$38.1 Million

Miranda Cosgrove Net Worth 2026

Last updated August 3, 2026

As of 2026, Miranda Cosgrove has an estimated net worth of $38.1 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
Miranda Cosgrove

Fast Facts

BirthdateMay 14, 1993
BirthplaceLos Angeles, California
BreakthroughiCarly (2007)
Best KnowniCarly and Despicable Me

Who Is Miranda Cosgrove?

Miranda Cosgrove was born May 14, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, best known for iCarly and Despicable Me. The earnings behind Miranda's net worth come from film salaries, backend participation, and endorsement deals.

The model tracks Miranda's earning years from 2001 to 2026, with the biggest single year in 2010 at about $9.9 Million of gross income. After representation fees, taxes, and living costs, what stays invested compounds at market returns into an estimated $38.1 Million today.

Data

Every line below is computed from public data and the published rate tables on our methodology page. Confidence: Grade C. Documented numbers cover only a small share of this figure, so most of it is modeled from published rates and comparables (grades run from A, mostly documented, to C, mostly modeled).

The Calculation

Miranda Cosgrove net worth line items
LineAmount
Revenue
Film pay, modeled lead roles (8 of 21 films)
era and budget-band medians of disclosed lead salaries (winsorized, thin cells shrunk toward the era median), blended with this actor's disclosed quote history when available; soft breakthrough blend near the career break year
$20,272,943
Film pay, modeled post-breakthrough supporting roles (8 of 21 films)
12.0% of lead cells: lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio
$11,240,730
Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (5 of 21 films)
2.5% of era medians: the pre-stardom rate
$5,105,615
Backend points, estimated
12% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 2.6% of box office; expected value on 1 commercially viable undisclosed lead roles; cash spread over 3 years
$57
Endorsements, estimated (1 brand partnerships)
1 named partnerships x the $4.0M annual fee from the median disclosed film deal x a 4-year term, spread across the deal years
$16,000,000
Residuals, estimated
SAG residual rates on post-theatrical receipts assumed at half of box office, split by role share and spread over the ten years after each release
$5,739,999
TV: Smallville
Young Lana Lang; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Grounded for Life
Jessica; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Drake & Josh
Megan Parker; series episode total for a full-run credit; cable network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$9,450,000
TV: Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Sarah; guest default per credited year; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$24,000
TV: What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Miranda Wright; guest default per credited year; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$24,000
TV: All That
Herself; guest default per credited year; variety format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie
Munch; one engagement for a television film or special; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$35,000
TV: Drake & Josh Go Hollywood
Megan Parker; one engagement for a television film or special; cable network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$75,000
TV: Zoey 101
Paige Howard; guest default per credited year; cable network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Just Jordan
Lindsey Chandler; guest default per credited year; cable network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Unfabulous
Cosmina; guest default per credited year; cable network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: The Naked Brothers Band
Herself; guest default per credited year; cable network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh
Megan Parker; one engagement for a television film or special; cable network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$75,000
TV: 7 Secrets with Miranda Cosgrove
Herself; guest default per credited year; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: The Good Wife
Sloan Burchfield; guest default per credited year; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$24,000
TV: Big Time Rush
Herself; guest default per credited year; cable network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Crowded
Shea Moore; series episode total for a full-run credit; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$3,250,000
TV: Mission Unstoppable
Host; guest default per credited year; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$240,000
TV: The Goldbergs
Elana Reid; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Minions Holiday Special
Narrator; guest default per credited year; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
iCarly lead salary above tier comps (modeled)
Trade coverage put Cosgrove among the highest-paid child TV actors by the later iCarly seasons, with figures reported around $180,000 per episode. The tv_credits tier alone understates that peak, so this books the gap for 2009-2012. (variety.com)
$11,000,000
iCarly revival (modeled)
Cosgrove returned as lead and executive producer on the 2021-23 Paramount+ revival. Modeled lead-plus-EP income for three seasons. (variety.com)
$7,000,000
Investment returns on savings
mixed portfolio: 55% actual 60/40 securities returns (taxed) + 45% US long-run home-price rate on the rest
$19,314,657
Expenses
Representation fees
agent 10% + attorney 5%
-$13,290,080
Taxes
US-CA effective rates, year by year
-$33,228,607
Personal spending
measured household savings rates by income, times a 88% entertainment-household factor
-$23,281,030
Estimated net worth$38,115,475

Film by Film

Miranda Cosgrove film-by-film pay
FilmYearRoleBudgetBox officePay counted
The Wrong Paris
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid); budget unreported, small-film terms
2025Lead$2,999,985
Despicable Me 4
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $16.4M shrunk median for 2020s/tentpole (n=5) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio)
2024Supporting$100,000,000$986,700,000$1,971,410
Drugstore June
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $0.0M
2024Lead$18,665$18,665$2,800
Mother of the Bride
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid); budget unreported, small-film terms
2024Lead$2,999,972
North Hollywood
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid); budget unreported, small-film terms
2021Lead$2,999,790
3022
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid); budget unreported, small-film terms
2019Lead$2,999,036
Despicable Me: Minion Scouts
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio); budget unreported, small-film terms
2019Supporting$599,841
Despicable Me 3
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $20.0M shrunk median for 2010s/large (n=8) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio)
2017Supporting$75,000,000$1,034,999,999$2,397,585
A Mouse Tale
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio); budget unreported, small-film terms
2015Supporting$597,718
The Intruders
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid); budget unreported, small-film terms
2015Lead$2,986,186
Despicable Me 2
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $20.0M shrunk median for 2010s/large (n=8) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio)
2013Supporting$76,000,000$971,000,000$2,365,826
Despicable Me: Training Wheels
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio); budget unreported, small-film terms
2013Supporting$591,457
Our Deal
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid); budget unreported, small-film terms
2011Lead$2,813,214
Despicable Me
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $20.0M shrunk median for 2010s/large (n=8) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio)
2010Supporting$69,000,000$544,200,000$2,173,514
Despicable Me: Home Makeover
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio); budget unreported, small-film terms
2010Supporting$543,379
The Wild Stallion
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.79): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid); budget unreported, small-film terms vs early terms
2009Lead$2,471,960
Greatest Ever Comedy Movies
soft-breakthrough supporting blend (w=0.34)
2006Supporting$1,073,028
Keeping Up with the Steins
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.34): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $0.8M vs early terms
2006Lead$5,000,000$4,400,000$564,162
Khan Kluay
soft-breakthrough supporting blend (w=0.34)
2006Supporting$1,073,028
Yours, Mine & Ours
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.21): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2), capped at $6.8M vs early terms
2005Lead$45,000,000$72,700,000$1,791,438
School of Rock
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate)
2003Supporting$35,000,000$131,095,990$603,959

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

$10M$20M$30M200120062011201620212026$38.1 Million2001: $1,3332002: $18,8572003: $87,3992004: $447,9522005: $1,551,2562006: $2,705,5692007: $4,340,4622008: $5,016,4412009: $7,367,8832010: $10,022,6432011: $11,627,8692012: $13,172,0032013: $14,830,9672014: $16,007,3022015: $16,956,7602016: $18,685,2392017: $20,490,8802018: $20,914,1252019: $23,751,5712020: $25,801,1602021: $29,005,5942022: $27,620,7352023: $30,892,7352024: $34,319,9842025: $37,327,8762026: $38,115,475

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

Year by Year

Miranda Cosgrove year by year model
YearIncomeRep feesTax rateSpentSavedBalance
2026$321,155$48,17345%$118,430$31,710$38,115,475
2025$2,421,145$363,17245%$623,895$507,990$37,327,876
2024$4,560,982$684,14745%$1,175,301$956,958$34,319,984
2023$3,811,118$571,66845%$982,072$799,626$30,892,735
2022$2,818,864$422,83045%$726,382$591,437$27,620,735
2021$4,918,717$737,80845%$1,267,485$1,032,016$29,005,594
2020$1,357,166$203,57545%$349,723$284,752$25,801,160
2019$2,916,442$437,46645%$751,526$611,910$23,751,571
2018$1,446,892$217,03445%$372,844$303,578$20,914,125
2017$1,896,498$284,47547%$470,930$383,442$20,490,880
2016$4,190,078$628,51247%$1,040,462$847,168$18,685,239
2015$2,772,719$415,90847%$688,509$560,601$16,956,760
2014$1,339,157$200,87447%$332,534$270,757$16,007,302
2013$2,213,138$331,97147%$549,557$447,462$14,830,967
2012$3,530,225$529,53443%$942,769$767,625$13,172,003
2011$5,612,290$841,84343%$1,498,798$1,220,356$11,627,869
2010$9,894,464$1,484,17043%$2,642,380$2,151,488$10,022,643
2009$8,610,115$1,291,51743%$2,299,386$1,872,214$7,367,883
2008$4,911,263$736,68943%$1,311,584$1,067,923$5,016,441
2007$6,954,675$1,043,20143%$1,857,291$1,512,250$4,340,462
2006$4,834,214$725,13243%$1,291,008$1,051,169$2,705,569
2005$4,998,950$749,84243%$1,335,001$1,086,990$1,551,256
2004$1,636,309$245,44643%$436,987$355,805$447,952
2003$422,771$63,41643%$138,139$66,694$87,399
2002$181,188$27,17846%$65,601$17,564$18,857
2001$30,000$4,50046%$12,437$1,333$1,333

Model Notes

  • RESIDENCE PROXY: residence not individually sourced for this batch; US-CA default applied until documented
  • salary comps: 2 disclosed lead fee(s) flagged as non-market outliers (scale / far-below-quote) and excluded from era medians
  • Image credit: Wikimedia Commons via Wikipedia (Miranda Cosgrove)
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 $38.1 Million.

Methodology

We rebuild Miranda’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 Miranda Cosgrove's net worth in 2026?

As of 2026, Miranda Cosgrove's net worth is an estimated $38.1 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 Miranda Cosgrove make money?

Film salaries and documented backend participation.

How is Miranda Cosgrove'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 Miranda 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 Miranda Cosgrove 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 Miranda 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 Miranda Cosgrove rich compared to the average person?

Yes. A net worth of $38.1 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.

What is Miranda Cosgrove's biggest source of wealth?

On this page it is film salaries, the largest line in the calculation at $20.3 Million. The full breakdown, with every other line and its source, is above.

How much does Miranda Cosgrove make from endorsements?

The model counts $16.0 Million in career endorsement income for Miranda: 1 named partnerships x the $4.0M annual fee from the median disclosed film deal x a 4-year term, spread across the deal years. It is an estimate, since the individual deal values are not all public, and it sits as its own line in the calculation above.

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