203,46545%$4,892,224$5,091,907$50,590,060
2018$44,833,667$6,725,05045%$10,270,272$10,689,467$39,335,806
2017$29,596,873$4,439,53147%$6,533,362$6,800,030$29,417,066
2016$3,096,873$464,53147%$683,619$711,522$20,531,638
2015$2,096,873$314,53147%$462,874$481,767$18,739,237
2014$15,579,403$2,336,91047%$3,439,075$3,579,446$18,124,256
2013$17,577,242$2,636,58647%$3,880,088$4,038,459$13,540,133
2012$21,500,000$3,225,00043%$5,104,208$5,312,543$8,405,511
2011$6,000,000$900,00043%$1,424,430$1,482,570$2,851,714
2010$500,000$75,00043%$152,618$89,633$1,325,405
2009$3,000,000$450,00043%$712,215$741,285$1,136,473
2008$1,000,000$150,00043%$305,235$179,265$347,609
2007$0$043%$0$0$210,694
2006$0$043%$0$0$201,505
2005$500,000$75,00043%$152,618$89,633$185,877
2004$0$043%$0$0$93,496
2003$0$043%$0$0$88,042
2002$0$046%$0$0$77,137
2001$500,000$75,00046%$144,585$84,915$84,915

Model Notes

  • RESIDENCE PROXY: residence not individually sourced for this batch; US-CA default applied until documented
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 $292.5 Million.

Methodology

We rebuild Lady’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 Lady Gaga's net worth in 2026?

As of 2026, Lady Gaga's net worth is an estimated $292.5 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 Lady Gaga make money?

Film salaries and documented backend participation.

How is Lady Gaga'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 Lady 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 Lady Gaga 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 Lady 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 Lady Gaga rich compared to the average person?

Yes. A net worth of $292.5 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.

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