Forbes released its annual list of top-paid TV actors and the men from The Big Bang Theory are all in the top five spots.
For the fourth year in a row, Jim Parsons has taken the No. 1 spot with US$26.5 million.
Parsons earned most of his money from The Big Bang Theory with additional earnings from endorsements and executive producing the spinoff Young Sheldon.
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Johnny Galecki, who plays Leonard in The Big Bang Theory, came in second place, earning $25 million.
The pair’s Big Bang Theory co-stars, Kunal Nayyar and Simon Helberg, tied in the No. 3 spot, earning $23.5 million.
This comes after The Big Bang Theory stars took a pay cut from an estimated $1 million an episode to $900,000 to ensure the female cast members, Mayim Bialik and Mellissa Raunch, received a salary boost.
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NCIS’s Mark Harmon took the fifth spot on the list, earning $19 million.
The Modern Family star Ed O’Neill was No. 6 on the list. The 72-year-old actor earned $14 million.
Three of his Modern Family co-stars follow him on the list.
Eric Stonestreet was No. 7 earning $13.5 million followed by Jesse Tyler Ferguson with $13 million and Ty Burrell in the No. 9 spot with $12 million.
Rounding out the top 10 list is The Walking Dead star Andrew Lincoln, who earned $11 million.
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