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Season-four-era reports put Winona Ryder and David Harbour at about $350,000 per episode, with Millie Bobby Brown also reported at that level. Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, and Caleb McLaughlin were commonly listed at $250,000 per episode. These are published estimates, not confirmed Netflix contract figures or verified season totals.
Reported Stranger Things season 4 pay, by actor
The amounts below are reported per-episode rates, not confirmed compensation. La Vanguardia published its figures on May 31, 2022; AS USA published its account on June 28, 2022 and attributed figures to GQ Magazine; CNET France published an earlier roundup on January 31, 2022, crediting Just Jared.
| Actor | Character | Reported rate | What the reporting says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winona Ryder | Joyce Byers | $350,000 per episode | Consistently reported by La Vanguardia and AS USA. La Vanguardia; AS USA. |
| David Harbour | Jim Hopper | $350,000 per episode | Consistently reported by La Vanguardia and AS USA. La Vanguardia; AS USA. |
| Millie Bobby Brown | Eleven | About $350,000 per episode | AS USA attributes this figure to GQ; La Vanguardia describes it as an apparent increase rather than confirmed pay. La Vanguardia; AS USA. |
| Finn Wolfhard | Mike Wheeler | $250,000 per episode | Commonly listed at this rate by La Vanguardia and AS USA. La Vanguardia; AS USA. |
| Noah Schnapp | Will Byers | $250,000 per episode | Commonly listed at this rate by La Vanguardia and AS USA. La Vanguardia; AS USA. |
| Gaten Matarazzo | Dustin Henderson | $250,000 per episode | Commonly listed at this rate by La Vanguardia and AS USA. La Vanguardia; AS USA. |
| Caleb McLaughlin | Lucas Sinclair | $250,000 per episode | Commonly listed at this rate by La Vanguardia and AS USA. La Vanguardia; AS USA. |
| Natalia Dyer | Nancy Wheeler | $150,000 or $250,000 per episode, depending on report | La Vanguardia and AS USA list $150,000; CNET France’s earlier roundup lists $250,000. The sources do not resolve the discrepancy. La Vanguardia; AS USA; CNET France. |
| Joe Keery | Steve Harrington | $150,000 per episode | Listed at this rate by La Vanguardia and AS USA; CNET France’s earlier roundup does not include him. La Vanguardia; AS USA. |
| Charlie Heaton | Jonathan Byers | $150,000 or $250,000 per episode, depending on report | La Vanguardia and AS USA list $150,000; CNET France’s earlier roundup lists $250,000. The sources do not resolve the discrepancy. La Vanguardia; AS USA; CNET France. |
| Dacre Montgomery | Billy Hargrove | $150,000 per episode | Listed by CNET France’s January 2022 roundup, which credited Just Jared; the later reviewed reports do not independently clarify his season-four rate. CNET France. |
| Sadie Sink | Max Mayfield | $150,000 per episode | Listed by CNET France’s January 2022 roundup, which credited Just Jared; the later reviewed reports do not independently clarify her season-four rate. CNET France. |
Why some reported amounts conflict
The published lists are not a single, official salary schedule. CNET France’s list appeared before season four premiered, while the La Vanguardia and AS USA reports came later in 2022. For Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton, the earlier list gives a higher rate than the later reports; Joe Keery appears in the later lists but not the CNET France roundup. No reviewed source reconciles those differences, so the conflicting estimates should remain distinct rather than being presented as settled pay.
Attribution also varies: AS USA says its figures are according to GQ Magazine, and CNET France credits Just Jared. La Vanguardia qualifies Brown’s figure as an apparent rate, rather than a confirmed disclosure. Repeated publication of a number does not establish that it came from an actor’s contract or Netflix.
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These are per-episode estimates, not season earnings
The reported figures describe rates per episode. They do not establish how many episodes each actor was paid for, the terms of an individual contract, bonuses, backend compensation, residuals, or deductions. Multiplying a reported rate by the season’s episode count would produce only a hypothetical gross calculation under assumptions—not a verified account of what an actor earned for the season.
No complete official cast payroll, contract, or direct Netflix or actor confirmation is available in the cited reporting. Hypebeast’s July 2022 article discusses pay for seasons one through three and says a further season-four increase was then unknown, so it is historical context rather than independent confirmation of season-four rates: Hypebeast.
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