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Among the three actors with per-episode figures reported by Celebrity Net Worth, Jon Hamm ranked highest: the outlet said his rate reached $275,000 by the end of Mad Men. It reported $175,000 for Elisabeth Moss and $100,000 for Christina Hendricks. These are secondary-source figures, not a verified ranking of the full cast.
Reported per-episode figures for three Mad Men actors
Celebrity Net Worth’s 2015-era report gives the following figures. The timing is not aligned: it specifies that Hamm’s rate was reached by the end of the series, but does not identify a matching season or deal basis for Moss and Hendricks.
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| Rank among 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 specified |
| 3 | Christina Hendricks | Joan Harris | $100,000 | Not specified |
The role identifications are consistent with the Television Academy’s Mad Men show archive, which identifies the actors and characters but does not verify their pay. The salary amounts come from Celebrity Net Worth’s report; no contracts or direct salary confirmations from the actors, their representatives, the network, or the production company are established by the available material.
What the ranking does—and does not—show
Hamm has the highest reported figure among these three names. This is a selected-actor comparison, not a complete cast list: the source does not provide salary figures for every ensemble member. It also does not establish that the three amounts refer to the same season, that each actor was paid for every episode, or whether compensation included producing fees, bonuses, residuals, or other deal terms.
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How to interpret other Mad Men money figures
A separate 2012 Fiscal Times report said Hamm had signed a three-year deal reportedly worth eight figures. That broad deal total cannot be converted into an exact per-episode rate without contract terms and episode-count details.
The same Fiscal Times article, citing Barron’s, relayed a $100 million estimate for DVD and iTunes revenue across the series’ seven-year, 88-episode run. That is a distribution-revenue estimate, not the cast’s acting salary. Celebrity Net Worth also gave an approximate $3.6 million season equivalent for Hamm, calculated from its $275,000 figure and a 13-episode season; it is an estimate from the same secondary report, not an audited annual total.
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