Danny DeVito’s net worth is estimated at $81 million as of October 2026, built over five decades as the dispatcher in Taxi, a profit partner in Twins, the producer behind Pulp Fiction and Erin Brockovich, and Frank Reynolds on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. At 81 he is still working: Sunny wrapped its 18th season this month, he returns in Jumanji: Open World on Christmas Day, and he is the face of Jersey Mike’s.
Almost every site quotes $80 million, and most of them trace back to the same Celebrity Net Worth estimate. None of his salaries for the last 20 years have been made public, so any figure is an estimate. The Radar Readout below shows how the published numbers compare and how we get to $81 million.
Radar Readout
Danny DeVito net worth
Updated
Oct 26, 2026
Our estimate
$81M
Likely range $72.5M to $90.5M
Confidence
Modeled estimate. No audited figure exists and his salaries are private, so we start from the long-running $80 million estimate and model what he has added since 2024.
How the published estimates compare
- Celebrity Net WorthOct 2026$80M
- ParadeSep 2026$80M
- CelebsMoneyUndated$85M
- Net Worth RadarOct 26, 2026$81M
Most sites land on $80 million, and Parade cites Celebrity Net Worth directly, so the figures mostly repeat one estimate. Ours adds what he has likely kept from Sunny, film and advertising work since 2024.
How we get to $81 million
- Long-running $80 million estimate (trimmed)$76M$70M to $82M
- Always Sunny seasons 17 and 18, kept$2.5M$1.5M to $4M
- Films since 2024, incl. Jumanji: Open World, kept$1M$500K to $2M
- Jersey Mike's and other ads since 2024, kept$1.5M$500K to $2.5M
You vs. Danny
At $60,000 a year, it would take you 1,350 years to earn Danny’s estimated $81 million, before tax and without spending a cent. His reported fee for Matilda ($5 million) equals 83.3 years of your pay.
Sources and how we estimated this
We start from the $80 million estimate that has circulated since at least early 2024 and trim it slightly for spending and taxes. We then add what he most likely kept from 18 new episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, his return in Jumanji: Open World and two more years of Jersey Mike's campaigns, assuming he keeps about half of his gross pay. None of his recent fees are public, so each lane is a modeled range. How we fact-check
- Celebrity Net Worth: Danny DeVito net worth
- Parade: Danny DeVito's net worth
- Wikipedia: Danny DeVito
- Wikipedia: Twins (1988 film)
- Wikipedia: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- Wikipedia: Jumanji: Open World
- Restaurant Dive: Jersey Mike's kicks off NFL campaign (Sept 2026)
- Marketing Dive: Jersey Mike's pits Eli Manning against Danny DeVito (Aug 2025)
- iSpot.tv: Danny DeVito TV commercials
- Real Estate Source: James Packer buys LA mansion once owned by DeVito and Perlman
Danny DeVito Net Worth at a Glance
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Estimated net worth (October 2026) | $81 million |
| Likely range | $72.5 million to $90.5 million |
| Most quoted estimate | $80 million (Celebrity Net Worth, October 2026) |
| Biggest payday | Twins (1988), a profit share instead of a salary |
| Best known TV roles | Louie De Palma in Taxi; Frank Reynolds in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia |
| Production companies | Jersey Films, Jersey Television, Jersey Films 2nd Avenue |
| Next film | Jumanji: Open World, December 25, 2026 |
| Born | November 17, 1944, Neptune Township, New Jersey |
How Danny DeVito’s $81 Million Net Worth Is Built
The $80 million estimate has been in circulation since at least early 2024, when this page first used it, and Celebrity Net Worth still shows the same number in its October 2026 update. We treat it as the starting point and trim it slightly for spending and taxes. We then add what he has most likely kept from the work he has done since, assuming he keeps about half of what he is paid after agents, managers, lawyers and tax.
| Lane | Our central estimate | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Long-running $80 million estimate (trimmed) | $76 million | $70 million to $82 million |
| It’s Always Sunny seasons 17 and 18, kept | $2.5 million | $1.5 million to $4 million |
| Films since 2024, including Jumanji: Open World, kept | $1 million | $0.5 million to $2 million |
| Jersey Mike’s and other ads since 2024, kept | $1.5 million | $0.5 million to $2.5 million |
| Total | $81 million | $72.5 million to $90.5 million |
Every lane after the base is a model, not a reported number. His Sunny salary has never been disclosed, and neither have his recent film or advertising fees, so we use cautious ranges rather than the bigger numbers that sometimes circulate online.
Taxi Made Him a Star
DeVito was born and raised in New Jersey. From 1978 to 1983 he played Louie De Palma, the abrasive dispatcher of the Sunshine Cab Company. The role won him a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and a Golden Globe, and it turned a 5 ft actor into one of the most recognizable faces on television.
Twins and the Hit Movie Years
The deal that did the most for his bank balance was Twins in 1988. Arnold Schwarzenegger took no salary in exchange for a share of the profits, and DeVito and Ivan Reitman made similar deals. The comedy cost about $18 million to make and grossed $216 million worldwide. Schwarzenegger has said it paid him more than any other film of his career, and Celebrity Net Worth estimates DeVito may ultimately have earned around $40 million from his share. That is an estimate, since the actual payouts have never been published.
He followed it with a long run of studio films, playing the Penguin in Batman Returns (1992) and appearing in Get Shorty (1995). He directed and starred in Matilda (1996) as Harry Wormwood, opposite his wife Rhea Perlman. Parade reports he made about $5 million for Matilda, even though the film did not earn back its $36 million budget. He also voiced Phil in Disney’s Hercules (1997) and the title character in The Lorax (2012).
Later studio work includes Dumbo and Jumanji: The Next Level in 2019, Haunted Mansion in 2023 and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in 2024. He reprises Eddie Gilpin in Jumanji: Open World, which opens on December 25, 2026, after finishing his scenes by February. None of these fees are public, and Parade suggests a couple of million dollars a film is a reasonable assumption.
What He Earns From It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
DeVito joined It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia at the start of its second season in 2006 as Frank Reynolds. The show had been made on a budget of $450,000 an episode in its first season, well under network standards, and Parade notes the budget had grown to about $1.5 million an episode by 2010. His salary has never been disclosed.
Sunny keeps getting renewed, and it keeps paying. Season 17 aired on FXX from July 9 to August 20, 2025, with eight episodes, and season 18 ran for 10 episodes from August 17 to October 12, 2026. Those 18 new episodes are the biggest addition to our model since 2024.
Jersey Films and His Producing Career
In 1991 DeVito founded Jersey Films with producer Michael Shamberg, and Stacey Sher later joined as an equal partner. The company produced Hoffa (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Get Shorty (1995), Gattaca (1997), Erin Brockovich (2000), Garden State (2004) and Freedom Writers (2007). Erin Brockovich earned DeVito, Shamberg and Sher a Best Picture nomination. Its television arm, Jersey Television, produced Comedy Central’s Reno 911! and its spinoffs.
The company’s finances are private, so nobody outside it knows exactly what DeVito made as a producer. With his children Lucy and Jake he now runs Jersey Films 2nd Avenue, which made the animated series Little Demon and has the comedy thriller Drag coming in 2026. He has also said he hopes to direct one more film, an adaptation of Frank Norris’s novel McTeague.
Jersey Mike’s and Other Endorsements
DeVito became Jersey Mike’s first celebrity spokesman in September 2022, a natural fit for a man who lived near the chain’s original Asbury Park shop and ate there often. The partnership has only grown. In August 2025 the chain launched an NFL campaign that cast him as a jealous rival to Eli Manning, and in September 2026 it followed up with a mock biopic, “Stacked and Jacked: The Danny DeVito Story.” Parade estimates he earns at least a couple hundred thousand dollars from the ads; the real fee is not public.
iSpot’s tracker of his TV commercials lists nine Jersey Mike’s spots along with work for QuickBooks, Nespresso and a 2018 Super Bowl ad for M&M’s. Nespresso is also a longtime partner of George Clooney, whose coffee ads have added millions to his own fortune.
Real Estate and Family
DeVito and Perlman owned a large estate in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles for 21 years. They sold it in 2015, for about $24 million according to Celebrity Net Worth or $29 million according to Australia’s Real Estate Source, and James Packer bought it three years later for roughly $60 million. Celebrity Net Worth also reports that DeVito bought a home in the Mount Washington area of Los Angeles for $1.3 million in 2018 and listed it for $1.55 million in 2022.
He married Rhea Perlman on January 28, 1982, and they have three children, Lucy, Grace and Jacob. The couple separated in 2012, reconciled in 2013 and separated again in 2017, but they have never filed for divorce, so there has been no public division of their assets.
Why Other Sites Say $80 Million
| Source | Figure | Date | What it likely reflects |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrity Net Worth | $80 million | October 2026 | Its long-standing figure, unchanged through his recent work |
| Parade | $80 million | September 2026 | Cites Celebrity Net Worth directly |
| CelebsMoney | $85 million | Undated | A round estimate with no breakdown |
| Net Worth Radar | $81 million | October 2026 | The $80 million base, trimmed, plus modeled earnings since 2024 |
Because Parade and others repeat the Celebrity Net Worth number, the agreement between sites is weaker than it looks. Our figure lands close to theirs because his recent income is steady rather than spectacular: regular Sunny seasons, supporting film roles and a long-running ad deal, set against taxes and the cost of his lifestyle.
How Danny DeVito Compares
DeVito’s fortune rests on long-running TV work, smart backend deals and producing. For how his co-stars and fellow sitcom veterans built theirs, see the profiles of his Sunny co-star Rob McElhenney, his Twins co-star Arnold Schwarzenegger, his Jumanji co-star Dwayne Johnson, and sitcom stars Jason Alexander and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Frequently Asked Questions About Danny DeVito’s Net Worth
How much is Danny DeVito worth?
We estimate Danny DeVito’s net worth at $81 million as of October 2026, with a likely range of $72.5 million to $90.5 million. Most other sites say $80 million.
How much did Danny DeVito make from Twins?
He took a share of the profits instead of a salary, as did Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ivan Reitman. The film grossed $216 million worldwide on an $18 million budget. Celebrity Net Worth estimates his share may have reached about $40 million over time, though no official figure exists.
How much does Danny DeVito make per episode of It’s Always Sunny?
His per-episode pay has never been reported. Season 1 was made for $450,000 an episode before he joined, and Parade notes the budget had reached about $1.5 million an episode by 2010.
How much did Danny DeVito get paid for Matilda?
Parade reports he earned about $5 million to direct and star in Matilda (1996), a film that did not make back its $36 million budget in theaters.
Are Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman divorced?
No. They married in 1982 and separated for good in 2017, but they have never filed for divorce and remain legally married.
How old is Danny DeVito?
Danny DeVito was born on November 17, 1944, in Neptune Township, New Jersey, so he is 81 years old and turns 82 next month.
