‘Two and a Half Men,’ ‘NCIS’ season 12 stars lead latest highest-paid list

In a way, we do feel rather strange about the fact that there are annual lists detailing just how much given TV stars make in a given year. How must it feel to have your salary out there for all to see? It is probably not ideal, but the fact that you are making so much money most likely helps to level off any sort of awkward emotions you must feel about it.

What we have for you today are a list of some of the most-wealthy stars on television right now her the latest Forbes survey, and you may be surprised by some of the names within the top ten here.

1. Ashton Kutcher (“Two and a Half Men”) – $26 million (not bad given that he has only worked for three seasons).

2. Jon Cryer (“Two and a Half Men”) – $19 million (not bad given his hours).

2. (tie) Mark Harmon (“NCIS”) – $19 million (and his work on the “New Orleans” spin-off will boost his earnings).

4. Neil Patrick Harris (“How I Met Your Mother”) – $18 million.

5. Kevin Space (“House of Cards”) – $16 million (thank his executive producer credit).

5. (tie) Patrick Dempsey (“Grey’s Anatomy”) – $16 million.

7. Tim Allen (“Last Man Standing”) – $15 million (“Home Improvement” residuals help).

8. Simon Baker (“The Mentalist”) – $13 million.

9. Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory”) – $12 million.

10. Jason Segel (“How I Met Your Mother”) – $11 million.

10 (tie) Johnny Galecki (“The Big Bang Theory”) – $11 million.

Shocking, isn’t it? There are hundreds of millions of dollars in between all of these actors!

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