Kaley Cuoco's Net Worth (Updated 2022) | Wealthy Gorilla

Net Worth:	$100 Million
Age:	40
Salary/Episode:	$1 Million
Agent:	SDB Partners
Source of Wealth:	Professional Actress
Country:	United States
Born:	November 30, 1985
Height:	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Last Updated:	Feb 10, 2026

Kaley Cuoco is an American professional actress with an estimated net worth of $100 Million.

Cuoco initially gained recognition when she landed her breakthrough role as Bridget Hennessy on the sitcom 8 Simple Rules. Since then, she has collaborated with some of the best actors in the world and starred in movies such as To Be Fat Like Me (2007) and Hop (2011).

Acting Career

Kaley Cuoco made her entertainment debut in 1995, appearing with Denzel Washington in the action thriller Virtuosity. She then landed a role in the sitcom Ladies Man in 2000 and portrayed Maureen McCormick in the film Growing Up Brady.

The same year, she appeared in the Disney Channel film Alley Cats Strike before earning a starring role in the sitcom 8 Simple Rules. Despite being six years younger than Amy Davidson, Cuoco played Davidson’s older sister in the series.

Cuoco’s Early Years

Along with starring in 8 Simple Rules, Kaley Cuoco appeared in the NBC miniseries 10.5 and the ABC film Crimes of Fashion. At the same time, she also appeared in the independent film Debating Robert Lee and The Hollow, based on The Legend of Sleepy Hallow.

Cuoco even dove into voice acting, lending her voice to the character Brandy, an anthropomorphic dog on the Disney Channel series Brandy and Mr. Whiskers. She also voiced Kirstee Smith in the Bratz series from 2004 to 2005 and appeared in the eighth season of Charmed as Billie Jenkins.

However, one of her most well-known roles came in 2007, when she was cast alongside Jim Parsons in the sitcom The Big Bang Theory. As Penny, Cuoco quickly became one of the world’s most recognizable sitcom stars and made a killing doing so. At the start, she earned $60k per episode, which rose to $200k in 2010 and $1 million per episode by 2014.

In 2012, Cuoco enlisted her sister’s help to choreograph a flash mob on the set of The Big Bang Theory, which went viral on YouTube. A clip from the dance was also played on Conan O’Brien’s show Conan when Cuoco was a guest.

Cuoco’s Other Projects

Outside of The Big Bang Theory, Kaley Cuoco starred in the 2007 Lifetime film To Be Fat Like Me and had a minor role in Prison Break. In 2008, she appeared in Killer Movie and, in 2010, landed a role in the sex comedy film The Penthouse.

Cuoco posed nude for Allure magazine’s Naked Truth feature the following year and starred in The Last Ride and Hop. She then hosted the Teen Choice Awards and the People’s Choice Awards in 2012 and 2013, respectively. At the same time, she began starring as the daughter of William Shatner’s character in Priceline.com commercials.

In 2017, she founded Yes, Norman Productions and signed a multi-year first-look deal with Warner Bros. Yes, Norman’s first project was an adaptation of the book The Flight Attendant, which premiered on HBO Max with critical acclaim. The following year, Cuoco voiced the titular character in Harley Quinn and served as the show’s executive producer.

In 2019, she executive produced Pretty and joined Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson in the 2020 film The Man from Toronto.

Most recently, it was announced that Cuoco would play Doris Day in the limited series Doris Day: Her Own Story. Although no release date has been set yet, Cuoco will star in the series and be the executive producer.

The Big Bang Theory Salary

Cuoco, Jim Parsons, and Johnny Galecki were the highest-paid cast members of The Big Bang Theory, commanding more per episode than the rest of the principal actors. She earned $45,000 per episode in season one, totaling $765,000. Cuoco’s salary was increased to $200,000 per episode for seasons two, three, and four, $4.4 million, $4.6 million, and $4.8 million, respectively.

This brings her earnings up to $14.57 million for the first four seasons. From season five onwards, the three leading cast members were given 0.25% of the backend profits, and Kaley’s salary increased to $350,000 per episode. She earned $8.4 million apiece for seasons five, six, and seven, totaling $25.2 million.

In 2014, the production of season eight was delayed because five prominent cast members were without contracts. Cuoco, Galecki, and Parsons secured deals that tripled their salary to roughly $1 million per episode and quintupled their backend percentages to 1.25% each. Cuoco earned approximately $24 million apiece for seasons eight, nine, and ten, totaling $72 million.

Entering the 11th season, Kaley had already earned nearly $100 million from her upfront salary. Contract negotiations retook place, with Cuoco, Galecki, and Parsons taking a $100,000 pay reduction to bring supporting actresses Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik closer to the others.

Assuming $900,000 per episode for seasons eleven and twelve, Cuoco would have earned another $43.2 million, bringing her total to roughly $140 million.

Highlights

Here are some of the best highlights of Kaley Cuoco’s career:

• Quicksand: No Escape (Movie, 1992)
• Picture Perfect (Movie, 1997)
• Toothless (Movie, 1997)
• Growing Up Brady (Movie, 2000)
• Alley Cats Strike (Movie, 2000)
• Crimes of Fashion (Movie, 2004)
• Method Fest Award (2006) – Won
• Hop (Movie, 2011)
• Hollywood Walk of Fame (2014)
• Why Him (Movie, 2016)
• The Flight Attendant (Up-Coming Movie, 2018)
• The Big Bang Theory (2007-2019)