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Grey’s Anatomy cast ranked by estimated net worth
The following order and approximate figures come from DocumentaryTube’s August 13, 2026 ranking. It covers selected principal performers, original cast members, recurring actors, and later-generation stars with a substantial connection to the series—not everyone ever credited. The publisher says estimates may draw on public reporting and assumptions about assets, real estate, businesses, residuals, and producing income; it does not provide audited disclosures for the actors.
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| Rank | Performer | Grey’s Anatomy role | Approximate public net-worth estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Dempsey | Derek Shepherd | About $85 million |
| 2 | Ellen Pompeo | Meredith Grey | About $80 million |
| 3 | Katherine Heigl | Izzie Stevens | About $50 million |
| 4 | Sandra Oh | Cristina Yang | About $25 million |
| 5 | Chandra Wilson | Miranda Bailey | About $20 million |
| 6 | Kate Walsh | Addison Montgomery | About $20 million |
| 7 | Justin Chambers | Alex Karev | About $18 million |
| 8 | Kevin McKidd | Owen Hunt | About $14 million |
| 9 | James Pickens Jr. | Richard Webber | About $13 million |
| 10 | Jesse Williams | Jackson Avery | About $12 million |
These are estimates published by DocumentaryTube on August 13, 2026, not confirmed personal financial disclosures. Different outlets may publish different estimates, and the ranking should be read as an approximate snapshot rather than a definitive balance-sheet comparison.
What “top-earning” means in this ranking
Net worth is an estimate of assets minus liabilities at a point in time. It is not interchangeable with salary, total career earnings, or the amount an actor was paid for Grey’s Anatomy. A performer’s wealth can reflect work across film and television, producing, other businesses, investments, and obligations as well as income from one series. The 2026 ranking does not isolate Grey’s Anatomy compensation.
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What historical salary and earnings reports show
Older figures offer context, but they measure different things over different periods and should not be used as direct substitutes for net-worth estimates.
- Patrick Dempsey: Forbes listed $12 million in its “Highest-Paid TV Actors” gallery published January 24, 2013. The accessible listing does not specify the precise earnings window, so it should not be described as an annual salary or as his Grey’s Anatomy pay. Forbes’ Dempsey listing.
- Justin Chambers: Forbes’ February 9, 2017 entry in “The World’s Highest-Paid TV Actors Of 2016” reported earnings of $9.5 million. That is a dated TV-actor earnings-list figure, not a net-worth estimate or a disclosed series salary. Forbes’ Chambers listing.
- Ellen Pompeo: Forbes reported in October 2020 that Pompeo ranked eighth on its highest-paid actresses list with $19 million in yearly earnings. The same report said she was earning about $550,000 per episode for Grey’s Anatomy after a 2017 contract renegotiation. The yearly earnings and episode rate are separate historical measures, not her current deal. Forbes’ 2020 report.
- Pompeo’s 2018 contract: TIME reported on January 17, 2018, that her deal was worth $20 million a year for the next two seasons. This was a report about that contract at that time, not a current salary figure. In the same coverage, Pompeo reflected on asking for what she deserved and on her producing responsibilities. TIME’s coverage.
Why the first-place order is not settled
The 2026 estimate puts Dempsey about $5 million ahead of Pompeo, but that narrow gap is smaller than the uncertainty inherent in public net-worth estimates. The ranking supports saying that Dempsey is placed first in this particular estimate-based list; it does not prove he is richer than Pompeo. Neither actor’s full financial position is established by the cited reporting.
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