Kerry Washington’s net worth is estimated at $58 million as of October 2026, built on seven seasons as Olivia Pope on Scandal, a reported $1.1 million per episode for Little Fires Everywhere, years of beauty and brand deals and a steady run of lead and producer roles through her company, Simpson Street.
The two estimates most often quoted, from Celebrity Net Worth and PureWow, both put her at $50 million, a figure that has not changed since before her recent run of Netflix, Lionsgate and Apple TV projects. Her film fees since 2021 are not public, so the Radar Readout below shows how we model what she has added and how wide the range is.
Radar Readout
Kerry Washington net worth
Updated
Oct 28, 2026
Our estimate
$58M
Likely range $46M to $71M
Confidence
Modeled estimate. No filing or rich list covers her, so this builds on reported Scandal and Little Fires Everywhere pay plus modeled earnings since 2021.
How the published estimates compare
- Celebrity Net WorthAug 2024$50M
- PureWowJan 2023$50M
- Net Worth RadarOct 28, 2026$58M
Both published figures sit at $50 million and have not moved since before UnPrisoned, The Six Triple Eight, Shadow Force and Imperfect Women.
How we get to $58 million
- Starting fortune, 2020 estimate trimmed for tax and spending$46M$40M to $50M
- Acting pay kept since 2021$7M$4M to $11M
- Simpson Street producing fees$2M$1M to $4M
- Memoir and brand work since 2021$1.5M$500K to $3M
- Real estate gains$1.5M$500K to $3M
You vs. Kerry
At $60,000 a year, it would take you 967 years to earn Kerry’s estimated $58 million, before tax and without spending a cent. Her reported pay for one episode of Little Fires Everywhere ($1.1 million) equals 18.3 years of your pay.
Sources and how we estimated this
We start from the long-running $50 million estimate, trim it for taxes and living costs, then add what she most likely kept from her lead and producer roles since 2021 at about half of gross pay, plus modest gains on her Los Angeles homes. Fees for her recent films are not public, so those lanes are modeled with wide ranges. How we fact-check
Kerry Washington Net Worth at a Glance
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Estimated net worth | $58 million (modeled range $46 million to $71 million) |
| Born | January 31, 1977, The Bronx, New York City |
| Known for | Scandal, Little Fires Everywhere, Django Unchained, The Six Triple Eight, Imperfect Women |
| Best reported paycheck | About $1.1 million per episode for Little Fires Everywhere (2020) |
| Scandal pay | Reportedly $80,000 per episode early on, rising to $250,000 |
| Production company | Simpson Street, founded in 2016 with Pilar Savone |
| Spouse | Nnamdi Asomugha, former NFL cornerback (married June 2013) |
How Kerry Washington’s $58 Million Net Worth Is Built
| Lane | Central estimate | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Starting fortune, 2020 estimate trimmed for tax and spending | $46 million | $40 million to $50 million |
| Acting pay kept since 2021 | $7 million | $4 million to $11 million |
| Simpson Street producing fees | $2 million | $1 million to $4 million |
| Memoir and brand work since 2021 | $1.5 million | $0.5 million to $3 million |
| Real estate gains | $1.5 million | $0.5 million to $3 million |
| Total | $58 million | $46 million to $71 million |
The starting point is the long-running $50 million estimate, trimmed to $46 million because published figures rarely account for taxes, agent and manager fees or living costs. Everything added on top is what she most likely kept, not what she was paid.
How Much Kerry Washington Earned From Scandal
Scandal made Washington a household name. The drama ran on ABC from 2012 to 2018, and she played crisis manager Olivia Pope for all seven seasons. The role earned her two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe nomination.
Celebrity Net Worth reports that she earned about $80,000 per episode in the early seasons, or roughly $1.5 million a year, rising to $250,000 per episode at the show’s peak, or about $4.5 million a season. If she was paid around $1.5 million for each of the first three seasons and closer to $4.5 million for each of the last four, her total Scandal pay before taxes and fees would be roughly $20 million to $25 million. Any backend or syndication terms have not been reported.
Scandal also put her on Forbes’s lists of the best-paid people on television. Wikipedia notes she ranked No. 20 among the highest-paid TV actors in 2013 and was named the eighth highest-paid TV actress in 2018.
How Much Kerry Washington Earned From Little Fires Everywhere
Little Fires Everywhere, the 2020 Hulu miniseries she starred in and executive produced alongside Reese Witherspoon, is her best reported paycheck. Playing the artist Mia Warren earned Washington a reported $1.1 million per episode, or close to $9 million for the eight episode series. PureWow attributes the per-episode figure to Business Insider.
That rate puts her in a small group of actresses reported at $1 million or more per episode, alongside Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. The series also earned her Emmy nominations as both lead actress and producer.
Films From Ray to Wake Up Dead Man
Washington built her film career before Scandal, with roles in Ray (2004), Fantastic Four (2005) and its 2007 sequel, The Last King of Scotland (2006) and Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained (2012). Her film fees from that period have not been reliably reported.
Her recent film slate is busier than at any point since Scandal ended:
- American Son (2019): the Netflix film of the Broadway play she starred in, which she also executive produced.
- The Prom (2020): the Netflix musical, in which she played Mrs. Greene.
- The Six Triple Eight (2024): Tyler Perry’s World War II drama, where she led the cast as Major Charity Adams and served as an executive producer. It began streaming on Netflix on December 20, 2024, and drew 52.4 million views in its first four weeks, according to Dark Horizons, Perry’s biggest Netflix film launch.
- Shadow Force (2025): a Lionsgate action film with Omar Sy that Simpson Street acquired and she produced. It opened on May 9, 2025, against a reported $40 million budget and grossed only about $5.3 million.
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025): Rian Johnson’s third Knives Out film for Netflix, where she joined Daniel Craig and Glenn Close in the ensemble.
We model her kept acting pay since 2021 at $4 million to $11 million, with a central $7 million. That assumes seven figure fees for her lead and ensemble roles and that she keeps about half of what she is paid after agents, managers, lawyers and tax.
Simpson Street and Her Producing Career
Washington founded Simpson Street with producing partner Pilar Savone in 2016. The company started with an overall deal at ABC Studios, and its first project was the HBO film Confirmation, which brought her Emmy nominations as lead actress and producer. As of March 2026, TheWrap reports that Simpson Street works through a deal with 20th Television, part of Disney.
The company’s credits include Little Fires Everywhere, American Son, Reasonable Doubt, UnPrisoned, in which she starred as Paige Alexander from 2023 to 2024, and Imperfect Women. She also won a Primetime Emmy in 2020 as a producer of the ABC special Live in Front of a Studio Audience, and she produced Gutenberg! The Musical! on Broadway in 2023.
Imperfect Women, an eight episode Apple TV limited series based on Araminta Hall’s novel, premiered on March 18, 2026. Washington stars as Eleanor opposite Elisabeth Moss and Kate Mara and is an executive producer. Simpson Street’s fees are not public, so we add a conservative $1 million to $4 million for her producing income since 2021.
Endorsements, Her Memoir and Real Estate
Washington became the face of Neutrogena in 2013 and has also worked as a spokesperson for L’Oreal. Celebrity Net Worth reports she earned about $36 million from 2016 to 2018, citing deals with Neutrogena, Apple and Movado alongside her Scandal pay. Those earnings are already inside the $50 million starting estimate.
In 2023 she published Thicker Than Water, a memoir from Little, Brown Spark. The advance has not been reported, so the memoir sits inside a cautious $0.5 million to $3 million lane with her more recent brand work.
On property, Celebrity Net Worth reports that she bought a Los Angeles home for $1.9 million in 2013 and sold it for $2.7 million in 2016, then bought a Beverly Hills home for $6.75 million and, about a year later, an adjacent home for a little under $4 million. Washington also keeps a New York City apartment. We credit her with $0.5 million to $3 million of gains on these homes rather than their full value, because most of what she paid for them is already counted in the starting estimate.
Why Other Sites Say $50 Million
| Source | Figure | Last updated | What it leaves out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrity Net Worth | $50 million | August 2024 | Shadow Force, Wake Up Dead Man, Imperfect Women and the full Six Triple Eight run |
| PureWow | $50 million | January 2023 | Everything since UnPrisoned season 1 |
| Net Worth Radar | $58 million | October 2026 | Modeled, with a $46 million to $71 million range |
The $50 million figure has circulated since around 2020, the year Little Fires Everywhere aired. Since then she has starred in two Netflix films, led a Lionsgate release, a two season series and an Apple TV limited series, most of them as a producer too. Our estimate is higher because it counts that work, but the fees behind it are not public, which is why the confidence score is 2 out of 5.
How Kerry Washington Compares
Washington’s fortune comes mostly from television, which puts her in a similar bracket to other actresses who built wealth through series work and producing. For comparison, see the net worth profiles of Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sandra Bullock, Mila Kunis and Angelina Jolie.
Frequently Asked Questions About Kerry Washington’s Net Worth
What is Kerry Washington’s net worth in 2026?
We estimate Kerry Washington’s net worth at $58 million as of October 2026, with a likely range of $46 million to $71 million. Most other sites still say $50 million, a figure that predates her recent film and series work.
How much did Kerry Washington make per episode of Scandal?
She was reportedly paid about $80,000 per episode in the early seasons, rising to $250,000 per episode at the show’s peak, or about $4.5 million a season.
How much was Kerry Washington paid for Little Fires Everywhere?
About $1.1 million per episode, according to reports cited by Celebrity Net Worth and PureWow. Across eight episodes that comes to close to $9 million before taxes and fees.
Does Kerry Washington own a production company?
Yes. She founded Simpson Street with Pilar Savone in 2016. It has produced Little Fires Everywhere, UnPrisoned, Reasonable Doubt, Shadow Force and Imperfect Women.
Who is Kerry Washington’s husband?
She has been married to former NFL cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha since June 24, 2013. They have two children, and she is also stepmother to his son from a previous relationship.
What is Kerry Washington’s latest project?
Her most recent release is the Apple TV limited series Imperfect Women, which premiered on March 18, 2026. Wikipedia lists the film Animals in post production and An Innocent Girl, due in 2027, as filming.
