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As one of the main stars of the series, Kunal Nayyar pocketed quite a large salary during his time on "The Big Bang Theory." According to Screen Rant, the actor had a starting salary of $45,000 per episode.
The quirky sitcom lasted a whopping 12 seasons, and famously, by the end of the series, the main Big Bang Theory cast was pulling in a huge salary per episode - over one million per episode by the final season (via ET Online).
In the beginning, Simon Helberg (Howard) and Kunal Nayyar (Raj) reportedly made just $45,000 each. Those salaries increased to $26 million and $27 million, respectively, in 2017.
Kunal Nayyar's earnings were pretty equal to his fellow co-stars, but he is said to have pulled in around $25 million for the final season, putting him at spot #4 out of the cast. Of course, he was also making $900,000 per episode as Raj Koothrappali.
During the 12th and final season of CBS's hit sitcom, all five of the main cast members, including Cuoco, Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kunal Nayyer and Simon Helberg, are earning a whopping $1...
At its height, each of the lead cast members were making $1 million per episode, though they would each take a $100,000 pay cut to ensure other actors were better paid (per Express). So of course, over 14 years and 12 seasons, the cast's careers completely changed.
Here are their per episode salaries starting with Season 1: Jim Parsons. Season 1: $ 60,000 per episode; Season 2-4: $250,000 per episode; Season 5-7: $350,000 per episode; Season 8-9:...
Perhaps one of the most impressive feats of the core cast over the show's 12-season run is that they were able to negotiate a paycheck of $1 million per episode.
At his peak, Kunal Nayyar earned $800,000 per episode of The Big Bang Theory. That worked out to roughly $18 million per season, which made him one of the highest-paid actors in the world .
When Kunal Nayyar first joined The Big Bang Theory, he started with a salary of $45,000 per episode. However, as the show’s popularity soared, so did his earnings. By the time the series reached its conclusion, he was earning a remarkable $1 million for each episode, on a par with the best-paid cast members on the sitcom.