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Thanks to Laura for the heads on this article from Variety that list some of the top saleries for 2017.
Note: In some cases, the per episode fees reflect additional compensation for their work as producers or for their profit participation stakes.
| DRAMA |
| ACTOR | SHOW/NETWORK | Per-Episode Estimate |
| Robert De Niro | Untitled/Amazon | $775,000 |
| Mark Harmon | NCIS/CBS | $525,000 |
| Emilia Clarke | Game of Thrones/HBO | $500,000 |
| Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | Game of Thrones/HBO | $500,000 |
| Peter Dinklage | Game of Thrones/HBO | $500,000 |
| Kit Harington | Game of Thrones/HBO | $500,000 |
| Lena Headey | Game of Thrones/HBO | $500,000 |
| Kevin Costner | Yellowstone/Par | $500,000 |
| Kevin Spacey | House of Cards/Netflix | $500,000 |
| Claire Danes | Homeland/Showtime | $450,000 |
| Ellen Pompeo | Grey’s Anatomy/ABC | $450,000 |
| William H. Macy | Shameless/Showtime | $350,000 |
| Emmy Rossum | Shameless/Showtime | $350,000 |
| Billy Bob Thornton | Goliath/Amazon | $350,000 |
| Jason Bateman | Ozark/Netflix | $300,000 |
| Laura Linney | Ozark/Netflix | $300,000 |
| Anthony Hopkins | Westworld/HBO | $300,000 |
| Kiefer Sutherland | Designated Survivor/ABC | $300,000 |
| James Spader | The Blacklist/NBC | $300,000 |
| Kerry Washington | Scandal/ABC | $250,000 |
| Elisabeth Moss | The Handmaid’s Tale/Hulu | $200,000 |
| Jeffrey Donovan | Shut Eye/Hulu | $175,000 |
| Michael Weatherly | Bull/CBS | $175,000 |
| Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul/AMC | $150,000 |
| Caitriona Balfe | Outlander/Starz | $100,000 |
| Jonathan Banks | Better Call Saul/AMC | $100,000 |
| Sam Heughan | Outlander/Starz | $100,000 |
| Mandy Moore | This Is Us/NBC | $85,000 |
| Milo Ventimiglia | This Is Us/NBC | $85,000 |
| Sterling K. Brown | This Is Us/NBC | $75,000 |
| Claire Foy | The Crown/Netflix | $40,000 |
| Justin Hartley | This Is Us/NBC | $40,000 |
| Chrissy Metz | This Is Us/NBC | $40,000 |
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| COMEDY |
| ACTOR | SHOW/NETWORK | Per-Episode Estimate |
| Kaley Cuoco | The Big Bang Theory/CBS | $900,000 |
| Johnny Galecki | The Big Bang Theory/CBS | $900,000 |
| Simon Helberg | The Big Bang Theory/CBS | $900,000 |
| Kunal Nayyar | The Big Bang Theory/CBS | $900,000 |
| Jim Parsons | The Big Bang Theory/CBS | $900,000 |
| Dwayne Johnson | Ballers/HBO | $650,000 |
| Mayim Bialik | The Big Bang Theory/CBS | $500,000 |
| Julie Bowen | Modern Family/ABC | $500,000 |
| Ty Burrell | Modern Family/ABC | $500,000 |
| Jesse Tyler Ferguson | Modern Family/ABC | $500,000 |
| Ed O’Neill | Modern Family/ABC | $500,000 |
| Melissa Rauch | The Big Bang Theory/CBS | $500,000 |
| Eric Stonestreet | Modern Family/ABC | $500,000 |
| Sofia Vergara | Modern Family/ABC | $500,000 |
| Jeffrey Tambor | Transparent/Amazon | $275,000 |
| Roseanne Barr | Roseanne/ABC | $250,000 |
| John Goodman | Roseanne/ABC | $250,000 |
| Sean P. Hayes | Will & Grace/NBC | $250,000 |
| Patricia Heaton | The Middle/ABC | $250,000 |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Veep/HBO | $250,000 |
| Eric McCormack | Will & Grace/NBC | $250,000 |
| Debra Messing | Will & Grace/NBC | $250,000 |
| Megan Mullally | Will & Grace/NBC | $250,000 |
| Kevin James | Kevin Can Wait/CBS | $200,000 |
| Matt LeBlanc | Man With a Plan/CBS | $200,000 |
| Ellie Kemper | Unbreakable Kimmy … /Netflix | $150,000 |
| Nick Nolte | Graves/Epix | $125,000 |
| Leah Remini | Kevin Can Wait/CBS | $125,000 |
| Craig Robinson | Ghosted/Fox | $125,000 |
| Adam Scott | Ghosted/Fox | $125,000 |
| Sela Ward | Graves/Epix | $125,000 |
| Tituss Burgess | Unbreakable Kimmy … /Netflix | $90,000 |
| Donald Glover | Atlanta/FX | $75,000 |
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