Sam Worthington Net Worth 2026
Last updated July 15, 2026
As of 2026, Sam Worthington has an estimated net worth of $141.4 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 | n/a |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | n/a |
| Breakthrough | career breakthrough modeled at 2009 |
| Best Known | Cake |
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 (51 of 72 films) era and budget-band medians of disclosed lead salaries | $257,965,586 |
| Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (21 of 72 films) 2.5% of era medians: the pre-stardom rate | $10,405,000 |
| Backend points, estimated 12% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 2.6% of box office; applied as an expected value to 23 undisclosed lead roles | $21,283,222 |
| 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 | $41,591,675 |
| Investment returns on savings actual 60/40 portfolio returns each year, after tax | $61,402,629 |
| Expenses | |
| Representation fees agent 10% + attorney 5% | -$50,203,034 |
| Taxes US-CA effective rates, year by year | -$127,265,653 |
| Personal spending measured household savings rates by income | -$77,201,613 |
| Estimated net worth | $141,419,223 |
Film by Film
| Film | Year | Role | Budget | Box office | Pay counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film has not yet been released no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2026 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 3 no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 2026 | Lead | $100,000,000 | – | $15,000,000 |
| I Will Find You no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2026 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| The Exiles no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2026 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Zero A. D. no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2026 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Avatar: Fire and Ash no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 2025 | Lead | $250,000,000 | – | $15,000,000 |
| Fuze no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2025 | Lead | – | $5,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Breathe no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2024 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2024 | Lead | $50,000,000 | $38,700,000 | $7,500,000 |
| Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2024 | Lead | $50,000,000 | – | $7,500,000 |
| Lift no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 2024 | Lead | $100,000,000 | – | $15,000,000 |
| Relay no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2024 | Lead | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $600,000 |
| The Exorcism no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2024 | Lead | $12,600,000 | $12,600,000 | $1,890,000 |
| The Killer no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2024 | Lead | – | $318,618 | $3,000,000 |
| Simulant no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2023 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Transfusion no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2023 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| 9 Bullets no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2022 | Lead | $193,908 | $193,908 | $29,086 |
| Avatar: The Way of Water no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band | 2022 | Lead | $250,000,000 | $2,176,229,105 | $15,000,000 |
| Under the Banner of Heaven no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2022 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Fires no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2021 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Lansky no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2021 | Lead | $5,000,000 | – | $750,000 |
| The Last Son no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2021 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Fractured no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2019 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2018 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| The Titan no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2018 | Lead | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | $390,000 |
| Manhunt no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2017 | Lead | $50,000,000 | – | $7,500,000 |
| The Hunter's Prayer no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2017 | Lead | $17,000,000 | $236,820 | $2,550,000 |
| The Shack no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2017 | Lead | $20,000,000 | $96,900,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Hacksaw Ridge no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2016 | Lead | $45,000,000 | $180,563,636 | $6,750,000 |
| Deadline Gallipoli no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2015 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Everest no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2015 | Lead | $55,000,000 | $203,427,584 | $8,250,000 |
| Kidnapping Freddy Heineken no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2015 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Paper Planes no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2015 | Lead | $9,610,000 | $9,610,000 | $1,441,500 |
| Cake no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2014 | Lead | $8,500,000 | $2,900,000 | $1,275,000 |
| Drift no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2014 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Sabotage no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2014 | Lead | $35,000,000 | $22,100,000 | $5,250,000 |
| The Keeping Room no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2014 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Drift no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2013 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2012 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Man on a Ledge no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2012 | Lead | $42,000,000 | $47,600,000 | $6,300,000 |
| Scratch no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2012 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Wrath of the Titans no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2012 | Lead | $150,000,000 | $302,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
| Texas Killing Fields no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2011 | Lead | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | $240,000 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2010 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Clash of the Titans no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2010 | Lead | $125,000,000 | $493,200,000 | $18,750,000 |
| Last Night no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2010 | Lead | – | $7,700,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Love & Distrust no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2010 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| Stephen Lang no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2010 | Lead | – | – | $3,000,000 |
| The Debt no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget | 2010 | Lead | $20,000,000 | $45,600,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Avatar no disclosed fee: modeled on the $10.0M median for its era and budget band | 2009 | Lead | $237,000,000 | $2,924,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| Terminator Salvation no disclosed fee: modeled on the $10.0M median for its era and budget band | 2009 | Lead | $200,000,000 | $371,353,001 | $10,000,000 |
| Rogue no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2007 | Lead | $25,000,000 | $4,600,000 | $500,000 |
| A Fairytale of the City no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2006 | Lead | – | – | $500,000 |
| Cleaners no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2006 | Lead | – | – | $500,000 |
| Macbeth no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2006 | Lead | – | $232,900 | $500,000 |
| Two Twisted no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2006 | Lead | – | – | $500,000 |
| Pros and Ex-Cons no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2005 | Lead | – | – | $500,000 |
| The Great Raid no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2005 | Lead | $70,000,000 | $10,800,000 | $500,000 |
| Enzo no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2004 | Lead | – | – | $500,000 |
| Love My Way no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2004 | Lead | – | – | $500,000 |
| Somersault no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median | 2004 | Lead | $4,000,000 | $2,100,000 | $500,000 |
| Thunderstruck no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2004 | Lead | – | – | $500,000 |
| Gettin' Square no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median | 2003 | Lead | $7,900,000 | – | $500,000 |
| Dirty Deeds no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2002 | Lead | – | – | $500,000 |
| Hart's War no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band | 2002 | Lead | $70,000,000 | $33,100,000 | $500,000 |
| New Skin no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2002 | Lead | – | – | $500,000 |
| A Matter of Life no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2001 | Lead | – | – | $500,000 |
| Blue Heelers no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2000 | Lead | – | – | $500,000 |
| Bootmen no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget | 2000 | Lead | $2,700,000 | $2,700,000 | $405,000 |
| JAG no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2000 | Lead | – | – | $500,000 |
| Life in a Volkswagen no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2000 | Lead | – | – | $500,000 |
| Water Rats no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median; budget unreported, small-film terms | 2000 | Lead | – | – | $500,000 |
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 | $28,495,301 | $4,274,295 | 45% | $6,527,561 | $6,793,992 | $141,419,223 |
| 2025 | $23,484,191 | $3,522,629 | 45% | $5,379,641 | $5,599,218 | $134,625,230 |
| 2024 | $44,111,049 | $6,616,657 | 45% | $10,104,739 | $10,517,177 | $117,765,295 |
| 2023 | $11,450,688 | $1,717,603 | 45% | $2,623,066 | $2,730,130 | $96,744,561 |
| 2022 | $25,211,079 | $3,781,662 | 45% | $5,775,228 | $6,010,952 | $83,499,357 |
| 2021 | $7,266,506 | $1,089,976 | 45% | $1,664,575 | $1,732,517 | $92,325,039 |
| 2020 | $841,127 | $126,169 | 45% | $247,733 | $145,494 | $81,156,461 |
| 2019 | $5,798,566 | $869,785 | 45% | $1,328,307 | $1,382,523 | $73,761,670 |
| 2018 | $6,194,986 | $929,248 | 45% | $1,419,116 | $1,477,039 | $62,575,992 |
| 2017 | $16,089,587 | $2,413,438 | 47% | $3,551,696 | $3,696,663 | $62,742,814 |
| 2016 | $9,938,009 | $1,490,701 | 47% | $2,193,766 | $2,283,307 | $53,601,815 |
| 2015 | $18,858,849 | $2,828,827 | 47% | $4,162,997 | $4,332,915 | $48,519,880 |
| 2014 | $15,102,782 | $2,265,417 | 47% | $3,333,864 | $3,469,940 | $43,864,561 |
| 2013 | $5,501,207 | $825,181 | 47% | $1,214,364 | $1,263,930 | $37,604,377 |
| 2012 | $35,684,039 | $5,352,606 | 43% | $8,471,569 | $8,817,348 | $32,148,023 |
| 2011 | $2,557,156 | $383,573 | 43% | $607,082 | $631,861 | $21,510,857 |
| 2010 | $37,413,181 | $5,611,977 | 43% | $8,882,076 | $9,244,610 | $20,212,000 |
| 2009 | $30,125,547 | $4,518,832 | 43% | $7,151,955 | $7,443,872 | $10,086,116 |
| 2008 | $31,799 | $4,770 | 43% | $13,712 | $1,695 | $2,324,129 |
| 2007 | $529,066 | $79,360 | 43% | $161,490 | $94,843 | $2,906,676 |
| 2006 | $2,028,928 | $304,339 | 43% | $481,678 | $501,338 | $2,689,205 |
| 2005 | $1,022,513 | $153,377 | 43% | $242,750 | $252,658 | $2,018,188 |
| 2004 | $2,021,265 | $303,190 | 43% | $479,858 | $499,445 | $1,715,106 |
| 2003 | $521,265 | $78,190 | 43% | $159,108 | $93,445 | $1,144,745 |
| 2002 | $1,501,604 | $225,241 | 46% | $337,726 | $351,510 | $921,082 |
| 2001 | $501,604 | $75,241 | 46% | $145,049 | $85,187 | $627,006 |
| 2000 | $2,405,000 | $360,750 | 46% | $540,909 | $562,986 | $562,986 |
Model Notes
- RESIDENCE PROXY: residence not individually sourced for this batch; US-CA default applied until documented
Methodology
We rebuild Sam’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 Sam Worthington's net worth in 2026?
As of 2026, Sam Worthington's net worth is an estimated $141.4 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 Sam Worthington make money?
Film salaries and documented backend participation.
How is Sam Worthington'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 Sam 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 Sam Worthington 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 Sam 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 Sam Worthington rich compared to the average person?
Yes. A net worth of $141.4 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.
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