$325.4 Million

Robert Downey Jr. Patrimonio neto 2026

Actualizado August 3, 2026

As of 2026, Robert Downey Jr. has an estimated net worth of $325.4 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

  • Salarios divulgados y backend documentado, cada uno con una cita.
  • Roles no revelados modelados a partir de comparables revelados para su época, rango de presupuesto y etapa profesional.
  • Backend, patrocinios y créditos de producción estimados a partir de medianas divulgadas
Robert Downey Jr.

Fast Facts

BirthdateApril 4, 1965
BirthplaceManhattan
BreakthroughIron Man (2008)
Best KnownIron Man (2008)

Who Is Robert Downey Jr.?

Robert Downey Jr. was born April 4, 1965 in Manhattan, best known for Iron Man (2008). The earnings behind Robert's net worth come from film salaries, backend participation, and endorsement deals.

The model tracks Robert's earning years from 1969 to 2026, with the biggest single year in 2019 at about $136.2 Million of gross income. After representation fees, taxes, and living costs, what stays invested compounds at market returns into an estimated $325.4 Million today.

Data

Cada línea a continuación se calcula a partir de datos públicos y las tablas de tarifas publicadas en nuestro página de metodología. Confianza: Grado C. Las cifras documentadas cubren sólo una pequeña parte de esta cifra, por lo que la mayor parte está modelada a partir de tasas publicadas y comparables (las calificaciones van desde A, en su mayoría documentada, hasta C, en su mayoría modelada).

The Calculation

Robert Downey Jr. net worth line items
LineAmount
Revenue
Film pay with a disclosed figure (2 of 104 films)
Salarios por película y backend de los informes citados.
$75,500,000
Film pay, modeled lead roles (27 of 104 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
$408,314,928
Film pay, modeled post-breakthrough supporting roles (9 of 104 films)
12.0% of lead cells: lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio
$18,599,438
Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (66 of 104 films)
2,5% de las medianas de la época: la tasa previa al estrellato
$30,635,970
Puntos backend, estimados
12% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 2.6% of box office; expected value on 26 commercially viable undisclosed lead roles; cash spread over 3 years; 12 film(s) used band-specific box-office/budget multiples as a gross proxy
$40,302,966
Respaldos, estimados (4 asociaciones de marca)
4 named partnerships x the $4.0M annual fee from the median disclosed film deal x a 4-year term, spread across the deal years
$64,000,000
Residuos, estimados
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; 39 film(s) used band-specific box-office proxies
$112,147,335
TV: Saturday Night Live
Various characters (1985–1986); Himself / host (1996); stated episode count; variety format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$1,278,000
TV: Mussolini: The Untold Story
credited role; stated episode count; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$225,000
TV: Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
credited role; one engagement for a television film or special; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$75,000
TV: Ally McBeal
credited role; stated episode count; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$1,575,000
TV: Family Guy
credited role; guest default per credited year; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$24,000
TV: American Idol
Himself; guest default per credited year; reality format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Constance
credited role; 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 Age of A.I.
Himself (host); stated episode count; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$120,000
TV: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Himself (guest host); 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: Perry Mason
credited role; guest default per credited year; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$120,000
TV: Sweet Tooth
credited role; guest default per credited year; streaming network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$120,000
TV: The Bond
credited role; guest default per credited year; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$24,000
TV: The Sunshine Place
credited role; 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: Downey's Dream Cars
Himself (host); stated episode count; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$90,000
TV: The Sympathizer
Claude, Niko Damianos, Professor Robert Hammer, Ned Godwin, The Priest; stated episode count; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$245,000
Marvel Avengers-era franchise pay (modeled uplift beyond film rows)
trade reporting put his later MCU deals in the $50M+ range including backend; residual film rows already count lead medians, so this books only the documented premium above comps for peak Avengers years (hollywoodreporter.com)
$130,000,000
Rentabilidad de la inversión sobre los ahorros
mixed portfolio: 55% actual 60/40 securities returns (taxed) + 45% US long-run home-price rate on the rest
$132,487,275
Malibu compound (Point Dume area) appreciation, estimated
estimated $9,400,000 purchase in 2011 (public sales reporting for his Point Dume purchases clustered near $9-10M; entered at $9.4M), 6.0%/yr US-CA appreciation, net 7% selling costs; the purchase itself is already counted in savings (architecturaldigest.com)
$11,550,712
Expenses
Honorarios de representación
agente 10% + abogado 5%
-$129,402,919
Taxes
Tasas efectivas entre EE. UU. y CA, año tras año
-$328,695,715
Gastos personales
measured household savings rates by income, times a 88% entertainment-household factor
-$223,242,156
Patrimonio neto estimado$325,383,324

Película por película

Robert Downey Jr. film-by-film pay
FilmYearRoleBudgetTaquillasPago contado
A Head Full of Ghosts
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2); personal blend cut to 29% on a smaller-than-usual budget; blended 29% with this actor's disclosed quote history ($20.0M personal, n=1); cap raised to similar-budget personal max within 50% of budget ($20.0M), capped at $20.0M
2026Lead$70,000,000$19,999,881
All-Star Weekend
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio)
2026Supporting$70,000,000$2,849,986
Vengadores: el día del juicio final
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2); personal blend cut to 29% on a smaller-than-usual budget; blended 29% with this actor's disclosed quote history ($20.0M personal, n=1); cap raised to similar-budget personal max within 50% of budget ($20.0M), capped at $20.0M
2026Lead$70,000,000$19,999,881
Play Dirty
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2); personal blend cut to 29% on a smaller-than-usual budget; blended 29% with this actor's disclosed quote history ($20.0M personal, n=1); cap raised to similar-budget personal max within 50% of budget ($20.0M), capped at $20.0M
2025Lead$70,000,000$19,999,768
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $18.0M shrunk median for 2020s/blockbuster (n=8) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio)
2025Supporting$200,000,000$521,900,000$2,399,977
McNeal
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2); personal blend cut to 29% on a smaller-than-usual budget; blended 29% with this actor's disclosed quote history ($20.0M personal, n=1); cap raised to similar-budget personal max within 50% of budget ($20.0M), capped at $20.0M
2024Lead$70,000,000$19,999,548
The Sympathizer
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2); personal blend cut to 29% on a smaller-than-usual budget; blended 29% with this actor's disclosed quote history ($20.0M personal, n=1); cap raised to similar-budget personal max within 50% of budget ($20.0M), capped at $20.0M
2024Lead$70,000,000$19,999,548
Downey's Dream Cars
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio)
2023Supporting$70,000,000$2,849,898
Oppenheimer
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $16.4M shrunk median for 2020s/tentpole (n=5); personal blend cut to 42% on a smaller-than-usual budget; blended 42% with this actor's disclosed quote history ($20.0M personal, n=1); cap raised to similar-budget personal max within 50% of budget ($20.0M)
2023Lead$100,000,000$955,300,000$17,932,591
The Bond
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2); personal blend cut to 29% on a smaller-than-usual budget; blended 29% with this actor's disclosed quote history ($20.0M personal, n=1); cap raised to similar-budget personal max within 50% of budget ($20.0M), capped at $20.0M
2022Lead$70,000,000$19,998,284
The Sunshine Place
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2); personal blend cut to 29% on a smaller-than-usual budget; blended 29% with this actor's disclosed quote history ($20.0M personal, n=1); cap raised to similar-budget personal max within 50% of budget ($20.0M), capped at $20.0M
2022Lead$70,000,000$19,998,284
Dolittle
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $16.4M shrunk median for 2020s/tentpole (n=5); blended 75% with this actor's disclosed quote history ($20.0M personal, n=1)
2020Lead$183,700,000$251,000,000$19,100,873
Perry Mason
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2); personal blend cut to 29% on a smaller-than-usual budget; blended 29% with this actor's disclosed quote history ($20.0M personal, n=1); cap raised to similar-budget personal max within 50% of budget ($20.0M), capped at $20.0M
2020Lead$70,000,000$19,993,492
Sweet Tooth
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2); personal blend cut to 29% on a smaller-than-usual budget; blended 29% with this actor's disclosed quote history ($20.0M personal, n=1); cap raised to similar-budget personal max within 50% of budget ($20.0M), capped at $20.0M
2020Lead$70,000,000$19,993,492
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio)
2020Supporting$70,000,000$2,849,243
Vengadores: final del juego
disclosed: Forbes: $20M upfront plus ~$55M backend from an 8% first-dollar-type deal, $75M total
2019Lead$356,000,000$2,797,501,328$75,000,000
Constance
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3); personal blend cut to 17% on a smaller-than-usual budget; blended 17% with this actor's disclosed quote history ($20.0M personal, n=1); raised to 70% of recent similar-budget personal max ($20.0M); cap raised to similar-budget personal max within 50% of budget ($20.0M)
2019Lead$40,000,000$13,991,038
Spider-Man: Far From Home
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $20.0M shrunk median for 2010s/tentpole (n=12) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio)
2019Supporting$160,000,000$1,131,927,996$2,398,759
The Age of A.I.
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio)
2019Supporting$40,000,000$2,398,612
Vengadores: Guerra Infinita
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.8M shrunk median for 2010s/blockbuster (n=11); blended 75% with this actor's disclosed quote history ($20.0M personal, n=1)
2018Lead$400,000,000$2,048,359,754$18,918,733
Our Town
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M
2017Lead$40,000,000$5,985,844
Spider-Man: Homecoming
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2010s/tentpole (n=12)
2017Lead$175,000,000$880,166,924$19,951,784
Capitán América: Guerra Civil
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.8M shrunk median for 2010s/blockbuster (n=11)
2016Lead$250,000,000$1,153,296,293$15,695,358
Vengadores: La era de Ultrón
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.8M shrunk median for 2010s/blockbuster (n=11)
2015Lead$250,000,000$1,402,805,868$15,625,998
Chef
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)
2014Supporting$11,000,000$49,800,000$591,457
The Judge (2014 film)
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $7.1M
2014Lead$47,500,000$84,400,000$7,001,794
Iron Man 3
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.8M shrunk median for 2010s/blockbuster (n=11)
2013Lead$200,000,000$1,214,811,252$15,239,636
The Avengers
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.8M shrunk median for 2010s/blockbuster (n=11)
2012Lead$220,000,000$1,518,812,988$14,770,330
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2010s/tentpole (n=12), capped at $18.8M
2011Lead$125,000,000$543,848,418$16,574,547
Due Date
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.79): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2010s/large (n=8), capped at $9.8M vs early terms
2010Lead$65,000,000$211,780,824$7,820,371
Iron Man 2
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.79): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.8M shrunk median for 2010s/blockbuster (n=11) vs early terms
2010Lead$200,000,000$623,933,331$12,561,875
Love & Distrust
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.79): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M vs early terms
2010Lead$40,000,000$4,805,716
Sherlock Holmes
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.66): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2000s/large (n=18), capped at $13.5M vs early terms
2009Lead$90,000,000$524,028,679$9,089,833
The Soloist
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.66): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2000s/large (n=18), capped at $9.0M vs early terms
2009Lead$60,000,000$38,300,000$6,116,429
American Idol
soft-breakthrough supporting blend (w=0.50)
2008Supporting$40,000,000$1,404,688
Iron Man
disclosed: early MCU comeback deal reported near $500K upfront before backend participation on later films
2008Lead$140,000,000$585,366,247$500,000
The Incredible Hulk (film)
soft-breakthrough supporting blend (w=0.50)
2008Supporting$150,000,000$265,000,000$856,818
Tropic Thunder
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.50): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2000s/large (n=18), capped at $13.8M vs early terms
2008Lead$92,000,000$195,702,963$7,150,000
Charlie Bartlett
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.34): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $1.8M vs early terms
2007Lead$12,000,000$5,300,000$920,368
Lucky You
soft-breakthrough supporting blend (w=0.34)
2007Supporting$55,000,000$8,400,000$1,144,563
Zodiac
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.34): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2000s/large (n=18), capped at $11.2M vs early terms
2007Lead$75,000,000$84,700,000$4,146,869
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.21): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2), capped at $6.0M vs early terms
2006Lead$40,000,000$2,000,000$1,634,981
A Scanner Darkly (film)
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.21): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $1.3M vs early terms
2006Lead$8,700,000$7,700,000$643,199
Fur
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.21): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $2.5M vs early terms
2006Lead$16,800,000$2,300,000$896,658
The Shaggy Dog (2006 film)
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.21): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2000s/large (n=18), capped at $7.5M vs early terms
2006Lead$50,000,000$87,100,000$1,960,260
Family Guy
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate)
2005Supporting$40,000,000$703,783
Game 6
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.12
2005Lead$40,000,000$129,664$1,141,854
Good Night, and Good Luck
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.12
2005Lead$7,000,000$54,641,191$538,037
Hubert Selby Jr.: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate)
2005Supporting$40,000,000$703,783
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.12
2005Lead$15,000,000$15,800,000$681,080
The Outsider
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate)
2005Supporting$40,000,000$703,783
Eros
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.06
2004Lead$40,000,000$1,500,000$842,721
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate)
2003Supporting$40,000,000$547,776
Gothika
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.03
2003Lead$40,000,000$141,600,000$674,362
The Singing Detective (film)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.03
2003Lead$8,000,000$435,625$493,938
Whatever We Do
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.03
2003Lead$40,000,000$674,362
Lethargy
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.02
2002Lead$40,000,000$583,580
I Want Love
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.01
2001Lead$40,000,000$535,758
Wonder Boys
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M shrunk median for 2000s/large (n=18) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
2000Lead$55,000,000$33,400,000$537,237
Black and White
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1999Lead$26,000,000$368,130
Bowfinger
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.6M shrunk median for 1990s/large (n=3) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1999Lead$55,000,000$98,625,775$384,497
Friends & Lovers
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1999Lead$26,000,000$33,543$368,130
In Dreams
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1999Lead$30,000,000$17,000,000$369,613
The Gingerbread Man (film)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1998Lead$25,000,000$1,500,000$363,685
U.S. Marshals
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1998Lead$45,000,000$102,367,405$367,498
Hugo Pool
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1997Lead$26,000,000$13,330$361,687
One Night Stand
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1997Lead$23,000,000$2,600,000$361,393
Two Girls and a Guy
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.0M median for its era and nearest band (small) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1997Lead$1,000,000$2,000,000$50,065
Danger Zone
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $10.0M shrunk median for 1990s/small (n=1) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1996Lead$8,500,000$250,344
Ally McBeal
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1995Lead$26,000,000$359,985
Home for the Holidays
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1995Lead$20,000,000$22,100,000$359,830
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1995Lead$26,000,000$359,985
Restoration
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $10.0M shrunk median for 1990s/small (n=1) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1995Lead$19,000,000$4,000,000$250,448
Richard III
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $10.0M shrunk median for 1990s/small (n=1) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1995Lead$9,468,679$4,199,334$250,202
Hail Caesar
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1994Lead$26,000,000$359,688
Natural Born Killers
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1994Lead$34,000,000$50,282,766$359,794
Only You
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1994Lead$26,000,000$20,100,000$359,688
Heart and Souls
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1993Lead$25,000,000$16,500,000$359,529
Short Cuts
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $10.0M shrunk median for 1990s/small (n=1) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1993Lead$12,000,000$6,110,979$250,070
The Last Party (film)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate)
1993Supporting$26,000,000$359,437
Chaplin
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1992Lead$31,000,000$12,000,000$359,475
Soapdish
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1991Lead$25,000,000$36,500,000$359,416
Too Much Sun
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.0M median for its era and nearest band (small) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1991Lead$2,250,000$50,003
Air America
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1990Lead$32,500,000$57,700,000$359,403
Chances Are
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1989Lead$16,000,000$16,300,000$103,132
True Believer
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1989Lead$14,000,000$8,700,000$103,131
Johnny Be Good
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1988Lead$14,000,000$17,600,000$103,128
Rented Lips
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1988Lead$14,000,000$103,128
Less than Zero
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1987Lead$8,000,000$12,400,000$103,126
The Pick-up Artist (1987 film)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1987Lead$15,000,000$13,300,000$103,127
Back to School
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1986Lead$11,000,000$91,300,000$103,126
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2) (pre-stardom rate)
1985Supporting$5,000,000$6,300,000$103,125
Mussolini: The Untold Story
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1985Lead$14,000,000$103,125
Tuff Turf
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1985Lead$14,000,000$9,369,329$103,125
Weird Science
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1985Lead$7,500,000$38,900,000$103,125
Firstborn
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1984Lead$8,000,000$6,300,000$103,125
Baby It's You
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1983Lead$3,000,000$1,867,792$68,750
Fred Burch
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1983Lead$14,000,000$103,125
Up the Academy
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2) (pre-stardom rate)
1980Supporting$5,000,000$10,000,000$103,125
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small) (pre-stardom rate)
1975Supporting$3,025,000$68,750
Greaser's Palace
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small) (pre-stardom rate)
1972Supporting$3,025,000$68,750
Pound
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1970Lead$3,025,000$68,750
Ralph Karr
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1969Lead$15,000,000$103,125
That's Adequate
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1969Lead$15,000,000$103,125

Cómo funcionan las figuras modeladas. 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 página de metodología.

Patrimonio neto Over Time

$100M$200M$300M196919811993200520172026$325.4 Million1969: $26,2581970: $34,1531971: $35,6691972: $43,7441973: $45,4711974: $47,2331975: $55,5791976: $57,5621977: $59,5851978: $61,6491979: $63,7561980: $73,5991981: $75,1761982: $76,7851983: $92,3771984: $102,0221985: $245,5521986: $299,8371987: $375,0381988: $479,0131989: $615,4831990: $784,6551991: $1,047,9611992: $1,265,8581993: $1,607,3331994: $1,928,4811995: $2,613,8981996: $2,922,6731997: $3,486,9201998: $4,152,1651999: $4,758,9392000: $5,133,3982001: $5,430,2502002: $5,688,0572003: $6,757,7342004: $7,663,4492005: $9,067,3242006: $10,960,9262007: $13,132,6432008: $18,135,7442009: $27,689,4632010: $38,612,3332011: $47,887,7532012: $66,309,5522013: $76,295,1722014: $84,269,1302015: $98,847,5212016: $109,201,1902017: $124,058,1922018: $134,977,4412019: $177,915,6182020: $202,435,3562021: $223,722,0932022: $217,378,0162023: $244,065,1452024: $272,587,4802025: $300,086,9472026: $325,383,324

Saldo modelado al final de cada año, que coincide con la tabla año por año a continuación.

Año tras año

Robert Downey Jr. year by year model
YearIncomeHonorarios de representanteTasa impositivaSpentSavedBalance
2026$36,550,970$5,482,64645%$9,418,673$7,668,905$325,383,324
2025$36,431,898$5,464,78545%$9,387,990$7,643,922$300,086,947
2024$42,923,884$6,438,58345%$11,060,884$9,006,032$272,587,480
2023$34,455,738$5,168,36145%$8,878,761$7,229,296$244,065,145
2022$42,414,845$6,362,22745%$10,929,712$8,899,228$217,378,016
2021$20,217,830$3,032,67445%$5,209,852$4,241,984$223,722,093
2020$53,856,729$8,078,50945%$13,878,125$11,299,896$202,435,356
2019$136,191,211$20,428,68245%$35,094,568$28,574,823$177,915,618
2018$48,589,459$7,288,41945%$12,520,823$10,194,749$134,977,441
2017$32,373,009$4,855,95147%$8,038,723$6,545,317$124,058,192
2016$25,799,063$3,869,85947%$6,406,310$5,216,168$109,201,190
2015$61,979,477$9,296,92247%$15,390,471$12,531,283$98,847,521
2014$16,397,777$2,459,66747%$4,071,824$3,315,375$84,269,130
2013$19,223,866$2,883,58047%$4,773,586$3,886,766$76,295,172
2012$70,012,888$10,501,93343%$18,697,390$15,223,854$66,309,552
2011$35,837,827$5,375,67443%$9,570,721$7,792,706$47,887,753
2010$41,534,940$6,230,24143%$11,092,172$9,031,507$38,612,333
2009$35,968,815$5,395,32243%$9,605,702$7,821,189$27,689,463
2008$28,462,457$4,269,36943%$7,601,081$6,188,979$18,135,744
2007$7,702,493$1,155,37443%$2,057,000$1,674,858$13,132,643
2006$5,935,811$890,37243%$1,585,196$1,290,704$10,960,926
2005$5,172,707$775,90643%$1,381,404$1,124,772$9,067,324
2004$2,477,051$371,55843%$661,512$538,619$7,663,449
2003$2,355,604$353,34143%$629,079$512,211$6,757,734
2002$2,045,739$306,86146%$517,573$421,420$5,688,057
2001$1,451,752$217,76346%$367,294$299,060$5,430,250
2000$1,452,875$217,93146%$367,579$299,291$5,133,398
1999$1,514,679$227,20246%$383,215$312,023$4,758,939
1998$1,446,829$217,02446%$366,049$298,046$4,152,165
1997$1,054,207$158,13146%$266,715$217,166$3,486,920
1996$686,352$102,95346%$212,460$102,576$2,922,673
1995$2,058,607$308,79146%$520,829$424,071$2,613,898
1994$1,417,283$212,59246%$358,574$291,959$1,928,481
1993$1,297,817$194,67346%$328,349$267,349$1,607,333
1992$681,127$102,16936%$204,238$166,295$1,265,858
1991$708,016$106,20236%$212,301$172,860$1,047,961
1990$625,166$93,77536%$187,458$152,633$784,655
1989$457,177$68,57736%$167,726$80,978$615,483
1988$437,186$65,57836%$160,392$77,437$479,013
1987$421,916$63,28745%$133,023$64,223$375,038
1986$264,557$39,68455%$68,245$32,948$299,837
1985$760,271$114,04155%$160,291$130,513$245,552
1984$115,653$17,34855%$39,955$4,282$102,022
1983$173,763$26,06455%$52,427$14,037$92,377
1982$2,336$35055%$807$86$76,785
1981$2,336$35055%$807$86$75,176
1980$105,868$15,88055%$31,942$8,552$73,599
1979$23,164$3,47555%$8,003$858$63,756
1978$23,164$3,47555%$8,003$858$61,649
1977$23,164$3,47555%$8,003$858$59,585
1976$23,164$3,47555%$8,003$858$57,562
1975$91,467$13,72055%$27,597$7,389$55,579
1974$22,717$3,40855%$7,848$841$47,233
1973$22,717$3,40855%$7,848$841$45,471
1972$91,019$13,65355%$27,462$7,353$43,744
1971$22,269$3,34055%$7,693$825$35,669
1970$89,172$13,37654%$27,502$7,364$34,153
1969$206,250$30,93854%$54,386$26,258$26,258

Model Notes

Reproduce este número. Una estimación del patrimonio neto debería ser reproducible del mismo modo que lo es un hallazgo científico: las mismas aportaciones públicas y las mismas tarifas publicadas deberían dar siempre la misma respuesta. Los presupuestos cinematográficos y la taquilla son informes públicos. Cada salario, tasa de honorarios, tasa impositiva, tasa de ahorro y rendimiento de referencia divulgados se publica con citas en nuestro página de metodología. 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 $325.4 Million.

Metodología

We rebuild Robert’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.

El modelo completo, cada tabla de tarifas y cómo nuestras estimaciones se han comparado con ofertas reales están en el sitio. página de metodología.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Robert Downey Jr.'s net worth in 2026?

As of 2026, Robert Downey Jr.'s net worth is an estimated $325.4 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 Robert Downey Jr. make money?

Salarios cinematográficos y participación backend documentada.

How is Robert Downey Jr.'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 Robert 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 Robert Downey Jr. make per film?

Varía según el papel y la época, y la tabla película por película anterior enumera el pago contado para cada título. Los días de pago divulgados ingresan según lo informado. Los papeles no revelados se modelan a partir de lo que ganaron actores comparables en la misma época y rango de presupuesto, siendo los papeles principales después del gran avance los que ganan más y los papeles secundarios o iniciales una fracción documentada de eso.

¿Por qué el tipo impositivo es tan alto y los actores no lo evitan con una empresa de préstamo?

Tax comes out at the effective rate for where Robert 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.

¿Por qué esta cifra es diferente a la de otros sitios de patrimonio neto?

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 página de metodología lists every source.

¿Qué tan precisa es esta estimación?

Ninguna estimación del patrimonio neto de un particular es exacta; éste es un modelo construido a partir de datos públicos. La diferencia es que puedes ver cómo se construyó y comprobar cada paso. El grado de confianza cerca de la parte superior del cálculo muestra qué parte de la cifra se basa en números revelados, y la página indica dónde se apoya un número en una suposición.

Is Robert Downey Jr. rich compared to the average person?

Yes. A net worth of $325.4 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.

What is Robert Downey Jr.'s biggest source of wealth?

On this page it is film salaries, the largest line in the calculation at $408.3 Million. The full breakdown, with every other line and its source, is above.

How much does Robert Downey Jr. make from endorsements?

The model counts $64.0 Million in career endorsement income for Robert: 4 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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