$323.0 Million

Meryl Streep Net Worth 2026

Last updated July 15, 2026

As of 2026, Meryl Streep has an estimated net worth of $323.0 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
Meryl Streep

Fast Facts

BirthdateJune 22, 1949
BirthplaceSummit
BreakthroughAlice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) (1979)
Best KnownThe Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)

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

LineAmount
Revenue
Film pay, modeled lead roles (68 of 122 films)
era and budget-band medians of disclosed lead salaries		$323,691,250
Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (54 of 122 films)
2.5% of era medians: the pre-stardom rate		$17,868,750
Backend points, estimated
12% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 2.6% of box office; applied as an expected value to 47 undisclosed lead roles		$13,431,754
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		$28,730,619
Investment returns on savings
actual 60/40 portfolio returns each year, after tax		$228,342,135
Expenses
Representation fees
agent 10% + attorney 5%		-$58,999,675
Taxes
US-CA effective rates, year by year		-$148,646,868
Personal spending
measured household savings rates by income		-$91,072,609
Estimated net worth$322,954,149

Film by Film

FilmYearRoleBudgetBox officePay counted
Hoppers
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2026Supporting$70,000,000$389,400,000$625,000
Lidian Emerson
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2026Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
Project Hail Mary
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		2026Supporting$200,000,000–$375,000
The Devil Wears Prada 2
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		2026Lead$100,000,000–$15,000,000
The American Revolution
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2025Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2024Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
Schindler Space Architect
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2024Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
Extrapolations
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2023Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
Only Murders in the Building
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2023Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
Sell/Buy/Date
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2022Lead$70,000,000–$10,500,000
Don't Look Up
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2021Lead$75,000,000–$11,250,000
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2020Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
Let Them All Talk
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
The Prom (film)
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2020Lead$70,000,000$187,430$10,500,000
Big Little Lies
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
Little Women
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2019Lead$40,000,000$220,100,000$6,000,000
The Laundromat (2019 film)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2019Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Mamma Mia! Here We Go 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$394,700,000$6,000,000
Mary Poppins Returns
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2018Lead$40,000,000$346,800,000$6,000,000
This Changes Everything
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2018Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Five Came Back
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2017Supporting$40,000,000$721,000$500,000
Little Door Gods
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2017Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
The Post (film)
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2017Lead$50,000,000$179,800,000$7,500,000
We Rise
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2017Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Florence Foster Jenkins
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2016Lead$29,000,000$56,000,000$4,350,000
Ricki and the Flash
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2015Lead$18,000,000$41,300,000$2,700,000
Shout Gladi Gladi
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2015Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Suffragette
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2015Lead$14,000,000$38,000,000$2,100,000
Into the Woods
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2014Supporting$50,000,000$212,900,000$500,000
The Giver (film)
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2014Lead$25,000,000$67,000,000$3,750,000
The Homesman
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2014Lead$16,000,000$8,199,999$2,400,000
A Fierce Green Fire
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2013Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
August: Osage County
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2013Lead$37,000,000$74,200,000$5,550,000
Girl Rising
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2013Lead$40,000,000$1,700,000$6,000,000
Makers: Women Who Make America
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2013Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Out of Print
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2013Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Wings of Life
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2013Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Hope Springs
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2012Lead$30,000,000$114,300,000$4,500,000
To the Arctic 3D
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2012Supporting$40,000,000$23,700,000$500,000
The Iron Lady (film)
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2011Lead$13,000,000–$1,950,000
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2010Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Fantastic Mr. Fox
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2009Supporting$40,000,000$58,100,000$500,000
It's Complicated
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2009Lead$40,000,000$219,000,000$6,000,000
Julie & Julia
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2009Lead$40,000,000$129,500,000$6,000,000
Doubt
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2008Lead$20,000,000$51,700,000$3,000,000
Mamma Mia!
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2008Lead$52,000,000$706,400,000$7,800,000
Dark Matter
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2007Lead$40,000,000$69,379$6,000,000
Evening
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2007Lead$40,000,000$20,000,000$6,000,000
Lions for Lambs
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2007Lead$35,000,000$64,800,000$5,250,000
Ocean Voyagers
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2007Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Rendition
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2007Lead$27,500,000$27,000,000$4,125,000
A Prairie Home Companion (film)
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2006Lead$10,000,000$26,000,000$1,500,000
Hurricane on the Bayou
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2006Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Mother Courage and Her Children
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2006Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
The Ant Bully (film)
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2006Lead$47,500,000$55,200,000$7,125,000
The Devil Wears Prada (film)
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2006Lead$38,000,000$326,551,094$5,700,000
The Music of Regret
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2006Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Prime
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2005Lead$22,000,000$67,900,000$3,300,000
Stolen Childhoods
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2005Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Bridge and Tunnel
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2004Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $10.0M median for its era and budget band		2004Lead$141,000,000$211,500,000$10,000,000
The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2004Lead$2,200,000$7,716,923$330,000
Angels in America
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2003Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Freedom: A History of US
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2003Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Stuck on You
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2003Supporting$55,000,000$65,800,000$500,000
Adaptation.
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2002Supporting$40,000,000$32,799,999$500,000
The Hours (film)
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2002Lead$25,000,000$108,800,000$3,750,000
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2001Supporting$95,000,000$235,900,000$500,000
The Seagull
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2001Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Ginevra's Story
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1999Supporting$26,000,000–$375,000
King of the Hill
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.0M median for its era and budget band		1999Supporting$8,000,000–$50,000
Music of the Heart
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1999Lead$26,000,000$15,000,000$3,900,000
Dancing at Lughnasa
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1998Lead$26,000,000$2,300,000$3,900,000
One True Thing
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1998Lead$26,000,000$26,600,000$3,900,000
...First Do No Harm
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1997Lead$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		1996Lead$35,000,000$15,000,000$5,250,000
Marvin's Room
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1996Lead$23,000,000$30,000,000$3,450,000
The Bridges of Madison County (film)
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1995Lead$26,000,000–$3,900,000
The Living Sea
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1995Supporting$26,000,000–$375,000
The River Wild
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1994Lead$26,000,000$94,200,000$3,900,000
The Simpsons
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1994Supporting$26,000,000$536,400,000$375,000
The House of the Spirits (film)
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1993Lead$26,000,000–$3,900,000
Death Becomes Her
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1992Lead$55,000,000$149,022,650$8,250,000
Age 7 in America
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1991Supporting$26,000,000–$375,000
Defending Your Life
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1991Lead$26,000,000$16,399,999$3,900,000
Postcards from the Edge
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1990Lead$26,000,000$63,400,000$3,900,000
The Earth Day Special
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1990Lead$26,000,000–$3,900,000
She-Devil
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1989Lead$16,000,000$15,400,000$2,400,000
Evil Angels
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1988Lead$14,000,000$6,900,000$2,100,000
Ironweed
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $8.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1987Lead$27,000,000$7,300,000$4,050,000
Heartburn
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $8.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1986Lead$20,000,000$52,600,000$3,000,000
Out of Africa
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1985Lead$14,000,000$227,500,000$2,100,000
Plenty
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1985Lead$14,000,000–$2,100,000
Falling in Love
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1984Lead$12,000,000$11,100,000$1,800,000
Silkwood
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1983Lead$14,000,000$35,600,000$2,100,000
Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1982Lead$14,000,000–$2,100,000
Still of the Night
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1982Lead$14,000,000$5,979,947$2,100,000
Katherina (Kate) Minola
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1981Supporting$14,000,000–$68,750
The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1981Lead$14,000,000$26,900,000$2,100,000
Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1979Lead$3,025,000–$453,750
Kramer vs. Kramer
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1979Supporting$3,025,000$173,000,000$68,750
The Public Theater
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1979Lead$3,025,000–$453,750
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1979Lead$3,025,000$19,500,000$453,750
Holocaust
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1978Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
The Deer Hunter
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1978Supporting$15,000,000$49,000,000$68,750
The Taming of the Shrew
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1978Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Great Performances
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1977Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Happy End
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1977Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Julia
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1977Lead$7,840,000$20,714,400$68,750
The Cherry Orchard
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1977Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
The Deadliest Season
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1977Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Uncommon Women and Others (film)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1977Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
27 Wagons Full of Cotton
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1976Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Everybody Rides the Carousel
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1976Supporting$3,025,000–$68,750
Henry V
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1976Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Measure for Measure
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1976Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Secret Service
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1976Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
The Shaft of Love
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1975Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Trelawny of the 'Wells'
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1975Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
The Frogs (musical)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1974Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
The Idiots Karamazov
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1974Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
The Possessed (novel)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1974Lead$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

$100M$200M$300M197419851996200720182026$323.0 Million1974: $35,6761975: $59,4601976: $141,4191977: $239,7691978: $277,5741979: $637,3781980: $640,2501981: $1,190,2971982: $2,213,1761983: $2,757,8411984: $3,324,0141985: $4,948,0971986: $6,210,7911987: $7,430,7711988: $8,774,2611989: $11,049,9991990: $13,465,1041991: $17,065,9301992: $20,453,8661993: $22,872,8041994: $23,930,5901995: $30,052,7591996: $35,399,9601997: $42,726,4151998: $51,253,0341999: $57,079,7362000: $56,652,8532001: $56,110,8352002: $52,116,1922003: $61,285,2742004: $69,356,7052005: $72,459,2392006: $85,571,2432007: $95,099,4682008: $79,379,5982009: $93,856,8842010: $102,491,9442011: $106,666,7812012: $117,315,1482013: $138,589,7202014: $150,743,6552015: $153,402,3042016: $163,568,1232017: $182,606,7912018: $181,593,4022019: $213,429,6022020: $239,788,0882021: $270,577,1042022: $229,825,4002023: $260,192,8522024: $289,856,7802025: $318,820,7012026: $322,954,149

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

Year by Year

YearIncomeRep feesTax rateSpentSavedBalance
2026$17,336,471$2,600,47145%$3,971,352$4,133,448$322,954,149
2025$5,233,575$785,03645%$1,198,881$1,247,815$318,820,701
2024$5,933,901$890,08545%$1,359,308$1,414,790$289,856,780
2023$5,978,986$896,84845%$1,369,636$1,425,540$260,192,852
2022$11,450,293$1,717,54445%$2,622,976$2,730,036$229,825,400
2021$12,200,293$1,830,04445%$2,794,782$2,908,855$270,577,104
2020$22,575,756$3,386,36345%$5,171,541$5,382,625$239,788,088
2019$14,208,989$2,131,34845%$3,254,924$3,387,778$213,429,602
2018$15,815,911$2,372,38745%$3,623,030$3,770,909$181,593,402
2017$10,554,955$1,583,24347%$2,329,954$2,425,054$182,606,791
2016$5,734,693$860,20447%$1,265,905$1,317,574$163,568,123
2015$6,749,290$1,012,39347%$1,489,872$1,550,683$153,402,304
2014$8,141,620$1,221,24347%$1,797,222$1,870,578$150,743,655
2013$26,008,155$3,901,22347%$5,741,170$5,975,504$138,589,720
2012$6,573,818$986,07343%$1,560,657$1,624,358$117,315,148
2011$3,207,684$481,15343%$761,520$792,603$106,666,781
2010$1,757,684$263,65343%$417,283$434,315$102,491,944
2009$14,618,683$2,192,80243%$3,470,548$3,612,203$93,856,884
2008$13,740,153$2,061,02343%$3,261,981$3,395,123$79,379,598
2007$22,769,282$3,415,39243%$5,405,541$5,626,176$95,099,468
2006$28,410,101$4,261,51543%$6,744,700$7,019,994$85,571,243
2005$4,303,796$645,56943%$1,021,743$1,063,446$72,459,239
2004$17,300,265$2,595,04043%$4,107,169$4,274,809$69,356,705
2003$7,289,323$1,093,39843%$1,730,522$1,801,155$61,285,274
2002$4,891,749$733,76246%$1,100,203$1,145,110$52,116,192
2001$6,784,264$1,017,64046%$1,525,849$1,588,128$56,110,835
2000$321,924$48,28946%$112,300$35,463$56,652,853
1999$4,693,107$703,96646%$1,055,527$1,098,609$57,079,736
1998$8,197,615$1,229,64246%$1,843,726$1,918,980$51,253,034
1997$4,213,429$632,01446%$947,642$986,322$42,726,415
1996$9,155,780$1,373,36746%$2,059,226$2,143,277$35,399,960
1995$4,728,079$709,21246%$1,063,392$1,106,796$30,052,759
1994$4,890,013$733,50246%$1,099,813$1,144,703$23,930,590
1993$4,247,622$637,14346%$955,333$994,326$22,872,804
1992$8,969,115$1,345,36736%$2,390,807$2,488,391$20,453,866
1991$4,594,125$689,11936%$1,224,610$1,274,594$17,065,930
1990$8,225,428$1,233,81436%$2,192,570$2,282,063$13,465,104
1989$2,705,750$405,86336%$721,245$750,683$11,049,999
1988$2,382,672$357,40136%$635,125$661,049$8,774,261
1987$4,341,865$651,28045%$994,613$1,035,209$7,430,771
1986$3,399,376$509,90655%$637,128$663,133$6,210,791
1985$4,999,964$749,99555%$937,118$975,368$4,948,097
1984$1,930,532$289,58055%$361,830$376,599$3,324,014
1983$2,284,430$342,66445%$523,306$544,665$2,757,841
1982$4,290,151$643,52345%$982,766$1,022,879$2,213,176
1981$2,307,001$346,05045%$528,476$550,047$1,190,297
1980$55,855$8,37845%$23,240$2,872$640,250
1979$1,509,089$226,36345%$345,695$359,805$637,378
1978$218,554$32,78345%$64,370$37,804$277,574
1977$412,500$61,87545%$94,493$98,350$239,769
1976$343,750$51,56345%$78,745$81,959$141,419
1975$137,500$20,62545%$40,497$23,784$59,460
1974$206,250$30,93845%$60,746$35,676$35,676

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 $323.0 Million.

Methodology

We rebuild Meryl’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 Meryl Streep's net worth in 2026?

As of 2026, Meryl Streep's net worth is an estimated $323.0 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 Meryl Streep make money?

Film salaries and documented backend participation.

How is Meryl Streep'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 Meryl 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 Meryl Streep 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 Meryl 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 Meryl Streep rich compared to the average person?

Yes. A net worth of $323.0 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.

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