Macaulay Culkin Net Worth 2026
Huling na-update August 3, 2026
As of 2026, Macaulay Culkin has an estimated net worth of $71.9 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
- Ibinunyag ang mga suweldo at dokumentadong backend, bawat isa ay may citation
- Ang mga hindi isiniwalat na tungkulin na na-modelo mula sa mga inihayag na maihahambing para sa kanilang panahon, banda ng badyet, at yugto ng karera
- Backend, pag-endorso, at paggawa ng mga kredito na tinantya mula sa mga isiniwalat na median
Fast Facts
| Birthdate | August 26, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | New York City, New York |
| Breakthrough | Home Alone (1990) |
| Best Known | Home Alone (1990) |
Who Is Macaulay Culkin?
Macaulay Culkin was born August 26, 1980 in New York City, New York, best known for Home Alone (1990). The earnings behind Macaulay's net worth come from film salaries, backend participation, and the Bunny Ears.
The model tracks Macaulay's earning years from 1985 to 2026, with the biggest single year in 1994 at about $20.4 Million of gross income. After representation fees, taxes, and living costs, what stays invested compounds at market returns into an estimated $71.9 Million today.
Data
Ang bawat linya sa ibaba ay kinukuwenta mula sa pampublikong data at sa mga na-publish na talahanayan ng rate sa aming pahina ng metodolohiya. Kumpiyansa: Baitang C. Ang mga dokumentadong numero ay sumasaklaw lamang sa isang maliit na bahagi ng figure na ito, kaya karamihan sa mga ito ay na-modelo mula sa mga nai-publish na mga rate at mga maihahambing (mga grado ay tumatakbo mula sa A, karamihan ay nakadokumento, hanggang C, karamihan ay naka-modelo).
The Calculation
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Revenue | |
| Film pay with a disclosed figure (4 of 16 films) sa bawat pelikula at backend mula sa binanggit na pag-uulat | $12,650,000 |
| Film pay, modeled lead roles (6 of 16 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 | $30,380,371 |
| Film pay, modeled post-breakthrough supporting roles (5 of 16 films) 12.0% of lead cells: lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio | $7,628,102 |
| Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (1 of 16 films) 2.5% ng mga median ng panahon: ang pre-stardom rate | $123,249 |
| Mga backend point, tinantiya 12% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 2.6% of box office; expected value on 3 commercially viable undisclosed lead roles; cash spread over 3 years | $722,576 |
| Nalalabi, tinatantya 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; 2 film(s) used band-specific box-office proxies | $9,747,345 |
| TV: The Midnight Hour Halloween Kid (uncredited); one engagement for a television film or special; talk format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $75,000 |
| TV: The Equalizer Paul Gephardt; guest default per credited year; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $150,000 |
| TV: Wish Kid Nicholas "Nick" McClary; stated episode count; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $975,000 |
| TV: Saturday Night Live Himself (host); guest default per credited year; variety format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $150,000 |
| TV: Frasier Elliot; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $150,000 |
| TV: Will & Grace Jason "JT" Towne; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $30,000 |
| TV: Foster Hall Clark Hall; 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: Robot Chicken Luke Duke / Pikachu / Prince Adam / Dean Devlin / Bastian Bux / Kevin McCallister / Billy / Kid; stated episode count; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $59,760 |
| TV: Kings Andrew Cross; stated episode count; cable network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $375,000 |
| TV: The Jim Gaffigan Show Himself; stated episode count; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $96,000 |
| TV: Dollface Dan Hackett; guest default per credited year; streaming network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $30,000 |
| TV: The Eric Andre Show Himself; 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: Entergalactic Downtown Pat; one engagement for a television film or special; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $35,000 |
| TV: The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! Schmee-mo The Dancing Disabled; 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 Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy Bird Alien; guest default per credited year; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $24,000 |
| TV: Running Point Angry fan / Fan; stated episode count; streaming network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $30,000 |
| TV: Fallout Lacerta Legate; stated episode count; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $30,000 |
| Home Alone 2 merchandising participation his own account includes 15 percent of merchandising on the sequel; unit economics were never published, entered at a nominal $3M across the franchise's peak toy years (collider.com) | $3,000,000 |
| American Horror Story and The Righteous Gemstones fees were never disclosed; entered at prestige-cable guest norms, $75K an episode across the eight-episode AHS arc plus the Gemstones episodes | $1,300,000 |
| Home Alone brand campaigns (Google, Uber Eats) he has reprised Kevin McCallister for Google Assistant in 2018 and 2025 and Uber Eats in 2024; fees were never published, entered at $1M per national campaign, below the median ambassador fee because each is a single holiday spot (upi.com) | $3,000,000 |
| Puhunan returns sa savings mixed portfolio: 55% actual 60/40 securities returns (taxed) + 45% US long-run home-price rate on the rest | $47,229,435 |
| NoHo loft, 704 Broadway, Manhattan appreciation, estimated documented $1,750,000 purchase in 1999, sold 2025 for a documented $7,750,000, actual sale price, net 7% selling costs; the purchase itself is already counted in savings (6sqft.com) | $5,457,500 |
| Studio City home appreciation, estimated estimated $2,600,000 purchase in 2019, sold 2022 for a documented $3,200,000 (purchase year and price were never published; entered from the documented $3.2M 2022 sale worked back at metro appreciation), actual sale price, net 7% selling costs; the purchase itself is already counted in savings (tmz.com) | $376,000 |
| Toluca Lake estate (former Kiefer Sutherland home) appreciation, estimated documented $8,000,000 purchase in 2022, sold 2025 for a documented $14,250,000, actual sale price, net 7% selling costs; the purchase itself is already counted in savings | $5,252,500 |
| Bunny Ears equity, estimated the satirical site and podcast he founded and runs; no financials are published, entered at a nominal small-media valuation; $1,000,000 x 100% stake (dazeddigital.com) | $1,000,000 |
| Expenses | |
| Mga bayarin sa representasyon agent 10% + attorney 5%, manager 10% where documented | -$15,388,204 |
| Taxes US-CA then US-NY then US-CA effective rates, year by year | -$23,032,260 |
| Personal na paggasta measured household savings rates by income, times a 88% entertainment-household factor | -$17,348,071 |
| Tinatayang netong halaga | $71,944,593 |
Pelikula ayon sa Pelikula
| Film | Year | Role | Budget | Box office | Binilang ang bayad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zootopia 2 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) | 2025 | Supporting | $150,000,000 | $1,870,000,000 | $1,971,429 |
| Changeland 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) | 2019 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $1,320,000 |
| Sex and Breakfast no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio) | 2007 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $2,324,978 |
| Saved! no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio), capped at 15% of budget | 2004 | Supporting | $5,000,000 | $8,940,582 | $749,975 |
| Party Monster no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $0.8M | 2003 | Lead | $5,000,000 | $782,606 | $749,952 |
| Getting Even with Dad no disclosed fee: modeled on the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6); blended 75% with this actor's disclosed quote history ($8.0M personal, n=2); cap raised to similar-budget personal max within 50% of budget ($8.0M), capped at $8.0M | 1994 | Lead | $30,000,000 | $53,800,000 | $7,503,595 |
| The Pagemaster no disclosed fee: modeled on the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6); blended 75% with this actor's disclosed quote history ($8.0M personal, n=2); cap raised to similar-budget personal max within 50% of budget ($8.0M), capped at $8.0M | 1994 | Lead | $34,000,000 | $13,700,000 | $7,503,595 |
| Richie Rich disclosed: reported $8M | 1994 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $38,100,000 | $8,000,000 |
| The Good Son no disclosed fee: modeled on the $10.0M shrunk median for 1990s/small (n=1); blended 75% with this actor's disclosed quote history ($4.5M personal, n=2); cap raised to similar-budget personal max within 50% of budget ($8.0M) | 1993 | Lead | $17,000,000 | $60,613,008 | $5,204,484 |
| The Nutcracker no disclosed fee: modeled on the $10.0M shrunk median for 1990s/small (n=1); blended 75% with this actor's disclosed quote history ($6.2M personal, n=2); cap raised to similar-budget personal max within 50% of budget ($8.0M) | 1993 | Lead | $19,000,000 | $2,100,000 | $6,360,530 |
| Home Alone 2: Lost in New York disclosed: his own account: $4.5M, the record for a child actor, plus 15 percent of merchandising | 1992 | Lead | $28,000,000 | $358,994,850 | $4,500,000 |
| Only the Lonely soft-breakthrough supporting blend (w=0.66) | 1991 | Supporting | $26,000,000 | $25,000,000 | $1,261,720 |
| My Girl soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.66): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $10.0M shrunk median for 1990s/small (n=1); blended 75% with this actor's disclosed quote history ($4.5M personal, n=1); cap raised to similar-budget personal max within 50% of budget ($4.5M), capped at $4.5M vs early terms | 1991 | Lead | $17,000,000 | $121,489,799 | $3,058,215 |
| Home Alone disclosed: reported $110K for the role that made him the biggest child star in film history | 1990 | Lead | $18,000,000 | $476,684,675 | $110,000 |
| Uncle Buck disclosed: reported $40K | 1989 | Supporting | $15,000,000 | $79,258,538 | $40,000 |
| Rocket Gibraltar soft-breakthrough supporting blend (w=0.21) | 1988 | Supporting | $3,000,000 | $187,349 | $123,249 |
Paano gumagana ang mga modelong figure. 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 pahina ng metodolohiya.
Net Worth Sa Paglipas ng Panahon
Nakamodelong balanse sa katapusan ng bawat taon, na tumutugma sa talahanayan sa bawat taon sa ibaba.
Taon-taon
| Year | Income | Mga bayarin sa Rep | Halaga ng buwis | Spent | Saved | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $294,343 | $44,151 | 45% | $124,285 | $13,320 | $71,944,593 |
| 2025 | $2,435,063 | $365,259 | 45% | $627,482 | $510,910 | $58,657,459 |
| 2024 | $1,625,491 | $243,824 | 45% | $512,488 | $247,429 | $54,198,664 |
| 2023 | $10,063 | $1,509 | 45% | $4,249 | $455 | $49,956,536 |
| 2022 | $775,063 | $116,259 | 45% | $244,363 | $117,978 | $45,851,815 |
| 2021 | $610,063 | $91,509 | 45% | $192,342 | $92,863 | $49,077,749 |
| 2020 | $40,063 | $6,009 | 45% | $16,916 | $1,813 | $45,180,737 |
| 2019 | $954,000 | $143,100 | 45% | $300,779 | $145,216 | $42,054,133 |
| 2018 | $1,396,000 | $209,400 | 45% | $359,730 | $292,900 | $37,878,186 |
| 2017 | $10,063 | $1,509 | 47% | $4,094 | $439 | $37,367,062 |
| 2016 | $58,063 | $8,709 | 47% | $23,625 | $2,532 | $34,723,682 |
| 2015 | $58,063 | $8,709 | 47% | $23,625 | $2,532 | $33,005,711 |
| 2014 | $11,350 | $1,703 | 47% | $4,618 | $495 | $32,220,464 |
| 2013 | $11,815 | $1,772 | 47% | $4,807 | $515 | $30,365,831 |
| 2012 | $11,815 | $1,772 | 43% | $5,170 | $554 | $27,807,690 |
| 2011 | $11,815 | $1,772 | 43% | $5,170 | $554 | $26,066,420 |
| 2010 | $21,775 | $3,266 | 43% | $9,529 | $1,021 | $25,101,951 |
| 2009 | $396,775 | $59,516 | 43% | $151,637 | $40,601 | $23,496,006 |
| 2008 | $21,775 | $3,266 | 43% | $9,529 | $1,021 | $21,410,074 |
| 2007 | $1,639,197 | $245,880 | 43% | $437,758 | $356,433 | $23,534,190 |
| 2006 | $709,206 | $106,381 | 43% | $231,731 | $111,879 | $22,172,670 |
| 2005 | $11,712 | $1,757 | 43% | $5,125 | $549 | $20,685,393 |
| 2004 | $618,174 | $92,726 | 43% | $201,986 | $97,519 | $19,957,974 |
| 2003 | $879,937 | $131,990 | 43% | $287,516 | $138,813 | $18,837,173 |
| 2002 | $538,206 | $80,731 | 46% | $166,602 | $80,435 | $17,029,375 |
| 2001 | $388,986 | $58,348 | 46% | $120,410 | $58,134 | $17,475,476 |
| 2000 | $672,137 | $100,820 | 46% | $208,060 | $100,451 | $17,424,835 |
| 1999 | $683,550 | $102,532 | 46% | $211,593 | $102,157 | $17,055,000 |
| 1998 | $683,577 | $102,537 | 46% | $211,601 | $102,161 | $15,829,170 |
| 1997 | $683,577 | $102,537 | 46% | $211,601 | $102,161 | $14,228,628 |
| 1996 | $738,507 | $110,776 | 46% | $228,605 | $110,370 | $12,626,953 |
| 1995 | $800,393 | $200,098 | 46% | $218,613 | $105,546 | $11,601,401 |
| 1994 | $20,392,700 | $5,098,175 | 46% | $4,552,385 | $3,706,659 | $10,123,877 |
| 1993 | $14,367,194 | $3,591,798 | 46% | $3,207,275 | $2,611,439 | $6,302,760 |
| 1992 | $9,463,902 | $2,365,975 | 36% | $2,503,921 | $2,038,752 | $3,487,124 |
| 1991 | $4,567,587 | $1,141,897 | 36% | $1,208,474 | $983,968 | $1,380,401 |
| 1990 | $1,417,421 | $354,355 | 36% | $375,015 | $305,346 | $355,460 |
| 1989 | $40,027 | $10,007 | 36% | $17,353 | $1,860 | $48,802 |
| 1988 | $236,274 | $59,069 | 36% | $76,485 | $36,927 | $42,069 |
| 1987 | $36,975 | $5,546 | 45% | $15,612 | $1,673 | $4,802 |
| 1986 | $0 | $0 | 55% | $0 | $0 | $3,018 |
| 1985 | $75,000 | $11,250 | 55% | $25,911 | $2,777 | $2,777 |
Model Notes
- salary comps: 2 disclosed lead fee(s) flagged as non-market outliers (scale / far-below-quote) and excluded from era medians
- Credit ng larawan: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Pamamaraan
We rebuild Macaulay’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.
Ang buong modelo, bawat talahanayan ng rate, at kung paano nasuri ang aming mga pagtatantya laban sa mga tunay na deal ay nasa pahina ng metodolohiya.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Macaulay Culkin's net worth in 2026?
As of 2026, Macaulay Culkin's net worth is an estimated $71.9 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 Macaulay Culkin make money?
Child-star fees documented at the time, $110K for Home Alone rising to his own account of $4.5M plus merchandising for the sequel and a reported $8M for Richie Rich, compounded across three decades. The documented NoHo loft sale and the LA house ladder carry the real-estate side.
How is Macaulay Culkin'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 Macaulay 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 Macaulay Culkin make per film?
Nag-iiba-iba ito ayon sa papel at panahon, at ang talahanayan ng film-by-film sa itaas ay naglilista ng bayad na binibilang para sa bawat pamagat. Ang mga isiniwalat na araw ng suweldo ay pumasok tulad ng iniulat. Ang mga hindi nasabi na tungkulin ay na-modelo mula sa kung ano ang maihahambing na mga aktor na kinita sa parehong panahon at hanay ng badyet, na may mga pangunahing tungkulin pagkatapos ng pambihirang tagumpay na kumikita ng pinakamaraming at sumusuporta o maagang mga tungkulin ay isang dokumentadong bahagi nito.
Bakit napakataas ng rate ng buwis, at hindi ba ito iniiwasan ng mga aktor sa isang loan-out na kumpanya?
Tax comes out at the effective rate for where Macaulay 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.
Bakit naiiba ang figure na ito sa ibang net worth na mga site?
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 pahina ng metodolohiya lists every source.
Gaano katumpak ang pagtatantya na ito?
Walang eksaktong pagtatantya ng net worth para sa isang pribadong indibidwal; ang isang ito ay isang modelong binuo mula sa pampublikong data. Ang pagkakaiba ay makikita mo kung paano ito binuo at suriin ang bawat hakbang. Ang grado ng kumpiyansa na malapit sa tuktok ng kalkulasyon ay nagpapakita kung gaano kalaki ang bilang na nakasalalay sa mga ibinunyag na numero, at ang pahina ay nagba-flag kung saan ang isang numero ay nakasandal sa isang pagpapalagay.
Is Macaulay Culkin rich compared to the average person?
Yes. A net worth of $71.9 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.
What is Macaulay Culkin's biggest source of wealth?
On this page it is film salaries, the largest line in the calculation at $30.4 Million. The full breakdown, with every other line and its source, is above.
What businesses does Macaulay Culkin own?
The stake counted on this page is Bunny Ears. It is valued from a reported transaction or a revenue multiple, and shown as its own line in the calculation above with the basis next to it.
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