Make Page Six a Preferred Source Mariska Hargitay makes a reported $850,000 per episode as the lead star and an executive producer on “Law & Order: SVU.”
Hargitay’s staggering salary was revealed by Variety ahead of the 600th episode of the NBC show, now in its 28th season, airing Thursday night.
The actress, 62, has played Olivia Benson on “Law & Order: SVU” since the show’s premiere in 1999. She became an executive producer starting with Season 15 in 2014.
Variety also revealed Thursday that Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon each make $2 million an episode for Apple TV’s “The Morning Show.”
Zendaya gets the same amount for her work on “Euphoria,” while Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short each get $1 million per episode for the Hulu comedy “Only Murders in the Building,” according to the outlet.
Meanwhile, Ellen Pompeo previously revealed she makes $20 million a season for “Grey’s Anatomy,” which is in its 23rd season.
In her interview with Variety, Hargitay opened up about the “Law & Order: SVU” celebration dinner for the milestone 600th episode that the current cast and crew, including co-star Christopher Meloni, and creator Dick Wolf all attended.
“It was one of the most extraordinary, meaningful nights, and unexpectedly so to me,” Hargitay shared.
“Dick got up and said, ‘This has never happened, and it will never happen again.’ And everything just landed that night.”
Hargitay also shared the toast she gave that night.
“Here we are at episode 600, and it really doesn’t feel totally real — which in a way is exactly how it should feel, because it’s as if we all get to live in this dream of what you thought might be possible someday,” she said in her speech.
“And you’ve shown that it’s not only possible, but it’s so much better than anyone could have imagined,” she added.
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In August, Hargitay revealed that around Season 25 in 2024, she had a conversation with former “ER” co-star Julianna Margulies about leaving “Law & Order: SVU.”
“I said, ‘I’ve got to leave the show too. I don’t want people to think I’m a one-trick pony,'” Hargitay recalled to Variety.
But Margulies, 60, responded, “Sweetheart, that ship’s sailed.”
Hargitay has been the undisputed lead star of “Law & Order: SVU” since 2011, following Meloni’s exit from the show.
She’s won one Emmy Award for her performance as Detective Benson.
“Law & Order: SVU” airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on NBC.
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