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Reported Mad Men salaries per episode
The figures below come from Celebrity Net Worth’s 2015-era report. Only Hamm’s amount is tied to a specific point in the series: the report says his rate had reached $275,000 per episode by the end. It does not say that Moss’s and Hendricks’s figures were for the same season or deal period.
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| Rank among reported figures located | Actor | Character | Reported salary per episode | Timing stated in the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Hamm | Don Draper | $275,000 | By the end of the series |
| 2 | Elisabeth Moss | Peggy Olson | $175,000 | Not stated |
| 3 | Christina Hendricks | Joan Harris | $100,000 | Not stated |
Celebrity Net Worth’s report is the source for all three salary amounts. The Television Academy’s Mad Men archive identifies the actors and their characters; it does not verify their pay.
What the reported numbers do—and do not—show
This is not a complete cast ranking
The available report gives figures for Hamm, Moss and Hendricks, not a salary table for every cast member. Hamm has the highest figure among those three documented names; the evidence does not establish that he was the highest-paid actor across the entire ensemble.
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The figures are not confirmed contract terms
The salary amounts are secondary reporting. No primary contracts or direct salary confirmations from the actors, their representatives, the network or the production company were located. The report does not establish whether the figures included producing pay, bonuses, residuals or other deal terms, or whether each actor was paid for every episode.
Why other Mad Men money figures are not episode salaries
A separate report by The Fiscal Times said Hamm had signed a three-year deal reportedly worth eight figures. That broad deal value cannot be converted into a precise per-episode rate without the contract details and episode count.
The same Fiscal Times article cited a Barron’s estimate of $100 million in DVD and iTunes revenue over the show’s seven-year, 88-episode run. That is an estimate of distribution revenue, not money paid to the cast. Neither figure changes the per-episode comparison above.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How to interpret Hamm’s season estimate
Celebrity Net Worth also estimated that Hamm’s reported $275,000 rate would amount to approximately $3.6 million for a 13-episode season. This is the outlet’s arithmetic estimate, not an audited annual earnings total. It should not be treated as evidence that every season contained 13 episodes or that Hamm’s reported end-of-series rate applied to every episode he appeared in.
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