Macaulay Culkin Net Worth 2026
Last updated July 13, 2026
As of 2026, Macaulay Culkin has an estimated net worth of $63.1 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 | August 26, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | New York City, New York |
| Breakthrough | Home Alone (1990) |
| Best Known | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) |
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 (4 of 16 films) per-film salaries and backend from cited reporting | $12,650,000 |
| Film pay, modeled lead roles (6 of 16 films) era and budget-band medians of disclosed lead salaries | $16,350,000 |
| Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (6 of 16 films) 2.5% of era medians: the pre-stardom rate | $2,075,000 |
| Backend points, estimated 13% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 3.2% of box office; applied as an expected value to 4 undisclosed lead roles | $988,116 |
| 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 | $9,451,968 |
| Home Alone 2 merchandising participation his own account includes 15 percent of merchandising on the sequel; unit economics were never published, entered at a nominal $3M across the franchise's peak toy years (collider.com) | $3,000,000 |
| American Horror Story and The Righteous Gemstones fees were never disclosed; entered at prestige-cable guest norms, $75K an episode across the eight-episode AHS arc plus the Gemstones episodes | $1,300,000 |
| Home Alone brand campaigns (Google, Uber Eats) he has reprised Kevin McCallister for Google Assistant in 2018 and 2025 and Uber Eats in 2024; fees were never published, entered at $1M per national campaign, below the median ambassador fee because each is a single holiday spot (upi.com) | $3,000,000 |
| Investment returns on savings actual 60/40 portfolio returns each year, after tax | $41,655,057 |
| NoHo loft, 704 Broadway, Manhattan appreciation, estimated documented $1,750,000 purchase in 1999, sold 2025 for a documented $7,750,000, actual sale price, net 7% selling costs; the purchase itself is already counted in savings (6sqft.com) | $5,457,500 |
| Studio City home appreciation, estimated estimated $2,600,000 purchase in 2019, sold 2022 for a documented $3,200,000 (purchase year and price were never published; entered from the documented $3.2M 2022 sale worked back at metro appreciation), actual sale price, net 7% selling costs; the purchase itself is already counted in savings (tmz.com) | $376,000 |
| Toluca Lake estate (former Kiefer Sutherland home) appreciation, estimated documented $8,000,000 purchase in 2022, sold 2025 for a documented $14,250,000, actual sale price, net 7% selling costs; the purchase itself is already counted in savings | $5,252,500 |
| Bunny Ears equity, estimated the satirical site and podcast he founded and runs; no financials are published, entered at a nominal small-media valuation; $1,000,000 x 100% stake (dazeddigital.com) | $1,000,000 |
| Expenses | |
| Representation fees agent 10% + attorney 5%, manager 10% where documented | -$10,449,456 |
| Taxes US-NY then US-CA effective rates, year by year | -$15,766,230 |
| Personal spending measured household savings rates by income | -$10,800,473 |
| Estimated net worth | $63,116,462 |
Film by Film
| Film | Year | Role | Budget | Box office | Pay counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zootopia 2 no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2025 | Supporting | $150,000,000 | $1,870,000,000 | $500,000 |
| Changeland no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $18.2M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2019 | Supporting | – | – | $456,250 |
| Sex and Breakfast no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2007 | Supporting | – | – | $500,000 |
| Saved! no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median | 2004 | Supporting | $5,000,000 | $8,940,582 | $500,000 |
| Party Monster no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2003 | Lead | $5,000,000 | $782,606 | $750,000 |
| Getting Even with Dad no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1994 | Lead | $30,000,000 | $53,800,000 | $4,500,000 |
| The Pagemaster no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 1994 | Lead | $34,000,000 | – | $5,100,000 |
| Richie Rich disclosed: reported $8M | 1994 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $38,100,000 | $8,000,000 |
| The Good Son no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.0M median for its era and budget band | 1993 | Lead | $17,000,000 | $60,613,008 | $2,000,000 |
| The Nutcracker no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.0M median for its era and budget band; budget unreported, small-film terms | 1993 | Lead | – | – | $2,000,000 |
| Home Alone 2: Lost in New York disclosed: his own account: $4.5M, the record for a child actor, plus 15 percent of merchandising | 1992 | Lead | $28,000,000 | $358,994,850 | $4,500,000 |
| Only the Lonely no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.0M median for its era and budget band; budget unreported, small-film terms | 1991 | Supporting | – | $25,000,000 | $50,000 |
| My Girl no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.0M median for its era and budget band | 1991 | Lead | $17,000,000 | $121,489,799 | $2,000,000 |
| Home Alone disclosed: reported $110K for the role that made him the biggest child star in film history | 1990 | Lead | $18,000,000 | $476,684,675 | $110,000 |
| Uncle Buck disclosed: reported $40K | 1989 | Supporting | $15,000,000 | $79,258,538 | $40,000 |
| Rocket Gibraltar no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band; budget unreported, small-film terms | 1988 | Supporting | – | – | $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. The final point folds in stakes and holdings valued at today’s figures.
Year by Year
| Year | Income | Rep fees | Tax rate | Spent | Saved | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $269,280 | $40,392 | 45% | $112,041 | $13,848 | $51,030,462 |
| 2025 | $1,500,000 | $225,000 | 45% | $441,788 | $259,462 | $51,016,614 |
| 2024 | $1,000,000 | $150,000 | 45% | $294,525 | $172,975 | $46,327,332 |
| 2023 | $0 | $0 | 45% | $0 | $0 | $41,634,139 |
| 2022 | $700,000 | $105,000 | 45% | $206,168 | $121,082 | $36,977,555 |
| 2021 | $600,000 | $90,000 | 45% | $176,715 | $103,785 | $43,913,348 |
| 2020 | $0 | $0 | 45% | $0 | $0 | $39,246,386 |
| 2019 | $456,250 | $68,438 | 45% | $162,106 | $51,191 | $35,734,408 |
| 2018 | $1,000,000 | $150,000 | 45% | $294,525 | $172,975 | $30,850,221 |
| 2017 | $0 | $0 | 47% | $0 | $0 | $31,502,615 |
| 2016 | $0 | $0 | 47% | $0 | $0 | $28,597,924 |
| 2015 | $0 | $0 | 47% | $0 | $0 | $27,038,351 |
| 2014 | $1,287 | $193 | 47% | $516 | $64 | $26,841,070 |
| 2013 | $1,752 | $263 | 47% | $703 | $87 | $24,986,972 |
| 2012 | $1,752 | $263 | 43% | $756 | $93 | $22,104,268 |
| 2011 | $1,752 | $263 | 43% | $756 | $93 | $20,380,025 |
| 2010 | $1,752 | $263 | 43% | $756 | $93 | $19,728,878 |
| 2009 | $1,752 | $263 | 43% | $756 | $93 | $18,143,497 |
| 2008 | $1,752 | $263 | 43% | $756 | $93 | $15,959,013 |
| 2007 | $501,752 | $75,263 | 43% | $153,152 | $89,947 | $19,973,617 |
| 2006 | $1,752 | $263 | 43% | $756 | $93 | $19,016,517 |
| 2005 | $1,752 | $263 | 43% | $756 | $93 | $17,541,613 |
| 2004 | $555,053 | $83,258 | 43% | $169,422 | $99,502 | $17,040,528 |
| 2003 | $843,860 | $126,579 | 43% | $257,576 | $151,275 | $15,952,753 |
| 2002 | $303,836 | $45,575 | 46% | $105,990 | $33,471 | $13,844,248 |
| 2001 | $379,601 | $56,940 | 46% | $109,769 | $64,468 | $15,203,410 |
| 2000 | $662,751 | $99,413 | 46% | $191,648 | $112,555 | $15,730,405 |
| 1999 | $674,165 | $101,125 | 46% | $194,948 | $114,493 | $15,745,388 |
| 1998 | $674,165 | $101,125 | 46% | $194,948 | $114,493 | $14,310,730 |
| 1997 | $674,165 | $101,125 | 46% | $194,948 | $114,493 | $12,294,840 |
| 1996 | $674,165 | $101,125 | 46% | $194,948 | $114,493 | $10,330,206 |
| 1995 | $674,165 | $168,541 | 46% | $172,013 | $101,024 | $9,231,539 |
| 1994 | $19,444,181 | $4,861,045 | 46% | $3,858,698 | $4,016,195 | $7,548,500 |
| 1993 | $5,836,619 | $1,459,155 | 46% | $1,158,277 | $1,205,554 | $3,545,779 |
| 1992 | $5,870,329 | $1,467,582 | 36% | $1,380,701 | $1,437,057 | $2,187,842 |
| 1991 | $2,851,760 | $712,940 | 36% | $670,734 | $698,111 | $713,193 |
| 1990 | $121,413 | $30,353 | 36% | $51,868 | $6,411 | $12,860 |
| 1989 | $40,000 | $10,000 | 36% | $17,088 | $2,112 | $6,373 |
| 1988 | $68,750 | $17,188 | 36% | $29,370 | $3,630 | $3,630 |
Methodology
We rebuild Macaulay’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 Macaulay Culkin's net worth in 2026?
As of 2026, Macaulay Culkin's net worth is an estimated $63.1 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 Macaulay Culkin make money?
Child-star fees documented at the time, $110K for Home Alone rising to his own account of $4.5M plus merchandising for the sequel and a reported $8M for Richie Rich, compounded across three decades. The documented NoHo loft sale and the LA house ladder carry the real-estate side.
How is Macaulay Culkin'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 Macaulay 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 Macaulay Culkin 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 Macaulay 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. We never use another outlet's net worth figure as an input, so the number reflects the public record rather than a copy of what someone else printed.
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 Macaulay Culkin rich compared to the average person?
Yes. A net worth of $63.1 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.
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