Forbes releases new list; see who is 2018 highest paid TV actor

Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons emerged as the highest paid TV actor in 2018 earning $26.5 million, with his other cast members also making the list.

According to Forbes, Parsons secured the number one position with $26.5 million a year from his recurring role on the comedy and also for the show Young Sheldon, where he serves as an executive producer.

His Big Bang Theory castmates Johnny Galecki, Kunal Nayyar and Simon Helberg took the second, third and fourth positions while Modern Family stars and Walking Dead’s Andrew Lincoln rounded out the annual list.

For the Big Bang Theory stars, their income dropped this year after they agreed to a salary cut from $1 million to $900,000 per episode in an effort to increase their female co stars’ salaries.

Below is the full list for Highest Paid TV Actors in 2018

1) Jim Parsons, $26.5 million;

2) Big Bang Theory star Johnny Galecki, $25 million;

3) Tie: Big Bang Theory’s Simon Helberg with 23.5 million;

4) Tie: Big Bang Theory’s Kunal Nayyar with $23.5 million;

5) NCIS’ Mark Harmon, with $19 million;

6) Modern Family’s Ed O’Neil, is number six with $14 million;

7) Modern Family’s Eric Stonestreet with $13.5 million;

8) Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson, clinched the number eight position with $13 million;

9) Ty Burrell, 51, at number nine with $12 million;

10) Andrew Lincoln, who plays Rick Grimes on The Walking Dead, is new to list, and he stands at number 10 with $11 million.