$188.7 Million

Daniel Craig Net Worth 2026

Last updated August 3, 2026

As of 2026, Daniel Craig has an estimated net worth of $188.7 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
Daniel Craig

Fast Facts

BirthdateMarch 2, 1968
BirthplaceChester
BreakthroughCasino Royale (2006)
Best KnownCasino Royale (2006)

Who Is Daniel Craig?

Daniel Craig was born March 2, 1968 in Chester, best known for Casino Royale (2006). The earnings behind Daniel's net worth come from film salaries, backend participation, and endorsement deals.

The model tracks Daniel's earning years from 1992 to 2026, with the biggest single year in 2011 at about $53.9 Million of gross income. After representation fees, taxes, and living costs, what stays invested compounds at market returns into an estimated $188.7 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

Daniel Craig net worth line items
LineAmount
Revenue
Film pay, modeled lead roles (31 of 83 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
$262,215,206
Film pay, modeled post-breakthrough supporting roles (7 of 83 films)
12.0% of lead cells: lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio
$13,492,080
Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (45 of 83 films)
2.5% of era medians: the pre-stardom rate
$30,840,508
Backend points, estimated
12% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 2.6% of box office; expected value on 25 commercially viable undisclosed lead roles; cash spread over 3 years; 12 film(s) used band-specific box-office/budget multiples as a gross proxy
$19,378,988
Endorsements, estimated (2 brand partnerships)
2 named partnerships x the $4.0M annual fee from the median disclosed film deal x a 4-year term, spread across the deal years
$32,000,000
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; 43 film(s) used band-specific box-office proxies
$54,187,167
TV: Anglo-Saxon Attitudes
Gilbert Stokesay; stated episode count; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$225,000
TV: Boon
Jim Parham; stated episode count; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$75,000
TV: Covington Cross
Walkway guard; stated episode count; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$75,000
TV: Zorro
Lieutenant Hidalgo; stated episode count; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$150,000
TV: Drop the Dead Donkey
Fixx; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$150,000
TV: The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Schiller; guest default per credited year; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$150,000
TV: Between the Lines
Joe Rance; guest default per credited year; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$150,000
TV: Heartbeat
Peter Begg; guest default per credited year; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$150,000
TV: Screen Two
Lt. Guth; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$150,000
TV: Sharpe's Eagle
Lt. Berry; one engagement for a television film or special; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$75,000
TV: Our Friends in the North
Geordie Peacock; stated episode count; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$600,000
TV: Tales from the Crypt
Barry; guest default per credited year; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$150,000
TV: Saint-Ex
Guillaumet; one engagement for a television film or special; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$75,000
TV: Kiss and Tell
Matt Kearney; one engagement for a television film or special; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$75,000
TV: The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
James "Jemmy" Seagrave; one engagement for a television film or special; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$75,000
TV: The Hunger
Jerry Pritchard; guest default per credited year; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$150,000
TV: The Ice House
DS Andy McLoughlin; one engagement for a television film or special; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$75,000
TV: Shockers: The Visitor
Richard; one engagement for a television film or special; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$75,000
TV: Sword of Honour
Guy Crouchback; one engagement for a television film or special; network not identified, priced on the broadcast cell; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$75,000
TV: Copenhagen
Werner Heisenberg; one engagement for a television film or special; streaming network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$75,000
TV: Archangel
Prof. Fluke Kelso; one engagement for a television film or special; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$75,000
TV: Saturday Night Live
Himself / various; stated episode count; variety format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$30,000
TV: Comrade Detective
Father Anton Streza; stated episode count; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org)
$24,000
Investment returns on savings
mixed portfolio: 55% actual 60/40 securities returns (taxed) + 45% US long-run home-price rate on the rest
$101,182,773
Expenses
Representation fees
agent 10% + attorney 5%
-$61,722,783
Taxes
US-NY effective rates, year by year
-$154,516,212
Personal spending
measured household savings rates by income, times a 88% entertainment-household factor
-$107,698,554
Estimated net worth$188,730,445

Film by Film

Daniel Craig film-by-film pay
FilmYearRoleBudgetBox officePay counted
Wake Up Dead Man
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $16.4M shrunk median for 2020s/tentpole (n=5)
2025Lead$151,700,000$2,500,000$16,428,521
Queer
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $7.8M
2024Lead$51,954,263$7,000,000$7,793,095
Belvedere Vodka
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)
2022Supporting$70,000,000$2,849,947
Glass Onion
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $21.7M shrunk median for 2020s/mid (n=1), capped at $6.0M
2022Lead$40,000,000$15,000,000$5,999,873
Macbeth
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $10.5M
2022Lead$70,000,000$10,499,769
No Time to Die
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.0M shrunk median for 2020s/blockbuster (n=8)
2021Lead$250,000,000$774,200,000$17,999,203
Heineken Daniel Craig vs James Bond
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$2,849,801
Knives Out
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M
2019Lead$40,000,000$196,103,961$5,999,014
Comrade Detective
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio)
2017Supporting$40,000,000$1,319,318
Kings
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $0.1M
2017Lead$910,269$910,269$136,533
Logan Lucky
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $4.3M
2017Lead$29,000,000$47,401,060$4,347,339
Othello
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M
2016Lead$40,000,000$5,992,723
Heineken The Chase
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M
2015Lead$40,000,000$5,985,844
Spectre
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.8M shrunk median for 2010s/blockbuster (n=11)
2015Lead$245,000,000$880,674,609$15,731,214
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $15.8M shrunk median for 2010s/blockbuster (n=11) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio)
2015Supporting$245,000,000$2,068,223,624$1,888,604
Betrayal
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M
2013Lead$40,000,000$5,946,666
Happy & Glorious
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M
2012Lead$40,000,000$5,897,029
Heineken
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M
2012Lead$40,000,000$5,897,029
Skyfall
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.8M shrunk median for 2010s/blockbuster (n=11)
2012Lead$200,000,000$1,108,561,013$15,492,693
Sony
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M
2012Lead$40,000,000$5,897,029
Cowboys & Aliens
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2010s/tentpole (n=12)
2011Lead$163,000,000$175,910,315$19,328,319
One Life
no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio)
2011Supporting$40,000,000$16,500,000$1,284,005
The Adventures of Tintin
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2010s/tentpole (n=12)
2011Lead$140,000,000$374,000,000$19,328,319
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2010s/large (n=8), capped at $13.5M
2011Lead$90,000,000$232,617,430$13,052,212
The Organ Grinder's Monkey
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M
2011Lead$40,000,000$5,802,801
GoldenEye 007
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M
2010Lead$40,000,000$5,628,052
James Bond 007: Blood Stone
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M
2010Lead$40,000,000$5,628,052
A Steady Rain
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2), capped at $6.0M
2009Lead$40,000,000$5,342,521
007: Quantum of Solace
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.79): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2), capped at $6.0M vs early terms
2008Lead$40,000,000$4,849,394
Defiance
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.79): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2), capped at $4.8M vs early terms
2008Lead$32,000,000$51,200,000$3,899,724
Flashbacks of a Fool
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.79): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2), capped at $6.0M vs early terms
2008Lead$40,000,000$1,100,000$4,849,394
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
soft-breakthrough supporting blend (w=0.79)
2008Supporting$28,000,000$19,200,000$1,941,030
Quantum of Solace
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.79): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2000s/blockbuster (n=1) vs early terms
2008Lead$215,000,000$589,600,000$15,932,134
The Golden Compass
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.66): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.8M shrunk median for 2000s/tentpole (n=9) vs early terms
2007Lead$180,000,000$372,000,000$7,909,170
The Invasion
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.66): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2000s/large (n=18), capped at $10.9M vs early terms
2007Lead$72,500,000$40,200,000$7,355,347
Casino Royale
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.50): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.8M shrunk median for 2000s/tentpole (n=9) vs early terms
2006Lead$126,000,000$606,000,000$6,056,818
Infamous
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.50): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $1.9M vs early terms
2006Lead$13,000,000$2,600,000$1,209,375
Renaissance
soft-breakthrough supporting blend (w=0.50)
2006Supporting$18,000,000$1,800,000$1,359,375
Archangel
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.34): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2), capped at $6.0M vs early terms
2005Lead$40,000,000$2,355,516
Fateless
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.34): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2), capped at $6.0M vs early terms
2005Lead$40,000,000$2,512,009$2,355,516
Munich
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.34): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2000s/large (n=18), capped at $10.5M vs early terms
2005Lead$70,000,000$131,000,000$3,892,436
The Jacket
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.34): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2), capped at $4.3M vs early terms
2005Lead$28,500,000$21,100,000$1,770,320
Enduring Love
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.21): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2), capped at $6.0M vs early terms
2004Lead$40,000,000$1,800,000$1,634,981
Layer Cake
soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.21): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $1.0M vs early terms
2004Lead$6,500,000$11,900,000$574,358
Sylvia
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.12
2003Lead$40,000,000$2,900,000$1,141,854
The Mother
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid) (pre-stardom rate), capped at 15% of budget; soft-breakthrough weight 0.12
2003Lead$2,500,000$3,000,000$375,000
A Number
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.06
2002Lead$40,000,000$842,721
Copenhagen
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.06
2002Lead$40,000,000$842,721
Occasional, Strong
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.06
2002Lead$40,000,000$842,721
Road to Perdition
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M shrunk median for 2000s/large (n=18) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.06
2002Lead$80,000,000$183,400,000$1,247,145
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.06
2002Lead$40,000,000$76,599$842,721
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $11.8M shrunk median for 2000s/tentpole (n=9) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.03
2001Lead$115,000,000$274,700,000$692,357
Sword of Honour
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.03
2001Lead$40,000,000$674,362
Hotel Splendide
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.02
2000Lead$40,000,000$583,580
I Dreamed of Africa
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M shrunk median for 2000s/large (n=18) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.02
2000Lead$50,000,000$14,400,327$625,903
Some Voices
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (pre-stardom rate)
2000Supporting$40,000,000$9,188$517,481
Shockers: The Visitor
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.01
1999Lead$26,000,000$392,359
The Trench
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.01
1999Lead$26,000,000$392,359
Elizabeth
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1998Lead$30,000,000$82,000,000$379,270
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1998Lead$26,000,000$376,387
Love and Rage
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1998Lead$26,000,000$376,387
Hurlyburly
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.0M median for its era and nearest band (small) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1997Lead$4,000,000$1,800,000$51,360
Obsession
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.0M median for its era and nearest band (small) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1997Lead$4,600,000$51,582
The Hunger
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1997Lead$26,000,000$368,130
Kiss and Tell
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1996Lead$26,000,000$363,875
Our Friends in the North
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1996Lead$26,000,000$363,875
Saint-Ex
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1996Lead$26,000,000$363,875
Tales from the Crypt
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1996Lead$26,000,000$3,000,000$363,875
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1996Lead$26,000,000$363,875
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $10.0M shrunk median for 1990s/small (n=1) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1995Lead$15,000,000$13,400,000$251,306
Les Grandes Horizontales
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1994Lead$26,000,000$360,562
The Rover
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1994Lead$26,000,000$360,562
Angels in America
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1993Lead$26,000,000$359,985
Between the Lines
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1993Lead$26,000,000$359,985
Drop the Dead Donkey
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1993Lead$26,000,000$359,985
Heartbeat
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1993Lead$26,000,000$359,985
Screen Two
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1993Lead$26,000,000$359,985
Sharpe's Eagle
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1993Lead$26,000,000$359,985
Zorro
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1993Lead$26,000,000$359,985
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1992Lead$26,000,000$359,688
Boon
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1992Lead$26,000,000$359,688
Covington Cross
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1992Lead$26,000,000$359,688
The Power of One
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $10.0M shrunk median for 1990s/small (n=1) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.00
1992Lead$18,000,000$2,800,000$250,217

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

$50M$100M$150M199219992006201320202026$188.7 Million1992: $416,0951993: $1,177,4231994: $1,403,2781995: $1,679,6431996: $2,485,5721997: $3,056,2611998: $3,687,4781999: $4,303,3592000: $4,834,7212001: $5,470,7782002: $6,263,4292003: $7,477,6102004: $9,081,8292005: $11,745,6222006: $16,911,6632007: $24,268,4882008: $29,633,9862009: $36,381,7152010: $44,991,0162011: $58,446,7832012: $68,746,7152013: $76,898,8172014: $83,845,2502015: $90,328,0812016: $97,111,9882017: $106,163,9722018: $107,780,4632019: $120,866,8002020: $131,961,2052021: $147,648,5792022: $141,124,3782023: $154,801,7662024: $169,738,9502025: $184,864,7782026: $188,730,445

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

Year by Year

Daniel Craig year by year model
YearIncomeRep feesTax rateSpentSavedBalance
2026$802,503$120,37545%$253,015$122,155$188,730,445
2025$13,163,436$1,974,51545%$3,392,033$2,761,873$184,864,778
2024$12,195,054$1,829,25845%$3,142,495$2,558,693$169,738,950
2023$4,981,233$747,18545%$1,283,594$1,045,132$154,801,766
2022$16,852,238$2,527,83645%$4,342,586$3,535,835$141,124,378
2021$21,811,882$3,271,78245%$5,620,617$4,576,438$147,648,579
2020$10,073,297$1,510,99445%$2,595,748$2,113,519$131,961,205
2019$7,707,275$1,156,09145%$1,986,057$1,617,094$120,866,800
2018$4,749,415$712,41245%$1,223,858$996,494$107,780,463
2017$8,212,555$1,231,88347%$2,039,306$1,660,450$106,163,972
2016$10,333,118$1,549,96847%$2,565,874$2,089,195$97,111,988
2015$21,989,930$3,298,48947%$5,460,443$4,446,021$90,328,081
2014$11,133,356$1,670,00347%$2,764,586$2,250,991$83,845,250
2013$9,046,635$1,356,99547%$2,246,421$1,829,088$76,898,817
2012$29,418,462$4,412,76943%$7,856,389$6,396,856$68,746,715
2011$53,936,338$8,090,45143%$14,404,044$11,728,111$58,446,783
2010$28,164,555$4,224,68343%$7,521,525$6,124,202$44,991,016
2009$18,012,753$2,701,91343%$4,810,421$3,916,758$36,381,715
2008$34,753,576$5,213,03643%$9,281,165$7,556,943$29,633,986
2007$30,307,714$4,546,15743%$8,093,869$6,590,218$24,268,488
2006$20,166,424$3,024,96443%$5,385,573$4,385,060$16,911,663
2005$10,729,374$1,609,40643%$2,865,348$2,333,034$11,745,622
2004$5,509,549$826,43243%$1,471,360$1,198,016$9,081,829
2003$2,760,835$414,12543%$737,299$600,326$7,477,610
2002$4,648,005$697,20146%$1,175,949$957,485$6,263,429
2001$3,097,760$464,66446%$783,736$638,136$5,470,778
2000$2,249,476$337,42146%$569,119$463,390$4,834,721
1999$1,719,016$257,85246%$434,912$354,116$4,303,359
1998$1,501,800$225,27046%$379,957$309,370$3,687,478
1997$1,337,459$200,61946%$338,378$275,515$3,056,261
1996$3,269,088$490,36346%$827,082$673,430$2,485,572
1995$576,737$86,51146%$178,529$86,194$1,679,643
1994$992,595$148,88946%$251,127$204,474$1,403,278
1993$3,577,498$536,62546%$905,110$736,962$1,177,423
1992$1,704,281$255,64236%$511,033$416,095$416,095

Model Notes

  • RESIDENCE PROXY: public New York base in later Bond years
  • 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 (Daniel Craig)
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 $188.7 Million.

Methodology

We rebuild Daniel’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 Daniel Craig's net worth in 2026?

As of 2026, Daniel Craig's net worth is an estimated $188.7 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 Daniel Craig make money?

Film salaries and documented backend participation.

How is Daniel Craig'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 Daniel 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 Daniel Craig 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 Daniel 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 Daniel Craig rich compared to the average person?

Yes. A net worth of $188.7 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.

What is Daniel Craig's biggest source of wealth?

On this page it is film salaries, the largest line in the calculation at $262.2 Million. The full breakdown, with every other line and its source, is above.

How much does Daniel Craig make from endorsements?

The model counts $32.0 Million in career endorsement income for Daniel: 2 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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