Net Worth: $400 Million
Mark Wahlberg’s net worth of $400 million is impressive, and many of his fans might not be aware that only about 6% of his fortune comes from his acting career. After more than 30 years in entertainment, Wahlberg has proven to be a shrewd investor who has turned various opportunities into multi-million dollar businesses.
Mark Wahlberg’s Movie Salary Milestones
everett225 / Depositphotos.comWahlberg may have started off his career as the leader of Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, but it was his quick and meteoric rise in Hollywood that earned him some of his biggest paydays in entertainment.
In 1995 Mark Wahlberg appeared in the Leonardo DiCaprio movie Basketball Diaries. For his supporting role, Wahlberg received $60,000. One year later, his role in Fear would earn the budding actor $250,000, and then in 1997, his breakout role in Boogie Nights added $1,000,000 to Mark Wahlberg’s net worth.
At the top of his game, Wahlberg has managed to earn $17 million, while many of his other roles have paid in the $5 million to $10 million range.
Here are some of Mark Wahlberg’s movie salary milestones.
| Movie | Year | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Transformers: Age of Extinction | 2014 | $17,000,000 |
| Lone Survivor | 2013 | $4,000,000 |
| 2 Guns | 2013 | $10,000,000 |
| Ted | 2012 | $7,500,000 |
| The Fighter | 2010 | $500,000 |
| Shooter | 2007 | $10,000,000 |
| The Departed | 2006 | $5,000,000 |
| Invincible | 2006 | $5,000,000 |
| Four Brothers | 2005 | $2,000,000 |
| I Heart Huckabees | 2004 | $500,000 |
| The Italian Job | 2003 | $2,500,000 |
| The Truth About Charlie | 2002 | $10,000,000 |
| Rock Star | 2001 | $6,000,000 |
| Planet of the Apes | 2001 | $8,000,000 |
| The Perfect Storm | 2000 | $1,000,000 |
| Three Kings | 1999 | $2,000,000 |
| Boogie Nights | 1997 | $1,000,000 |
| Fear | 1996 | $250,000 |
| The Basketball Diaries | 1995 | $60,000 |
| Total | $92,310,000 |
Mark Wahlberg also earned a massive $30 million salary for the 2022 movie Uncharted, and he has several more films on the horizon.
He’s Become A Producing Powerhouse In His Own Right
Acting is a great way to generate income, but Mark Wahlberg made sure early on that he didn’t end up as a one-act wonder. Moving into the world of TV production, he became a producer on various HBO shows including Entourage (96 episodes), Boardwalk Empire (56 Episodes), and Ballers (47 Episodes
According to Fandom Wire, the actor, musician, and entrepreneur earned between $50,000 and $75,000 per show.
If we conservatively estimate each episode to be worth $50,000, the combined 198 episodes increased Mark Wahlberg’s net worth by $9.95 million.
That money was just Wahlberg’s take from producing the shows. Parade estimates that Entourage earned Wahlberg “$24 million over eight years,” including money he earned from the 2015 Entourage movie.
The Wahlburgers Chain Has Grown Year-Over-Year
zhukovsky / Depositphotos.comMark Wahlberg and his brothers formed a fast-casual burger chain called Wahlburger’s in 2011. The chain has grown quickly thanks to the Wahlburgers reality TV show, which aired from 2014 to 2019.
In 2023 there are at least 90 locations, and the company charges a $40,000 franchise fee to get started, generating revenue of at least $3.6 million.
Mark and his brothers also collect a 6% royalty from each location, and in 2021, the last year of financial reporting for the burger chain, they were bringing in $105 million per year.
While the company hasn’t added a significant bump to Mark Wahlberg’s net worth at this time, the company’s CEO says they plan to have 300 locations up and running by the end of 2025.
Mark’s Other Business Ventures
Mark Wahlberg is the proud owner of The Mark Wahlberg Automotive Group, a chain that includes four car dealerships and two RV and Airstream dealerships in and around Columbus, Ohio, and Cleveland, Ohio.
Wahlberg also teamed up with GNC in 2012 for his own line of nutrition products called “Marked.”
Another sports-based product that Wahlberg attached himself to is Aquahydrate, a water company that offers consumers an electrolyte-rich beverage alternative to soda. The company was acquired in 2019 and was also attached to another big-name entrepreneur, P. Diddy.
Wahlberg also co-founded the athleisure wear company Municipal. The company was founded in 2019, and it continues to offer clothing, apparently for both men and women. Forbes profiled the company in November 2022 and noted that the company’s clothing is now being worn by major athletes, including Steph Curry, Donny Sands, and Wyndham Clark. “According to the company, over the past two years, 30% of customers purchased more than three times, 20% more than four times, and almost 10% bought more than five times,” Forbes revealed.
Wahlberg’s Net Worth Has Also Been Helped By Endorsement Deals
ChinaImages / Depositphotos.comWe don’t know how much Wahlberg was paid for each of his brand deals, but he’s had the opportunity to rep some large brands like AT&T, Reebok, and Calvin Klein.
Wahlberg has also served as ambassador to New Balance shoes.
For his work with Calvin Klein, Wahlberg was likely not paid a huge salary. TheThings reports that Kate Moss, who was in the photo shoot with Wahlberg, was under contract with the company and earned about $10,000 per day.
Still, the underwear campaign made Mark Wahlberg instantly recognizable to a new audience and likely led him to where he is today.
It’s likely that Mark Wahlberg’s net worth in 2023 will pale in comparison to his future earnings. The actor has continued to build out his producing credits, and launch businesses, and he’s earnings more money for films now than at any other time in his career. However, he has recently said that his time as an actor might be drawing to a close. If Mark slows down with the acting, it could potentially open up more producing credits and lead to new business ventures, which could be even more lucrative if they gain his attention on a more full-time basis.
