How Much Each โ€˜Game Of Thronesโ€™ Star Makes Per Episode
โ€” Updated on 30 July 2021

How Much Each โ€˜Game Of Thronesโ€™ Star Makes Per Episode

โ€” Updated on 30 July 2021
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10 years ago, the thought of a fantasy-based television raking in a record-breaking 12.1 million viewers for a season finale would have been crazy. But, weโ€™re talking about Game of Thrones here. The producers of this show are paying the big bucks and reaping the rewards of their investment.

One of the showโ€™s prime investments is their cast who, as a result of the popularity of the show, has risen in fame and star power. This means that as the seasons progress, so too do the castโ€™s paycheck. Heading into Game of Thrones Season 8 (premiering April 14), hereโ€™s what the priciest of the bunch will be paid for each new episode, according to reports from Deadline and Hypebeast:

Maisie Williams: $150,000 USD (roughly $212,000 AUD)

Sophie Turner: $150,000 USD (roughly $212,000 AUD)

Lena Headey: $500,000 USD (roughly $706,000 AUD)

Emilia Clarke: $500,000 USD (roughly $706,000 AUD)

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau: $500,000 USD (roughly $706,000 AUD)

Peter Dinklage: $500,000 USD (roughly $706,000 AUD)

Kit Harrington: $500,000 USD (roughly $706,000 AUD)

As you can see the youngest of the bunch is sort of getting jibbed here. Maisie Williams is 21 and Sophie Turner is 23, so theyโ€™re far from the children they were when the first episode aired in 2011. Also, youโ€™ll notice that these pays are fairly similar, but according to those above-mentioned sources, each individuals contract was done separately and they just happened to hit on roughly the same dollar value.

In case you missed it, hereโ€™s the full-length trailer for the upcoming season.

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