Liam Neeson Net Worth 2026
Last updated July 15, 2026
As of 2026, Liam Neeson has an estimated net worth of $375.7 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 | June 7, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Ballymena |
| Breakthrough | Ethan Frome (1993) |
| Best Known | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
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 (84 of 179 films) era and budget-band medians of disclosed lead salaries | $598,465,000 |
| Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (95 of 179 films) 2.5% of era medians: the pre-stardom rate | $23,793,750 |
| Backend points, estimated 12% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 2.6% of box office; applied as an expected value to 55 undisclosed lead roles | $16,648,882 |
| 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 | $42,874,351 |
| Investment returns on savings actual 60/40 portfolio returns each year, after tax | $210,538,389 |
| Expenses | |
| Representation fees agent 10% + attorney 5% | -$103,777,827 |
| Taxes US-CA effective rates, year by year | -$263,743,557 |
| Personal spending measured household savings rates by income | -$159,193,388 |
| Estimated net worth | $375,675,800 |
Film by Film
| Film | Year | Role | Budget | Box office | Pay counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2026 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| Cold Storage no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2026 | Lead | $70,000,000 | $4,070,000 | $10,500,000 |
| Hotel Tehran no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2026 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| The Mongoose no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2026 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| Ice Road: Vengeance 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 |
| The Naked Gun no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2025 | Lead | $42,000,000 | – | $6,300,000 |
| Absolution 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 | $4,200,000 | $10,500,000 |
| In the Land of Saints and Sinners 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 | $3,200,000 | $10,500,000 |
| Retribution no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2023 | Lead | $20,000,000 | $18,700,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Wildcat 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 | $565,170 | $10,500,000 |
| Atlanta no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2022 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| Blacklight no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2022 | Lead | $43,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $6,450,000 |
| Derry Girls 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 |
| Marlowe no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2022 | Lead | $22,300,000 | $59,000,000 | $3,345,000 |
| Memory 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 | $14,000,000 | $10,500,000 |
| 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 |
| Tales of the Jedi no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2022 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| The Ice Road 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 | $7,500,000 | $10,500,000 |
| The Marksman 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 |
| Honest Thief no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2020 | Lead | $30,000,000 | $32,600,000 | $4,500,000 |
| Made in Italy no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2020 | Lead | $70,000,000 | $2,900,000 | $10,500,000 |
| The Hunger no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2020 | Lead | $10,000,000 | $5,979,292 | $1,500,000 |
| Cold Pursuit no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2019 | Lead | $60,000,000 | $76,300,000 | $9,000,000 |
| Men in Black: International no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2019 | Lead | $110,000,000 | $253,890,701 | $16,500,000 |
| Ordinary Love no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2019 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $774,877 | $6,000,000 |
| Pope: The Most Powerful Man In History no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2018 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 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 | – | $6,000,000 |
| The Commuter no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2018 | Lead | $30,000,000 | $119,900,000 | $4,500,000 |
| The Last Horsemen of New York no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2018 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Widows no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2018 | Lead | $42,000,000 | $76,000,000 | $6,300,000 |
| Daddy's Home 2 no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2017 | Supporting | $69,000,000 | $180,600,000 | $500,000 |
| Red Nose Day Actually no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2017 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2017 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | $68,700,000 | $500,000 |
| The Orville no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2017 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| The Polar Express no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2017 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | $318,200,000 | $500,000 |
| 1916: The Irish Rebellion 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 | – | $6,000,000 |
| A Monster Calls no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2016 | Supporting | $43,000,000 | $47,300,000 | $500,000 |
| Dream Corp, LLC no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2016 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Inside Amy Schumer no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2016 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Operation Chromite 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 | – | $6,000,000 |
| Silence 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 | $23,834,809 | $6,000,000 |
| A Christmas Star no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2015 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Entourage no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2015 | Supporting | $33,000,000 | $49,300,000 | $500,000 |
| Lego Dimensions 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 |
| Run All Night no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2015 | Lead | $55,800,000 | $71,600,000 | $8,370,000 |
| Ted 2 no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2015 | Supporting | $68,000,000 | $216,000,000 | $500,000 |
| A Million Ways to Die in the West 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 | $87,200,000 | $6,000,000 |
| A Walk Among the Tombstones no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2014 | Lead | $25,500,000 | $62,100,000 | $3,825,000 |
| Family Guy no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2014 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Love Thy Nature 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 |
| Non-Stop no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2014 | Lead | $39,000,000 | $223,000,000 | $5,850,000 |
| Rev. 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 |
| Road 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 |
| Taken 3 no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2014 | Lead | $48,000,000 | $326,400,000 | $7,200,000 |
| The Lego Movie no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2014 | Supporting | $60,000,000 | $469,200,000 | $500,000 |
| The Lego Movie Videogame no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2014 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| The Nut Job no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2014 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | $120,900,000 | $500,000 |
| The Prophet no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median | 2014 | Supporting | $12,000,000 | $725,489 | $500,000 |
| Wild Japan: Snow Monkeys 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 |
| Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2013 | Supporting | $50,000,000 | $173,600,000 | $500,000 |
| Khumba no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2013 | Supporting | $20,000,000 | $28,420,000 | $500,000 |
| Third Person no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2013 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $2,600,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Battleship no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2012 | Lead | $214,500,000 | $303,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
| Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds – The New Generation 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 |
| Taken 2 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 | $376,100,000 | $6,750,000 |
| The Dark Knight Rises no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2012 | Supporting | $250,000,000 | $1,115,000,000 | $500,000 |
| The Grey no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2012 | Lead | $25,000,000 | $81,200,000 | $3,750,000 |
| Wrath of the Titans no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2012 | Lead | $150,000,000 | $302,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
| Life's Too Short no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2011 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2011 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Unknown 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 | – | $6,000,000 |
| Clash of the Titans no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2010 | Lead | $125,000,000 | $493,200,000 | $18,750,000 |
| The A-Team no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2010 | Lead | $110,000,000 | $177,200,000 | $16,500,000 |
| The Big C no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2010 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2010 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | $415,600,000 | $500,000 |
| The Next Three Days no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2010 | Lead | $30,000,000 | $67,500,000 | $4,500,000 |
| The Wildest Dream no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2010 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | $873,594 | $500,000 |
| After.Life 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 | $2,000,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Chloe no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2009 | Lead | $13,000,000 | $13,600,000 | $1,950,000 |
| Five Minutes of Heaven 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 | $87,906 | $6,000,000 |
| Ponyo no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2009 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | $202,400,000 | $500,000 |
| Eh Joe 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 |
| Fallout 3 no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2008 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Taken 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 | $226,800,000 | $3,750,000 |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2008 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | $419,600,000 | $500,000 |
| The Other Man 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 | $2,100,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Seraphim Falls no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2007 | Lead | $18,000,000 | $1,200,000 | $2,700,000 |
| Home no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2006 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Batman Begins no disclosed fee: modeled on the $10.0M median for its era and budget band | 2005 | Lead | $150,000,000 | $375,400,000 | $10,000,000 |
| Breakfast on Pluto no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2005 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $6,000,000 |
| Kingdom of Heaven no disclosed fee: modeled on the $10.0M median for its era and budget band | 2005 | Lead | $135,000,000 | $164,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2005 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | $745,000,000 | $500,000 |
| The Simpsons no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2005 | Supporting | $75,000,000 | $536,400,000 | $500,000 |
| Kinsey no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2004 | Lead | $11,000,000 | $16,900,000 | $1,650,000 |
| Patrick 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 |
| Coral Reef Adventure 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 | – | $6,000,000 |
| Love Actually 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 | $246,942,017 | $6,000,000 |
| The Play What I Wrote no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2003 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Gangs of New York no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2002 | Lead | $97,000,000 | $193,772,504 | $14,550,000 |
| K-19: The Widowmaker no disclosed fee: modeled on the $10.0M median for its era and budget band | 2002 | Lead | $100,000,000 | $65,716,126 | $10,000,000 |
| Liberty's Kids no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2002 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Martin Luther 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 |
| Evolution no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2001 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $98,400,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Empires: The Greeks 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 |
| Gun Shy no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2000 | Lead | $14,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $2,100,000 |
| The Endurance 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 | $2,400,000 | $6,000,000 |
| The Haunting 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 | $180,200,000 | $3,900,000 |
| Everest no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1998 | Supporting | $26,000,000 | $87,000,000 | $375,000 |
| Les Misérables no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1998 | Lead | $26,000,000 | $14,100,000 | $3,900,000 |
| The Crucible no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1998 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $3,900,000 |
| The Judas Kiss no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1998 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $3,900,000 |
| Before and After no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1996 | Lead | $35,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $5,250,000 |
| Michael Collins no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1996 | Lead | $25,000,000 | $32,799,999 | $3,750,000 |
| The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1996 | Supporting | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Rob Roy no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1995 | Lead | $26,000,000 | $58,700,000 | $3,900,000 |
| 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 |
| Ethan Frome no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1993 | Lead | $26,000,000 | $296,081 | $3,900,000 |
| Ruby Cairo no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1993 | Lead | $26,000,000 | $608,866 | $3,900,000 |
| Schindler's List no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1993 | Lead | $26,000,000 | $322,200,000 | $3,900,000 |
| Husbands and Wives no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1992 | Lead | $26,000,000 | $10,600,000 | $375,000 |
| Leap of Faith no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1992 | Lead | $26,000,000 | $23,400,000 | $375,000 |
| Shining Through no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1992 | Lead | $26,000,000 | $21,600,000 | $375,000 |
| Under Suspicion no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1991 | Lead | $26,000,000 | $221,295 | $375,000 |
| Darkman no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1990 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| The Big Man no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1990 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Next of Kin no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1989 | Lead | $12,000,000 | $15,942,628 | $68,750 |
| High Spirits no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1988 | Lead | $14,000,000 | $8,500,000 | $68,750 |
| Satisfaction no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1988 | Lead | $13,000,000 | $8,253,123 | $68,750 |
| Screen Two no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1988 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $68,750 |
| The Dead Pool no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $8.0M median for its era and budget band | 1988 | Lead | $30,000,000 | $39,000,000 | $200,000 |
| The Good Mother no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1988 | Lead | $14,000,000 | $4,764,606 | $68,750 |
| A Prayer for the Dying no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1987 | Lead | $14,000,000 | $1,432,687 | $68,750 |
| Hold the Dream no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1987 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Suspect no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1987 | Lead | $14,000,000 | $18,700,000 | $68,750 |
| Sword to Silence no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1987 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Duet for One no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1986 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $68,750 |
| If Tomorrow Comes no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1986 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Miami Vice no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $5.5M era median | 1986 | Lead | $142,500,000 | $164,200,000 | $137,500 |
| The Mission no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1986 | Lead | $14,000,000 | $17,502,499 | $68,750 |
| A Woman of Substance no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1985 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Lamb no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1985 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Merlin and the Sword no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1985 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $68,750 |
| The Innocent no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1985 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Ellis Island no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1984 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $68,750 |
| The Bounty no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $8.0M median for its era and budget band | 1984 | Lead | $22,500,000 | $18,300,000 | $200,000 |
| Krull no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1983 | Lead | $14,000,000 | $16,900,000 | $68,750 |
| Anna Christie no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1981 | Lead | $14,000,000 | $1,013,000 | $68,750 |
| Excalibur no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1981 | Lead | $14,000,000 | $35,000,000 | $68,750 |
| The Informer (O'Flaherty novel) no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1981 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $68,750 |
| BBC2 Playhouse no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1980 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Of Mice and Men (play) no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1980 | Lead | $14,000,000 | $5,471,088 | $68,750 |
| The Winter's Tale no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1980 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Translations no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1980 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Abbey Theatre no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1979 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Christiana no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1979 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| City Sugar no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1979 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Everyman Playhouse, Cork no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1979 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| I Do Not Like Thee, Doctor Fell no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1979 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Juno and the Paycock no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1979 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play) no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1979 | Lead | $3,025,000 | $109,114,817 | $68,750 |
| The Death of Humpty Dumpty no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1979 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| The Sea (play) no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1979 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Pilgrim's Progress no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1978 | Lead | $3,025,000 | $3,200,000 | $68,750 |
| Play for Today no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1978 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Project Arts Centre no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1978 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Streamers (play) no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1978 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Ulster in Focus no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1978 | Supporting | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| A Little Night Music no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1977 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Black Man's Country no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1977 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Mother Courage and Her Children no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1977 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| The Colleen Bawn no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1977 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| The Plough and the Stars no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1977 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| The Rise and Fall of Barney Kerrigan no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1977 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| The Street no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1977 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Henry IV, Part 1 no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1976 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Irish Republican Army (1922–1969) no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1976 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Philadelphia, Here I Come! no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1976 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Strumpet City no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1976 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $68,750 |
| The Loves of Cass Maguire no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band | 1976 | 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 | $42,525,913 | $6,378,887 | 45% | $9,741,623 | $10,139,241 | $375,675,800 |
| 2025 | $21,244,180 | $3,186,627 | 45% | $4,866,510 | $5,065,144 | $365,536,559 |
| 2024 | $15,454,656 | $2,318,198 | 45% | $3,540,275 | $3,684,776 | $329,011,350 |
| 2023 | $29,027,894 | $4,354,184 | 45% | $6,649,565 | $6,920,976 | $293,465,071 |
| 2022 | $44,665,392 | $6,699,809 | 45% | $10,231,725 | $10,649,346 | $254,495,480 |
| 2021 | $22,866,300 | $3,429,945 | 45% | $5,238,098 | $5,451,898 | $290,535,129 |
| 2020 | $18,944,026 | $2,841,604 | 45% | $4,339,603 | $4,516,729 | $255,389,136 |
| 2019 | $34,672,600 | $5,200,890 | 45% | $7,942,626 | $8,266,815 | $228,422,995 |
| 2018 | $20,638,915 | $3,095,837 | 45% | $4,727,860 | $4,920,833 | $190,337,852 |
| 2017 | $15,657,862 | $2,348,679 | 47% | $3,456,395 | $3,597,472 | $190,405,647 |
| 2016 | $21,709,899 | $3,256,485 | 47% | $4,792,352 | $4,987,958 | $169,583,571 |
| 2015 | $18,650,397 | $2,797,560 | 47% | $4,116,982 | $4,285,022 | $155,619,482 |
| 2014 | $53,586,152 | $8,037,923 | 47% | $11,828,875 | $12,311,686 | $150,230,268 |
| 2013 | $9,195,028 | $1,379,254 | 47% | $2,029,757 | $2,112,604 | $128,391,902 |
| 2012 | $61,803,486 | $9,270,523 | 43% | $14,672,457 | $15,271,332 | $111,711,059 |
| 2011 | $8,608,084 | $1,291,213 | 43% | $2,043,602 | $2,127,015 | $88,917,322 |
| 2010 | $50,123,213 | $7,518,482 | 43% | $11,899,501 | $12,385,195 | $84,017,722 |
| 2009 | $15,679,634 | $2,351,945 | 43% | $3,722,423 | $3,874,359 | $65,876,562 |
| 2008 | $18,457,222 | $2,768,583 | 43% | $4,381,837 | $4,560,687 | $54,537,397 |
| 2007 | $3,709,059 | $556,359 | 43% | $880,549 | $916,490 | $62,549,073 |
| 2006 | $1,533,776 | $230,066 | 43% | $364,126 | $378,988 | $58,944,705 |
| 2005 | $29,215,914 | $4,382,387 | 43% | $6,936,004 | $7,219,106 | $54,023,676 |
| 2004 | $8,318,825 | $1,247,824 | 43% | $1,974,931 | $2,055,540 | $45,467,816 |
| 2003 | $13,918,690 | $2,087,804 | 43% | $3,304,367 | $3,439,239 | $40,879,774 |
| 2002 | $32,386,011 | $4,857,902 | 46% | $7,283,938 | $7,581,241 | $32,803,010 |
| 2001 | $6,784,274 | $1,017,641 | 46% | $1,525,851 | $1,588,131 | $27,765,046 |
| 2000 | $14,596,206 | $2,189,431 | 46% | $3,282,833 | $3,416,826 | $27,199,621 |
| 1999 | $4,834,053 | $725,108 | 46% | $1,087,227 | $1,131,604 | $23,977,009 |
| 1998 | $12,515,329 | $1,877,299 | 46% | $2,814,823 | $2,929,713 | $20,915,913 |
| 1997 | $409,099 | $61,365 | 46% | $118,299 | $69,477 | $15,577,187 |
| 1996 | $10,010,050 | $1,501,507 | 46% | $2,251,360 | $2,343,253 | $13,152,159 |
| 1995 | $4,533,569 | $680,035 | 46% | $1,019,645 | $1,061,263 | $9,767,584 |
| 1994 | $4,403,085 | $660,463 | 46% | $990,298 | $1,030,718 | $7,197,805 |
| 1993 | $12,909,053 | $1,936,358 | 46% | $2,903,375 | $3,021,880 | $6,190,611 |
| 1992 | $1,311,348 | $196,702 | 36% | $349,553 | $363,820 | $2,962,400 |
| 1991 | $582,608 | $87,391 | 36% | $199,671 | $117,267 | $2,468,466 |
| 1990 | $960,858 | $144,129 | 36% | $256,126 | $266,580 | $2,004,843 |
| 1989 | $334,952 | $50,243 | 36% | $114,795 | $67,419 | $1,717,582 |
| 1988 | $707,155 | $106,073 | 36% | $188,499 | $196,193 | $1,405,818 |
| 1987 | $495,197 | $74,279 | 45% | $145,848 | $85,657 | $1,107,877 |
| 1986 | $456,015 | $68,402 | 55% | $109,888 | $64,538 | $992,688 |
| 1985 | $387,265 | $58,090 | 55% | $93,321 | $54,808 | $827,841 |
| 1984 | $370,145 | $55,522 | 55% | $89,196 | $52,385 | $646,803 |
| 1983 | $160,107 | $24,016 | 45% | $56,886 | $17,964 | $556,186 |
| 1982 | $91,357 | $13,703 | 45% | $38,011 | $4,698 | $538,222 |
| 1981 | $276,215 | $41,432 | 45% | $81,352 | $47,778 | $533,524 |
| 1980 | $341,715 | $51,257 | 45% | $100,644 | $59,108 | $485,746 |
| 1979 | $620,651 | $93,098 | 45% | $142,176 | $147,979 | $426,638 |
| 1978 | $343,750 | $51,563 | 45% | $78,745 | $81,959 | $278,659 |
| 1977 | $481,250 | $72,188 | 45% | $110,242 | $114,742 | $196,701 |
| 1976 | $343,750 | $51,563 | 45% | $78,745 | $81,959 | $81,959 |
Model Notes
- RESIDENCE PROXY: residence not individually sourced for this batch; US-CA default applied until documented
Methodology
We rebuild Liam’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 Liam Neeson's net worth in 2026?
As of 2026, Liam Neeson's net worth is an estimated $375.7 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 Liam Neeson make money?
Film salaries and documented backend participation.
How is Liam Neeson'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 Liam 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 Liam Neeson 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 Liam 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 Liam Neeson rich compared to the average person?
Yes. A net worth of $375.7 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.
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