Kaley Cuoco’s Net Worth Is Massive—and Extends Well Beyond Her ‘Big Bang Theory’ Money

With over 20 years of acting under her belt, the Flight Attendant star is worth a staggering $110 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. The Big Bang Theory is her most popular credit, but it isn’t the only way Cuoco has accumulated her money.

Before she made her name as Penny, a waitress/aspiring-actress-turned-pharmaceutical-rep on BBT, Cuoco built a fairly successful career as a child. According to CBS, agents approached Cuoco when she was just 5 years old, and she was given the chance to star in Oscar Mayer and Barbie commercials in the '90s.

She later landed roles on other popular TV series such as 7th Heaven, Northern Exposure, My So-Called Life, 8 Simple Rules (her first major role) and Charmed. While all of these roles no doubt contribute to her net worth, the amount she made on these series isn't known. They did, however, build up her credentials that helped lead to her big-contract roles (such as BBT). 

It’s obvious that the majority of the actress’s wealth comes from her 12 seasons on The Big Bang Theory. In fact, at the height of the show’s success, she was making a whopping $1 million per episode, according to Good Housekeeping. For the final season, however, Cuoco took a $100,000 pay cut so that some of the show’s recurring roles could earn more per episode, making her salary $900,000 per episode. Per Celebrity Net Worth, Cuoco earned an estimated $150 million as her base salary, not including the $10 million in residuals each year.

The actress's salary for her HBO series hasn't been revealed, though it's unlikely it's as high as her BBT salary, where she was making $1 million per episode (and now extra in royalties). But it's probably still a hefty penny, considering she's also an executive producer on the show, created under her production company, Yes, Norman Productions.

Just because the comedy series came to an end, doesn’t mean she’s slowing down anytime soon. Since the finale, she’s been focusing on her new production company, Yes, Norman Productions. This includes voicing the titular character in DC Universe's Harley Quinn animated series, as well as producing and starring in the aforementioned The Flight Attendant. And it seems like this is just the start.

The actress has also been appearing on the big screen, with releases like The Man from Toronto, Meet Cute and Role Play. She also starred in a comedy thriller series, Based on a True Story, last year.

The aren't many reports of what the star earned from her 2023 comedy series. The show was a hit when it first aired on Peacock, and was recently renewed for a second season last October.

Of course, with fame comes other opportunities, such as endorsement deals. Two of her most noteworthy ones, with Priceline and Toyota, earned her a cool $2 million in 2013, Forbes reported. Not to mention, she’s previously had deals with Marshalls, Starbucks and, more recently, Smirnoff.

After her Golden Globes loss in 2021, Cuoco cheekily posted herself eating pizza, surrounded by random things, including alcohol. The star says the brand called her the very next day, per her Bustle interview. The amount she earned from this partnership wasn't made public.

Cuoco has been divorced twice, once in 2015 and later in 2021. Even with a prenuptial agreement in place, the actress had to pay $165,000 in spousal support (and about $9K in legal fees) to first husband, Ryan Sweeting, according to Entertainment Tonight. However, this wasn't the case the second time around. Cuoco settled her divorce from second husband, Karl Cook, in 2021. The pair both came to an agreement to not owe each other spousal support, Yahoo reports.