Mel Gibson Net Worth 2026
Last updated August 3, 2026
As of 2026, Mel Gibson has an estimated net worth of $365.3 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

Fast Facts
| Birthdate | January 3, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Peekskill |
| Breakthrough | Mad Max (1979) |
| Best Known | Braveheart (1995) |
Who Is Mel Gibson?
Mel Gibson was born January 3, 1956 in Peekskill, best known for Braveheart (1995). The earnings behind Mel's net worth come from film salaries, backend participation, and endorsement deals.
The model tracks Mel's earning years from 1975 to 2026, with the biggest single year in 2022 at about $48.3 Million of gross income. After representation fees, taxes, and living costs, what stays invested compounds at market returns into an estimated $365.3 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
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Revenue | |
| Film pay, modeled lead roles (79 of 99 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 | $414,904,157 |
| Film pay, modeled post-breakthrough supporting roles (10 of 99 films) 12.0% of lead cells: lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio | $16,975,385 |
| Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (10 of 99 films) 2.5% of era medians: the pre-stardom rate | $1,512,520 |
| Backend points, estimated 12% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 2.6% of box office; expected value on 59 commercially viable undisclosed lead roles; cash spread over 3 years; 27 film(s) used band-specific box-office/budget multiples as a gross proxy | $22,607,641 |
| 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; 38 film(s) used band-specific box-office proxies | $47,062,752 |
| TV: The Sullivans Ray Henderson; stated episode count; soap format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $300,000 |
| TV: Cop Shop Peter Lang; stated episode count; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $150,000 |
| TV: The Hero Rob Milligan; 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: Punishment Rick Munro; stated episode count; soap format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $150,000 |
| TV: Tickled Pink Episode "Honeymoon, Honeymoon"; guest default per credited year; streaming network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $150,000 |
| TV: Saturday Night Live Host; guest default per credited year; variety format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $150,000 |
| TV: World of Discovery Narrator; 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: The Simpsons Himself; guest default per credited year; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $150,000 |
| TV: The Three Stooges credited role; 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: Invincible credited role; one engagement for a television film or special; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $35,000 |
| TV: Family Curse credited role; 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: Clubhouse credited role; guest default per credited year; animation format tier; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $48,000 |
| TV: Complete Savages Officer Steve Cox; stated episode count; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $225,000 |
| TV: Carrier credited role; guest default per credited year; broadcast network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $30,000 |
| TV: The Continental: From the World of John Wick Cormac O'Connor; one engagement for a television film or special; streaming network family; priced from tv_episode_rates.csv (en.wikipedia.org) | $75,000 |
| Investment returns on savings mixed portfolio: 55% actual 60/40 securities returns (taxed) + 45% US long-run home-price rate on the rest | $258,606,655 |
| Expenses | |
| Representation fees agent 10% + attorney 5% | -$76,968,013 |
| Taxes US-CA effective rates, year by year | -$198,428,131 |
| Personal spending measured household savings rates by income, times a 88% entertainment-household factor | -$131,050,339 |
| Estimated net worth | $365,280,261 |
Film by Film
| Film | Year | Role | Budget | Box office | Pay counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight Risk no disclosed fee: modeled on the $21.7M shrunk median for 2020s/mid (n=1), capped at $3.9M | 2025 | Lead | $26,000,000 | $48,700,000 | $3,900,000 |
| Hunting Season no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $10.5M | 2025 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| Boneyard no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $10.5M | 2024 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| Monster Summer no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $10.5M | 2024 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| Confidential Informant no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $10.5M | 2023 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| Desperation Road no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $10.5M | 2023 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| Sound of Freedom no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $2.2M | 2023 | Lead | $14,500,000 | $231,000,000 | $2,175,000 |
| The Continental: From the World of John Wick no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $10.5M | 2023 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| Agent Game no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $10.5M | 2022 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| Bandit no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $10.5M | 2022 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| Father Stu no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $0.6M | 2022 | Lead | $4,000,000 | $21,800,000 | $600,000 |
| Hot Seat no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $10.5M | 2022 | Lead | $70,000,000 | $68,798 | $10,500,000 |
| Last Looks no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $10.5M | 2022 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| On the Line no disclosed fee: modeled on the $23.8M shrunk median for 2020s/large (n=2), capped at $10.5M | 2022 | Lead | $70,000,000 | – | $10,500,000 |
| Panama no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $0.1M | 2022 | Lead | $366,785 | $366,785 | $55,018 |
| Boss Level no disclosed fee: modeled on the $21.7M shrunk median for 2020s/mid (n=1), capped at $6.8M | 2021 | Lead | $45,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $6,750,000 |
| Dangerous no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $1.5M | 2021 | Lead | $10,000,000 | – | $1,500,000 |
| Fatman no disclosed fee: modeled on the $21.7M shrunk median for 2020s/mid (n=1), capped at $3.0M | 2020 | Lead | $20,000,000 | $1,700,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Force of Nature no disclosed fee: modeled on the $21.7M shrunk median for 2020s/mid (n=1), capped at $3.5M | 2020 | Lead | $23,000,000 | $638,221 | $3,450,000 |
| The Professor and the Madman no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $3.8M | 2019 | Lead | $25,000,000 | $5,100,000 | $3,750,000 |
| Dragged Across Concrete no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $2.2M | 2018 | Lead | $15,000,000 | $660,132 | $2,250,000 |
| Daddy's Home 2 no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2010s/large (n=8), capped at $10.3M | 2017 | Lead | $69,000,000 | $180,600,000 | $10,350,000 |
| Blood Father no disclosed fee: modeled on the $5.0M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $2.2M | 2016 | Lead | $15,000,000 | $6,900,000 | $2,250,000 |
| Hacksaw Ridge no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.8M | 2016 | Lead | $45,000,000 | $180,563,636 | $6,750,000 |
| Stonehearst Asylum no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $6.0M | 2014 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $3,200,000 | $6,000,000 |
| The Expendables 3 no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2010s/large (n=8), capped at $13.5M | 2014 | Lead | $90,000,000 | $214,700,000 | $13,500,000 |
| Machete Kills no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $3.0M | 2013 | Lead | $20,000,000 | $15,008,161 | $3,000,000 |
| Get the Gringo no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $3.0M | 2012 | Lead | $20,000,000 | $8,800,000 | $3,000,000 |
| The Beaver no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.0M shrunk median for 2010s/mid (n=3), capped at $3.1M | 2011 | Lead | $21,000,000 | $7,300,000 | $3,150,000 |
| Edge of Darkness no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2010s/large (n=8), capped at $12.0M | 2010 | Lead | $80,000,000 | $81,100,000 | $12,000,000 |
| Carrier no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio) | 2008 | Supporting | $40,000,000 | – | $2,325,000 |
| Apocalypto no disclosed fee: modeled on the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2), capped at $6.0M | 2006 | Lead | $40,000,000 | $120,700,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Paparazzi no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio) | 2004 | Supporting | $20,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $2,325,000 |
| The Passion of the Christ no disclosed fee: modeled on the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2), capped at $4.5M | 2004 | Lead | $30,000,000 | $612,100,000 | $4,500,000 |
| Clubhouse no disclosed fee: modeled on the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2), capped at $6.0M | 2003 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $5,999,999 |
| Complete Savages no disclosed fee: modeled on the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2), capped at $6.0M | 2003 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $5,999,999 |
| Family Curse no disclosed fee: modeled on the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2), capped at $6.0M | 2003 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $5,999,999 |
| The Singing Detective no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $1.2M | 2003 | Lead | $8,000,000 | $435,625 | $1,200,000 |
| Signs no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2000s/large (n=18), capped at $10.8M | 2002 | Lead | $72,000,000 | $408,200,000 | $10,799,998 |
| We Were Soldiers no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2000s/large (n=18), capped at $10.9M | 2002 | Lead | $72,500,000 | $115,400,000 | $10,874,998 |
| Invincible no disclosed fee: modeled on the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2), capped at $6.0M | 2001 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $5,999,998 |
| Chicken Run no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio) | 2000 | Supporting | $43,500,000 | $228,000,000 | $2,324,998 |
| The Million Dollar Hotel no disclosed fee: modeled on the $18.8M median for its era and nearest band (mid), capped at $1.2M | 2000 | Lead | $8,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $1,199,999 |
| The Patriot (2000 film) no disclosed fee: modeled on the $11.8M shrunk median for 2000s/tentpole (n=9) | 2000 | Lead | $110,000,000 | $215,000,000 | $11,818,172 |
| The Three Stooges no disclosed fee: modeled on the $19.4M shrunk median for 2000s/mid (n=2), capped at $6.0M | 2000 | Lead | $40,000,000 | – | $5,999,995 |
| What Women Want no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M shrunk median for 2000s/large (n=18), capped at $10.5M | 2000 | Lead | $70,000,000 | $374,100,000 | $10,499,992 |
| Payback no disclosed fee: modeled on the $14.6M shrunk median for 1990s/large (n=3), capped at $7.5M | 1999 | Lead | $50,000,000 | $161,600,000 | $7,499,988 |
| The Simpsons no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $14.6M shrunk median for 1990s/large (n=3) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio) | 1999 | Supporting | $75,000,000 | $536,400,000 | $1,751,998 |
| Lethal Weapon 4 no disclosed fee: modeled on the $12.8M shrunk median for 1990s/tentpole (n=1) | 1998 | Lead | $125,000,000 | $285,400,000 | $12,833,294 |
| Conspiracy Theory no disclosed fee: modeled on the $14.6M shrunk median for 1990s/large (n=3), capped at $12.0M | 1997 | Lead | $80,000,000 | $137,000,000 | $11,999,929 |
| FairyTale: A True Story no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $10.0M shrunk median for 1990s/small (n=1) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio) | 1997 | Supporting | $13,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $1,199,994 |
| Fathers' Day no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $14.6M shrunk median for 1990s/large (n=3) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio) | 1997 | Supporting | $85,000,000 | $35,700,000 | $1,751,991 |
| One Eight Seven no disclosed fee: modeled on the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6), capped at $3.0M | 1997 | Lead | $20,000,000 | $5,700,000 | $2,999,984 |
| Ransom no disclosed fee: modeled on the $14.6M shrunk median for 1990s/large (n=3), capped at $10.5M | 1996 | Lead | $70,000,000 | $309,500,000 | $10,499,879 |
| Braveheart no disclosed fee: modeled on the $14.6M shrunk median for 1990s/large (n=3), capped at $9.4M | 1995 | Lead | $62,500,000 | $209,000,000 | $9,374,790 |
| Casper no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $14.6M shrunk median for 1990s/large (n=3) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio) | 1995 | Supporting | $55,000,000 | $290,000,000 | $1,751,968 |
| Pocahontas no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $14.6M shrunk median for 1990s/large (n=3) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio) | 1995 | Supporting | $55,000,000 | $346,100,000 | $1,751,968 |
| World of Discovery no disclosed fee: post-breakthrough supporting at 12.0% of the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6) (lane_benchmarks role/post_breakthrough_supporting_ratio) | 1995 | Supporting | $26,000,000 | – | $1,724,968 |
| Maverick no disclosed fee: modeled on the $14.6M shrunk median for 1990s/large (n=3), capped at $11.2M | 1994 | Lead | $75,000,000 | $183,000,000 | $11,249,506 |
| Love Letters no disclosed fee: modeled on the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6), capped at $3.9M | 1993 | Lead | $26,000,000 | – | $3,899,687 |
| The Man Without a Face no disclosed fee: modeled on the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6), capped at $3.0M | 1993 | Lead | $20,000,000 | $37,000,000 | $2,999,767 |
| Forever Young no disclosed fee: modeled on the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6), capped at $3.0M | 1992 | Lead | $20,000,000 | $128,000,000 | $2,999,545 |
| Lethal Weapon 3 no disclosed fee: modeled on the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6), capped at $5.2M | 1992 | Lead | $35,000,000 | $321,700,000 | $5,249,158 |
| Air America no disclosed fee: modeled on the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6), capped at $4.9M | 1990 | Lead | $32,500,000 | $57,700,000 | $4,872,051 |
| Bird on a Wire no disclosed fee: modeled on the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6), capped at $3.0M | 1990 | Lead | $20,000,000 | $138,700,000 | $2,998,276 |
| Hamlet no disclosed fee: modeled on the $14.4M shrunk median for 1990s/mid (n=6), capped at $3.4M | 1990 | Lead | $22,373,066 | $22,300,000 | $3,354,003 |
| Lethal Weapon 2 no disclosed fee: modeled on the $6.3M shrunk median for pre1990/mid (n=4), capped at $4.5M | 1989 | Lead | $30,000,000 | $227,300,000 | $4,494,482 |
| Tequila Sunrise no disclosed fee: modeled on the $6.3M shrunk median for pre1990/mid (n=4), capped at $3.5M | 1988 | Lead | $23,000,000 | $105,900,000 | $3,441,861 |
| Lethal Weapon no disclosed fee: modeled on the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2), capped at $2.2M | 1987 | Lead | $15,000,000 | $120,100,000 | $2,239,685 |
| Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome no disclosed fee: modeled on the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2), capped at $1.5M | 1985 | Lead | $10,000,000 | $36,000,000 | $1,474,876 |
| Mrs. Soffel no disclosed fee: modeled on the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2), capped at $1.6M | 1984 | Lead | $11,000,000 | $4,385,312 | $1,596,718 |
| The Bounty no disclosed fee: modeled on the $6.3M shrunk median for pre1990/mid (n=4), capped at $3.4M | 1984 | Lead | $22,500,000 | $18,300,000 | $3,264,201 |
| The River no disclosed fee: modeled on the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2), capped at $2.7M | 1984 | Lead | $18,000,000 | $11,500,000 | $2,610,550 |
| Death of a Salesman no disclosed fee: modeled on the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2), capped at $2.1M | 1982 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $1,861,967 |
| Mad Max 2 no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small), capped at $0.7M | 1982 | Lead | $4,500,000 | $36,000,000 | $602,733 |
| The Year of Living Dangerously no disclosed fee: modeled on the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2), capped at $0.9M | 1982 | Lead | $6,000,000 | – | $805,010 |
| Attack Force Z soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.79): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2), capped at $2.1M vs early terms | 1981 | Lead | $14,000,000 | $88,000 | $1,683,435 |
| Gallipoli soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.79): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2), capped at $2.1M vs early terms | 1981 | Lead | $14,000,000 | $11,700,000 | $1,683,435 |
| Noni Hazelhurst soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.79): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2), capped at $2.1M vs early terms | 1981 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $1,683,435 |
| Punishment soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.79): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2), capped at $2.1M vs early terms | 1981 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $1,683,435 |
| Tickled Pink soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.79): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $4.1M shrunk median for pre1990/small (n=2), capped at $2.1M vs early terms | 1981 | Lead | $14,000,000 | – | $1,683,435 |
| The Chain Reaction soft-breakthrough supporting blend (w=0.66) | 1980 | Supporting | $450,000 | $796,000 | $67,500 |
| Cop Shop soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.50): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small), capped at $0.5M vs early terms | 1979 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $261,250 |
| Mad Max soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.50): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small), capped at $0.1M vs early terms | 1979 | Lead | $375,000 | $100,000,000 | $56,250 |
| On Our Selection soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.50): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small), capped at $0.5M vs early terms | 1979 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $261,250 |
| Romeo and Juliet soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.50): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small), capped at $0.5M vs early terms | 1979 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $261,250 |
| The Hero soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.50): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small), capped at $0.5M vs early terms | 1979 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $261,250 |
| Tim soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.50): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small), capped at $0.1M vs early terms | 1979 | Lead | $600,000 | $809,000 | $79,375 |
| Waiting for Godot soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.50): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small), capped at $0.5M vs early terms | 1979 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $261,250 |
| Cedoona soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.34): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small), capped at $0.5M vs early terms | 1978 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $199,359 |
| Les Darcy soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.34): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small), capped at $0.5M vs early terms | 1978 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $199,359 |
| Oedipus the King soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.34): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small), capped at $0.5M vs early terms | 1978 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $199,359 |
| The Sullivans soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.34): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small), capped at $0.5M vs early terms | 1978 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $199,359 |
| I Never Promised You a Rose Garden soft-breakthrough supporting blend (w=0.21) | 1977 | Supporting | $3,000,000 | $3,200,000 | $123,249 |
| Judy Davis soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.21): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small), capped at $0.5M vs early terms | 1977 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $149,064 |
| Once in a Lifetime soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.21): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small), capped at $0.5M vs early terms | 1977 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $149,064 |
| Summer City soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.21): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small), capped at $0.0M vs early terms | 1977 | Lead | $200,000 | – | $30,000 |
| The Hostage soft-breakthrough blend (w=0.21): no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small), capped at $0.5M vs early terms | 1977 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $149,064 |
| Steve Bisley no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and nearest band (small) (pre-stardom rate); soft-breakthrough weight 0.12 | 1976 | Lead | $3,025,000 | – | $114,643 |
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
Modeled balance at the end of each year, matching the year-by-year table below.
Year by Year
| Year | Income | Rep fees | Tax rate | Spent | Saved | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1,800,969 | $270,145 | 45% | $464,084 | $377,868 | $365,280,261 |
| 2025 | $12,455,507 | $1,868,326 | 45% | $3,209,610 | $2,613,340 | $357,659,782 |
| 2024 | $21,777,021 | $3,266,553 | 45% | $5,611,634 | $4,569,124 | $330,940,411 |
| 2023 | $32,018,565 | $4,802,785 | 45% | $8,250,736 | $6,717,943 | $302,205,850 |
| 2022 | $48,328,427 | $7,249,264 | 45% | $12,453,559 | $10,139,981 | $271,211,370 |
| 2021 | $22,104,557 | $3,315,684 | 45% | $5,696,035 | $4,637,846 | $280,160,098 |
| 2020 | $7,408,136 | $1,111,220 | 45% | $1,908,973 | $1,554,331 | $254,125,285 |
| 2019 | $5,159,500 | $773,925 | 45% | $1,329,531 | $1,082,535 | $235,101,939 |
| 2018 | $3,493,528 | $524,029 | 45% | $900,233 | $732,991 | $211,511,799 |
| 2017 | $8,606,251 | $1,290,938 | 47% | $2,137,066 | $1,740,050 | $209,555,007 |
| 2016 | $10,086,410 | $1,512,962 | 47% | $2,504,613 | $2,039,315 | $193,116,207 |
| 2015 | $3,197,053 | $479,558 | 47% | $793,878 | $646,394 | $181,636,515 |
| 2014 | $14,383,512 | $2,157,527 | 47% | $3,571,650 | $2,908,122 | $176,697,692 |
| 2013 | $8,580,172 | $1,287,026 | 47% | $2,130,590 | $1,734,777 | $163,788,637 |
| 2012 | $4,018,767 | $602,815 | 43% | $1,073,237 | $873,855 | $148,404,300 |
| 2011 | $4,160,939 | $624,141 | 43% | $1,111,205 | $904,770 | $138,295,098 |
| 2010 | $10,780,596 | $1,617,089 | 43% | $2,879,027 | $2,344,172 | $132,309,639 |
| 2009 | $5,126,024 | $768,904 | 43% | $1,368,938 | $1,114,621 | $121,655,627 |
| 2008 | $3,466,225 | $519,934 | 43% | $925,677 | $753,708 | $110,029,729 |
| 2007 | $2,598,721 | $389,808 | 43% | $694,005 | $565,075 | $120,123,140 |
| 2006 | $6,838,328 | $1,025,749 | 43% | $1,826,219 | $1,486,951 | $114,373,513 |
| 2005 | $4,887,921 | $733,188 | 43% | $1,305,351 | $1,062,847 | $105,848,560 |
| 2004 | $8,142,832 | $1,221,425 | 43% | $2,174,595 | $1,770,607 | $101,103,522 |
| 2003 | $18,161,893 | $2,724,284 | 43% | $4,850,250 | $3,949,187 | $94,214,925 |
| 2002 | $23,946,774 | $3,592,016 | 46% | $6,058,553 | $4,933,016 | $82,208,765 |
| 2001 | $13,340,661 | $2,001,099 | 46% | $3,375,198 | $2,748,165 | $79,676,399 |
| 2000 | $26,690,499 | $4,003,575 | 46% | $6,752,718 | $5,498,221 | $76,961,327 |
| 1999 | $18,133,465 | $2,720,020 | 46% | $4,587,781 | $3,735,479 | $70,351,897 |
| 1998 | $13,757,413 | $2,063,612 | 46% | $3,480,637 | $2,834,016 | $62,200,929 |
| 1997 | $18,315,666 | $2,747,350 | 46% | $4,633,878 | $3,773,013 | $53,710,767 |
| 1996 | $14,497,957 | $2,174,694 | 46% | $3,667,995 | $2,986,568 | $44,636,899 |
| 1995 | $14,852,272 | $2,227,841 | 46% | $3,757,637 | $3,059,556 | $38,604,960 |
| 1994 | $13,742,846 | $2,061,427 | 46% | $3,476,951 | $2,831,015 | $31,303,222 |
| 1993 | $9,455,750 | $1,418,363 | 46% | $2,392,312 | $1,947,877 | $27,964,374 |
| 1992 | $8,979,458 | $1,346,919 | 36% | $2,692,516 | $2,192,310 | $24,577,311 |
| 1991 | $3,418,661 | $512,799 | 36% | $1,025,095 | $834,657 | $21,334,481 |
| 1990 | $8,779,413 | $1,316,912 | 36% | $2,632,532 | $2,143,469 | $18,381,075 |
| 1989 | $7,442,015 | $1,116,302 | 36% | $2,231,509 | $1,816,947 | $15,812,687 |
| 1988 | $4,248,635 | $637,295 | 36% | $1,273,965 | $1,037,292 | $12,542,722 |
| 1987 | $2,954,742 | $443,211 | 45% | $761,396 | $619,946 | $10,745,086 |
| 1986 | $905,534 | $135,830 | 55% | $190,917 | $155,449 | $9,767,526 |
| 1985 | $1,244,657 | $186,699 | 55% | $262,416 | $213,665 | $8,843,623 |
| 1984 | $5,887,831 | $883,175 | 55% | $1,241,355 | $1,010,740 | $7,653,467 |
| 1983 | $2,505,924 | $375,889 | 55% | $528,334 | $430,182 | $6,278,232 |
| 1982 | $6,518,282 | $977,742 | 55% | $1,374,275 | $1,118,967 | $5,731,977 |
| 1981 | $11,425,471 | $1,713,821 | 55% | $2,408,878 | $1,961,365 | $4,521,450 |
| 1980 | $6,775,681 | $1,016,352 | 55% | $1,428,544 | $1,163,154 | $2,509,273 |
| 1979 | $5,463,725 | $819,559 | 55% | $1,151,939 | $937,936 | $1,319,401 |
| 1978 | $1,298,739 | $194,811 | 55% | $273,818 | $222,949 | $373,894 |
| 1977 | $661,387 | $99,208 | 55% | $139,443 | $113,538 | $147,948 |
| 1976 | $260,383 | $39,057 | 55% | $67,168 | $32,429 | $33,728 |
| 1975 | $34,393 | $5,159 | 55% | $11,882 | $1,273 | $1,273 |
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 (Mel Gibson)
Methodology
We rebuild Mel’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 Mel Gibson's net worth in 2026?
As of 2026, Mel Gibson's net worth is an estimated $365.3 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 Mel Gibson make money?
Film salaries and documented backend participation.
How is Mel Gibson'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 Mel 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 Mel Gibson 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 Mel 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 Mel Gibson rich compared to the average person?
Yes. A net worth of $365.3 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.
What is Mel Gibson's biggest source of wealth?
On this page it is film salaries, the largest line in the calculation at $414.9 Million. The full breakdown, with every other line and its source, is above.
How much does Mel Gibson make from endorsements?
The model counts $16.0 Million in career endorsement income for Mel: 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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