Paul Rudd Net Worth 2026
Last updated July 15, 2026
As of 2026, Paul Rudd has an estimated net worth of $140.4 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 | April 6, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Passaic |
| Breakthrough | Clueless (1995) |
| Best Known | Ant-Man (2015) |
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 (28 of 129 films) era and budget-band medians of disclosed lead salaries | $261,383,093 |
| Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (101 of 129 films) 2.5% of era medians: the pre-stardom rate | $48,575,000 |
| Backend points, estimated 12% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 2.6% of box office; applied as an expected value to 9 undisclosed lead roles | $18,314,032 |
| Endorsements, estimated (2 documented brand partnerships) 2 named partnerships x the $5.5M median disclosed ambassador fee x the 2.1-year median disclosed term | $23,100,000 |
| 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 | $46,642,380 |
| Investment returns on savings actual 60/40 portfolio returns each year, after tax | $48,792,826 |
| Expenses | |
| Representation fees agent 10% + attorney 5% | -$58,277,590 |
| Taxes US-NY effective rates, year by year | -$149,901,077 |
| Personal spending measured household savings rates by income | -$88,686,075 |
| Estimated net worth | $140,445,349 |
Film by Film
| Film | Year | Role | Budget | Box office | Pay counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avengers: Doomsday 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 |
| Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2026 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| Power Ballad 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 |
| Rain Reign 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 Statement 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 |
| Anaconda no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2025 | Lead | $45,000,000 | – | $6,750,000 |
| Death of a Unicorn no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2025 | Lead | $15,000,000 | – | $2,250,000 |
| Haha, You Clowns no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2025 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| Marvel Zombies no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2025 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| Friendship no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2024 | Lead | $16,600,000 | $16,600,000 | $2,490,000 |
| Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 2024 | Lead | $100,000,000 | $195,300,000 | $15,000,000 |
| Secrets of the Octopus no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2024 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 2023 | Lead | $200,000,000 | $476,069,301 | $15,000,000 |
| Impractical Jokers no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2023 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2023 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | $111,327,215 | $625,000 |
| Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2022 | Supporting | $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 | 2022 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| The Bear no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2022 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | $100,000,000 | $625,000 |
| The Bob's Burgers Movie no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2022 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| Ghostbusters: Afterlife no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2021 | Lead | $75,000,000 | $197,360,575 | $11,250,000 |
| My Beautiful Stutter no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2021 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2020 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| At Home with Amy Sedaris 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 | – | $10,500,000 |
| Home Movie: The Princess Bride 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 | – | $10,500,000 |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2020 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| Tiny World no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band | 2020 | Supporting | $70,000,000 | – | $625,000 |
| Avengers: Endgame no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2019 | Lead | $356,000,000 | $2,797,501,328 | $20,000,000 |
| Between Two Ferns: The Movie no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2019 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Living with Yourself 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 | – | $6,000,000 |
| Ant-Man and the Wasp no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2018 | Lead | $162,000,000 | $622,674,139 | $20,000,000 |
| Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell 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 |
| Ideal Home 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 |
| Mute 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 Catcher Was a Spy (film) no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2018 | Lead | $953,953 | $953,953 | $143,093 |
| The Chris Gethard Show no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2018 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| iZombie no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2018 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Fun Mom Dinner no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2017 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Nightcap 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 |
| Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later 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 |
| Bob's Burgers no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2016 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Captain America: Civil War no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2016 | Lead | $250,000,000 | $1,153,296,293 | $20,000,000 |
| Nerdland 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 |
| Sausage Party no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median | 2016 | Supporting | $19,000,000 | $140,705,322 | $500,000 |
| The Fundamentals of Caring 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 |
| Travel Man no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2016 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Ant-Man no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2015 | Lead | $130,000,000 | $519,311,965 | $19,500,000 |
| Moone Boy 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 |
| Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2015 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| The Jack and Triumph Show no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2015 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| The Little Prince (2015 film) no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2015 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| WHIH Newsfront 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 |
| Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp 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 |
| They Came Together no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2014 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Admission no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2013 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| All Is Bright no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2013 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2013 | Lead | $50,000,000 | $173,600,000 | $500,000 |
| Burning Love no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2013 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Prince Avalanche no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2013 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| This Is the End no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2013 | Supporting | $36,950,000 | $127,000,000 | $500,000 |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2012 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Craig Wright's no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2012 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Louie no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2012 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film) no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2012 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| This Is 40 no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2012 | Lead | $35,000,000 | $88,100,000 | $500,000 |
| Wanderlust no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2012 | Lead | $35,000,000 | $24,200,000 | $500,000 |
| Our Idiot Brother no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2011 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Dinner for Schmucks no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2010 | Lead | $65,849,999 | $86,900,000 | $500,000 |
| How Do You Know no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2010 | Lead | $120,000,000 | $48,700,000 | $500,000 |
| The Simpsons no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2010 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2010 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Delocated no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2009 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| I Love You, Man no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2009 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Monsters vs. Aliens no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $10.0M median for its era and budget band | 2009 | Supporting | $175,000,000 | $381,700,000 | $250,000 |
| Party Down no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2009 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Year One no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2009 | Supporting | $60,000,000 | $62,400,000 | $500,000 |
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2008 | Lead | $30,000,000 | $105,800,000 | $500,000 |
| Little Britain USA no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2008 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Over Her Dead Body no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2008 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Role Models no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2008 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Wainy Days no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2008 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Hard Knocks no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2007 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| I Could Never Be Your Woman no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2007 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Knocked Up no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2007 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $219,100,000 | $500,000 |
| Reno 911!: Miami no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median | 2007 | Lead | $10,000,000 | $22,000,000 | $500,000 |
| The Ex (2007 film) no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2007 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2007 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| The Ten (film) no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2007 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Veronica Mars no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2007 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2007 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Cheap Seats no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2006 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Diggers no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2006 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Night at the Museum no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $10.0M median for its era and budget band | 2006 | Lead | $110,000,000 | $574,500,000 | $250,000 |
| Reno 911! no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2006 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Robot Chicken no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2006 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| The Oh in Ohio no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2006 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Three Days of Rain no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2006 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Stella no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2005 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Tennis, Anyone...? no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2005 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| The 40-Year-Old Virgin no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2005 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| The Baxter no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2005 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2004 | Lead | $26,000,000 | $90,600,000 | $500,000 |
| P.S. no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2004 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2004 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| 2 Days no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2003 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| House Hunting no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2003 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| The Shape of Things no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2003 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| On the Edge no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2001 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| The Château no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2001 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| The Shape of Things no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2001 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Wet Hot American Summer no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2001 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $295,206 | $500,000 |
| Friends no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2000 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Gen-Y Cops no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2000 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $11,900,000 | $500,000 |
| Strangers with Candy no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2000 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $2,300,000 | $500,000 |
| The Great Gatsby (2000 film) no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2000 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $500,000 |
| 200 Cigarettes no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.0M median for its era and budget band | 1999 | Lead | $6,000,000 | $6,900,000 | $50,000 |
| The Cider House Rules (film) no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1999 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Overnight Delivery no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.0M median for its era and budget band | 1998 | Lead | $10,000,000 | – | $50,000 |
| The Object of My Affection no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.0M median for its era and budget band | 1998 | Lead | $15,000,000 | $46,900,000 | $50,000 |
| Twelfth Night no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1998 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| The Last Night of Ballyhoo no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1997 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| The Locusts (film) no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1997 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Clueless no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1996 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Romeo + Juliet no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.0M median for its era and budget band | 1996 | Lead | $14,500,000 | $147,600,000 | $50,000 |
| The Size of Watermelons no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1996 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Clueless no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1995 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1995 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Runaway Daughters no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1994 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Wild Oats no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1994 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
| Moment of Truth: Stalking Back no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 1993 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $375,000 |
How the modeled figures work. An undisclosed lead role after the breakthrough gets the median of disclosed lead salaries for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of the film’s budget. Supporting and pre-breakthrough roles get 2.5% of that median, the documented going rate for actors before stardom. Films with no reported budget are treated as small productions. Undocumented backend, endorsements, and producer or director credits enter as separate estimated lines in the calculation above, built from disclosed medians. Every median comes from the published tables on our methodology page.
Net Worth Over Time
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 | $45,918,788 | $6,887,818 | 45% | $10,518,846 | $10,948,187 | $140,445,349 |
| 2025 | $21,552,259 | $3,232,839 | 45% | $4,937,084 | $5,138,597 | $129,497,162 |
| 2024 | $29,940,445 | $4,491,067 | 45% | $6,858,607 | $7,138,551 | $113,505,197 |
| 2023 | $28,707,192 | $4,306,079 | 45% | $6,576,100 | $6,844,512 | $95,949,418 |
| 2022 | $5,851,287 | $877,693 | 45% | $1,340,383 | $1,395,093 | $79,138,939 |
| 2021 | $15,713,575 | $2,357,036 | 45% | $3,599,587 | $3,746,509 | $92,629,389 |
| 2020 | $26,189,601 | $3,928,440 | 45% | $5,999,383 | $6,244,256 | $79,624,894 |
| 2019 | $36,785,651 | $5,517,848 | 45% | $8,426,673 | $8,770,619 | $66,814,144 |
| 2018 | $42,462,527 | $6,369,379 | 45% | $9,727,103 | $10,124,128 | $50,182,011 |
| 2017 | $14,052,459 | $2,107,869 | 47% | $3,102,010 | $3,228,623 | $41,135,637 |
| 2016 | $38,220,967 | $5,733,145 | 47% | $8,437,087 | $8,781,458 | $34,411,807 |
| 2015 | $41,470,586 | $6,220,588 | 47% | $9,154,425 | $9,528,075 | $24,232,612 |
| 2014 | $1,433,737 | $215,061 | 47% | $316,490 | $329,408 | $14,597,247 |
| 2013 | $3,812,331 | $571,850 | 47% | $841,553 | $875,902 | $13,282,293 |
| 2012 | $3,745,625 | $561,844 | 43% | $889,230 | $925,525 | $10,975,125 |
| 2011 | $1,245,800 | $186,870 | 43% | $295,759 | $307,831 | $9,265,720 |
| 2010 | $2,673,689 | $401,053 | 43% | $634,747 | $660,655 | $8,671,722 |
| 2009 | $2,863,837 | $429,576 | 43% | $679,889 | $707,640 | $7,367,345 |
| 2008 | $3,078,850 | $461,828 | 43% | $730,934 | $760,768 | $5,857,905 |
| 2007 | $4,935,637 | $740,346 | 43% | $1,171,745 | $1,219,571 | $6,379,394 |
| 2006 | $3,432,058 | $514,809 | 43% | $814,788 | $848,044 | $4,934,797 |
| 2005 | $2,182,058 | $327,309 | 43% | $518,032 | $539,176 | $3,769,806 |
| 2004 | $1,628,242 | $244,236 | 43% | $386,553 | $402,330 | $3,138,362 |
| 2003 | $1,628,242 | $244,236 | 43% | $386,553 | $402,330 | $2,576,422 |
| 2002 | $128,242 | $19,236 | 46% | $52,388 | $6,475 | $1,904,801 |
| 2001 | $2,128,066 | $319,210 | 46% | $478,623 | $498,159 | $2,089,747 |
| 2000 | $2,119,632 | $317,945 | 46% | $476,726 | $496,185 | $1,653,769 |
| 1999 | $540,533 | $81,080 | 46% | $156,306 | $91,799 | $1,167,038 |
| 1998 | $562,674 | $84,401 | 46% | $162,709 | $95,559 | $984,426 |
| 1997 | $837,674 | $125,651 | 46% | $242,230 | $142,262 | $769,815 |
| 1996 | $800,000 | $120,000 | 46% | $231,336 | $135,864 | $532,230 |
| 1995 | $750,000 | $112,500 | 46% | $216,878 | $127,372 | $358,181 |
| 1994 | $750,000 | $112,500 | 46% | $216,878 | $127,372 | $190,817 |
| 1993 | $375,000 | $56,250 | 46% | $108,439 | $63,686 | $63,686 |
Model Notes
- RESIDENCE PROXY: residence not individually sourced for this batch; US-CA default applied until documented
Methodology
We rebuild Paul’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 Paul Rudd's net worth in 2026?
As of 2026, Paul Rudd's net worth is an estimated $140.4 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 Paul Rudd make money?
Film salaries and documented backend participation.
How is Paul Rudd'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 Paul 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 Paul Rudd 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 Paul 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 Paul Rudd rich compared to the average person?
Yes. A net worth of $140.4 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.
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