$90.9 Million

Adam Driver Net Worth 2026

Last updated August 3, 2026

As of 2026, Adam Driver has an estimated net worth of $90.9 Million, computed film by film and year by year from public records and published rates. Every input, rate, and source behind the number is on this page.

Calculation

  • Disclosed salaries and documented backend, each with a citation
  • Undisclosed roles modeled from disclosed comparables for their era, budget band, and career stage
  • Backend, endorsements, and producing credits estimated from disclosed medians
Adam Driver

Fast Facts

BirthdateNovember 19, 1983
BirthplaceSan Diego
BreakthroughStar Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Best KnownStar Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Who Is Adam Driver?

Adam Driver was born November 19, 1983 in San Diego, best known for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). The earnings behind Adam's net worth come from film salaries, backend participation, and endorsement deals.

The model tracks Adam's earning years from 2008 to 2026, with the biggest single year in 2021 at about $29.5 Million of gross income. After representation fees, taxes, and living costs, what stays invested compounds at market returns into an estimated $90.9 Million today.

Data

Every line below is computed from public data and the published rate tables on our methodology page. Confidence: Grade C. Documented numbers cover only a small share of this figure, so most of it is modeled from published rates and comparables (grades run from A, mostly documented, to C, mostly modeled).

The Calculation

Adam Driver net worth line items
LineAmount
Revenue
Film pay, modeled lead roles (29 of 56 films)
era and budget-band medians of disclosed lead salaries (winsorized, thin cells shrunk toward the era median), blended with this actor's disclosed quote history when available; soft breakthrough blend near the career break year
$209,310,936
Film pay, modeled post-breakthrough supporting roles (3 of 56 films)
12.0% of lead cells: lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio
$4,671,787
Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (24 of 56 films)
2.5% of era medians: the pre-stardom rate
$17,966,126
Backend points, estimated
12% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 2.6% of box office; expected value on 16 commercially viable undisclosed lead roles; cash spread over 3 years; 8 film(s) used band-specific box-office/budget multiples as a gross proxy
$17,350,072
Endorsements, estimated (1 brand partnerships)
1 named partnerships x the $4.0M annual fee from the median disclosed film deal x a 4-year term, spread across the deal years
$16,000,000
Residuals, estimated
SAG residual rates on post-theatrical receipts assumed at half of box office, split by role share and spread over the ten years after each release; 25 film(s) used band-specific box-office proxies
$44,749,076
TV: The Wonderful Maladys
Zed; guest default per credited year; cable network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: The Unusuals
Will Slansky; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Law & Order
Robby Vickery; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: You Don't Know Jack
Glen Stetson; one engagement for a television film or special; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$35,000
TV: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jason Roberts; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Girls
Adam Sackler; stated episode count; cable network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$12,255,000
TV: The Simpsons
Adam Sackler (voice); guest default per credited year; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$24,000
TV: Saturday Night Live
Himself (host); stated episode count; variety format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$60,000
TV: Bob's Burgers
Art the Artist (voice); guest default per credited year; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$24,000
TV: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Himself; stated episode count; cable network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$15,000
Investment returns on savings
mixed portfolio: 55% actual 60/40 securities returns (taxed) + 45% US long-run home-price rate on the rest
$25,616,083
Expenses
Representation fees
agent 10% + attorney 5%
-$47,097,136
Taxes
US-CA effective rates, year by year
-$121,307,953
Personal spending
measured household savings rates by income, times a 88% entertainment-household factor
-$80,283,193
Estimated net worth$90,908,710

Film by Film

Adam Driver film-by-film pay
FilmYearRoleBudgetBox officePay counted
Alone at Dawn
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $10.5M
2026Lead$70,000,000$10,493,532
Misty Green
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $10.5M
2026Lead$70,000,000$10,493,532
Paper Tiger
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $2.2M
2026Lead$15,000,000$2,248,939
Tomorrow Is a Drag
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $10.5M
2026Lead$70,000,000$10,493,532
Father Mother Sister Brother
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $10.5M
2025Lead$70,000,000$7,500,000$10,487,409
Hold On to Me Darling
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $10.5M
2024Lead$70,000,000$10,475,506
Megalopolis
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $16.4M shrunk median for 2020s/tentpole (n=5)
2024Lead$136,000,000$14,387,154$16,388,965
65
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $21.7M shrunk median for 2020s/mid (n=1), capped at $6.8M
2023Lead$45,000,000$60,700,000$6,720,170
Ferrari
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $14.2M
2023Lead$95,000,000$43,600,000$14,184,385
White Noise
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $16.4M shrunk median for 2020s/tentpole (n=5)
2022Lead$110,000,000$79,040$16,279,350
Annette
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $2.3M
2021Lead$15,500,000$3,700,000$2,294,423
House of Gucci
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $11.2M
2021Lead$75,000,000$153,300,000$11,058,334
The Last Duel
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $16.4M shrunk median for 2020s/tentpole (n=5), capped at $15.0M
2021Lead$100,000,000$30,055,233$14,737,594
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio)
2020Supporting$70,000,000$2,772,283
Burn This
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M
2019Lead$40,000,000$5,628,052
Marriage Story
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $2.7M
2019Lead$18,000,000$232,737$2,532,704
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.8M shrunk median for 2010s/blockbuster (n=11)
2019Lead$275,000,000$1,074,144,248$14,770,330
The Dead Don't Die
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M
2019Lead$40,000,000$15,325,468$5,628,052
The Report
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $1.2M
2019Lead$8,000,000$275,000$1,130,158
BlacKkKlansman
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $2.2M
2018Lead$15,000,000$93,400,000$1,996,694
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $2.4M
2018Lead$16,000,000$2,500,000$2,128,813
Bob's Burgers
soft-breakthrough supporting blend (w=0.79)
2017Supporting$40,000,000$34,200,000$1,102,004
Logan Lucky
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.79): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $4.3M vs early terms
2017Lead$29,000,000$47,401,060$3,499,920
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.79): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.8M shrunk median for 2010s/blockbuster (n=11) vs early terms
2017Lead$200,000,000$1,334,000,000$12,561,875
The Meyerowitz Stories
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.79): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $1.7M vs early terms
2017Lead$11,400,000$20,000$1,379,355
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.66): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M vs early terms
2016Lead$40,000,000$4,057,830
Midnight Special
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.66): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $2.7M vs early terms
2016Lead$18,000,000$7,700,000$1,826,448
Paterson
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.66): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $0.8M vs early terms
2016Lead$5,000,000$10,800,000$537,973
Silence
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.66): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M vs early terms
2016Lead$40,000,000$23,834,809$4,057,830
Disney Infinity 3.0
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.50): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M vs early terms
2015Lead$40,000,000$3,137,500
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.50): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.8M shrunk median for 2010s/blockbuster (n=11) vs early terms
2015Lead$245,000,000$2,068,223,624$8,081,731
The Simpsons
soft-breakthrough supporting blend (w=0.50)
2015Supporting$40,000,000$536,400,000$797,500
Hungry Hearts
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.34): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M vs early terms
2014Lead$40,000,000$2,217,170
This Is Where I Leave You
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.34): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $2.9M vs early terms
2014Lead$19,000,000$40,996,320$1,049,439
While We're Young
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.34): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $1.5M vs early terms
2014Lead$10,000,000$18,100,000$591,460
Bluebird
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.21): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M vs early terms
2013Lead$40,000,000$1,469,284
Inside Llewyn Davis
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.21): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $1.6M vs early terms
2013Lead$11,000,000$33,000,000$443,128
The F Word
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.21): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $1.6M vs early terms
2013Lead$11,000,000$8,500,000$443,128
Tracks
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.21): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $1.8M vs early terms
2013Lead$12,000,000$4,900,000$474,419
Frances Ha
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.12
2012Lead$3,000,000$11,300,000$163,741
Gayby
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.12
2012Lead$40,000,000$957,437
Girls
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.12
2012Lead$40,000,000$957,437
Lincoln
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M shrunk median for 2010s/large (n=8) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.12
2012Lead$65,000,000$275,300,000$1,602,627
Look Back in Anger
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.12
2012Lead$40,000,000$957,437
Not Waving But Drowning
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.12
2012Lead$40,000,000$957,437
J. Edgar
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.06
2011Lead$35,000,000$84,600,000$598,222
Man and Boy
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.06
2011Lead$40,000,000$646,948
Angels in America
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.03
2010Lead$40,000,000$472,199
Little Doc
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.03
2010Lead$40,000,000$472,199
Mrs. Warren's Profession
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.03
2010Lead$40,000,000$472,199
The Forest
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.03
2010Lead$40,000,000$472,199
You Don't Know Jack
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.03
2010Lead$18,000,000$213,696
Playwrights Horizons
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.02
2009Lead$40,000,000$583,580
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.02
2009Lead$40,000,000$583,580
The Unusuals
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.02
2009Lead$40,000,000$583,580
The Wonderful Maladys
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.02
2009Lead$40,000,000$583,580

How the modeled figures work. An undisclosed lead role after the breakthrough gets the median of disclosed lead salaries for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of the film’s budget. Supporting and pre-breakthrough roles get 2.5% of that median, the documented going rate for actors before stardom. Films with no reported budget are treated as small productions. Undocumented backend, endorsements, and producer or director credits enter as separate estimated lines in the calculation above, built from disclosed medians. Every median comes from the published tables on our methodology page.

Net Worth Over Time

$25M$50M$75M20082012201620202026$90.9 Million2008: $110,4742009: $626,5342010: $1,120,8152011: $1,793,3052012: $3,406,1062013: $4,840,4472014: $6,911,4052015: $11,186,6362016: $16,680,4672017: $23,432,6402018: $27,880,6952019: $36,619,5382020: $42,569,7572021: $52,335,1092022: $53,265,7342023: $63,527,0112024: $73,940,7132025: $83,722,4242026: $90,908,710

Modeled balance at the end of each year, matching the year-by-year table below.

Year by Year

Adam Driver year by year model
YearIncomeRep feesTax rateSpentSavedBalance
2026$26,170,355$3,925,55345%$6,743,734$5,490,907$90,908,710
2025$20,950,918$3,142,63845%$5,398,758$4,395,796$83,722,424
2024$25,421,849$3,813,27745%$6,550,855$5,333,860$73,940,713
2023$26,182,146$3,927,32245%$6,746,772$5,493,381$63,527,011
2022$21,430,780$3,214,61745%$5,522,412$4,496,478$53,265,734
2021$29,459,628$4,418,94445%$7,591,334$6,181,042$52,335,109
2020$15,390,970$2,308,64645%$3,966,038$3,229,241$42,569,757
2019$27,509,960$4,126,49445%$7,088,931$5,771,975$36,619,538
2018$20,547,764$3,082,16545%$5,294,871$4,311,208$27,880,695
2017$27,116,651$4,067,49847%$6,733,487$5,482,564$23,432,640
2016$24,296,716$3,644,50747%$6,033,254$4,912,417$16,680,467
2015$20,314,799$3,047,22047%$5,044,481$4,107,335$11,186,636
2014$8,781,097$1,317,16547%$2,180,483$1,775,401$6,911,405
2013$5,544,751$831,71347%$1,376,848$1,121,062$4,840,447
2012$6,866,352$1,029,95343%$1,833,703$1,493,044$3,406,106
2011$2,894,776$434,21643%$773,069$629,451$1,793,305
2010$2,076,330$311,44943%$554,497$451,485$1,120,815
2009$2,324,772$348,71643%$620,845$505,507$626,534
2008$700,296$105,04443%$228,820$110,474$110,474

Model Notes

  • RESIDENCE PROXY: residence not individually sourced for this batch; US-CA default applied until documented
  • salary comps: 2 disclosed lead fee(s) flagged as non-market outliers (scale / far-below-quote) and excluded from era medians
  • Image credit: Wikimedia Commons via Wikipedia (Adam Driver)
Reproduce this number. A net worth estimate should be reproducible the way a scientific finding is: the same public inputs and the same published rates should always give the same answer. Film budgets and box office are public reporting. Every disclosed salary, fee rate, tax rate, savings rate, and benchmark return is published with citations on our methodology page. Undisclosed lead roles use the median of disclosed salaries for their era and budget band, capped at 15% of the film’s budget. Supporting and early-career roles use the documented pre-stardom fraction of that median. Undocumented backend, endorsements, and hyphenate credits enter as estimated lines from disclosed medians. Apply the rates year by year as shown above and you will land on $90.9 Million.

Methodology

We rebuild Adam’s career as a yearly time series. Disclosed salaries and documented backend enter as reported, with citations. Undisclosed lead roles get the median of disclosed salaries for their era and budget band, capped at 15% of the film’s budget. Supporting roles and roles from before the breakthrough get 2.5% of that median, the going-rate ratio measured from disclosed pre-stardom deals. Films with no reported budget are treated as small productions, and every role is estimated unless a source documents it was unpaid. Representation fees come out at sourced rates, taxes follow the eras actually lived through, spending follows measured household savings behavior unless court documents say otherwise, and what remains compounds at real market returns. Undocumented backend enters as an expected value from disclosed deals, endorsements at the median disclosed ambassador fee, and producer or director credits at union-scale floors.

The full model, every rate table, and how our estimates have checked out against real deals are on the methodology page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Adam Driver's net worth in 2026?

As of 2026, Adam Driver's net worth is an estimated $90.9 Million. The estimate is built film by film from disclosed salaries and documented backend, then year by year: income, minus representation fees and taxes, minus spending, compounded at real market returns.

How does Adam Driver make money?

Film salaries and documented backend participation.

How is Adam Driver's net worth calculated?

Disclosed paydays enter as reported, with citations. Undisclosed lead roles use the median of disclosed salaries for their era and budget band, capped at 15% of the film's budget, and supporting or early-career roles use the documented pre-stardom fraction of that median. We subtract sourced representation fees, taxes for the years Adam actually worked, and spending from measured savings behavior, then compound at real market returns. Undocumented backend, endorsements, and producing credits enter as estimated lines from disclosed medians. Every rate and source is published.

How much does Adam Driver make per film?

It varies by role and era, and the film-by-film table above lists the pay counted for every title. Disclosed paydays enter as reported. Undisclosed roles are modeled from what comparable actors earned in the same era and budget range, with lead roles after the breakthrough earning the most and supporting or early roles a documented fraction of that.

Why is the tax rate so high, and don't actors avoid it with a loan-out company?

Tax comes out at the effective rate for where Adam lived each year, which is the rate shown in the year-by-year table. In a high-tax state like California, combined federal and state income tax reaches close to half of a top earner's income, so those years run in the mid-40s percent. A loan-out company, the corporation many actors run their income through, does not lower the tax on the money they take home. Its real advantage is deducting business costs such as agent, manager, and attorney fees, and the model already subtracts those as a separate line before any tax is applied. High-earning performers also fall outside the pass-through business deduction that other company owners can claim, so it buys them no rate cut.

Why is this figure different from other net worth sites?

Most sites publish a single number with no way to check it. This estimate is built in the open: every salary, rate, and assumption is on the page, and the methodology page lists every source.

How accurate is this estimate?

No net worth estimate for a private individual is exact; this one is a model built from public data. The difference is that you can see how it was built and check every step. The confidence grade near the top of the calculation shows how much of the figure rests on disclosed numbers, and the page flags where a number leans on an assumption.

Is Adam Driver rich compared to the average person?

Yes. A net worth of $90.9 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.

What is Adam Driver's biggest source of wealth?

On this page it is film salaries, the largest line in the calculation at $209.3 Million. The full breakdown, with every other line and its source, is above.

How much does Adam Driver make from endorsements?

The model counts $16.0 Million in career endorsement income for Adam: 1 named partnerships x the $4.0M annual fee from the median disclosed film deal x a 4-year term, spread across the deal years. It is an estimate, since the individual deal values are not all public, and it sits as its own line in the calculation above.

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