Walter White Really Broke Bad, and Bryan Cranston Made a Killing; What is His Net Worth?

For the lead role in “Breaking Bad” Bryan Cranston's salary was around $225,000 per episode

PUBLISHED SEP 5, 2023

Bryan Cranston at The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Getty Images | Kevin Mazur

Name	Bryan Cranston
Net worth	$40 million
Salary	$225,000 to $750,000
Annual income	N/A
Sources of income	Acting
DOB	March 7, 1956
Age	67 years
Gender	Male
Nationality	United States of America
Profession	Actor

Bryan Cranston's Net Worth

Actor, writer, and director Bryan Cranston is best known for his roles in popular shows like “Seinfeld” and “Malcolm in The Middle”. However, Cranston’s signature role of “Walter White” or “Heisenberg”, the murderous meth lord in the critically acclaimed AMC original series “Breaking Bad” made him a household name worldwide and won him several awards. Cranston has an estimated net worth of $40 million as of July according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Bryan Cranston posing for a portrait at The Cambridge Union | Getty Images | Photo by Chris Williamson — Bryan Cranston was paid about $750,000 per episode for "Your Honor" | Getty Images | Photo by Chris Williamson

The viewers just can't get enough of Walter White. Recently, in an interview with Awards Radar, Cranston teased that he will return to the role of “Walter White” if Vince Gilligan, the creator of the show, comes up with something new.

Bryan Cranston’s Salary and Income

Cranston’s salary for “Malcolm in the Middle” was never publicly disclosed, but it was reported that his co-star Jane Kaczmarek was making $150,000 per episode by the show’s fourth season as per ABC News. Thus with that information, it can be estimated that Cranston was earning a similar salary. However, for his most high profile lead role in “Breaking Bad”, Cranston's salary was around $225,000 per episode, as per Celebrity Net Worth.

Bryan Cranston at a donation ceremony of artifacts from AMC's "Breaking Bad" | Getty Images | Photo by Kris Connor

After “Breaking Bad”, Cranston worked on Broadway to star in “Network”, for which he won a Tony award. “Network” was a smash hit and Cranston was on track to earn $1 million for the show’s Broadway run, according to Forbes.

For his latest appearance on the show “Your Honor”, which ended in March this year, Cranston was paid about $750,000 per episode, according to Daily Mail. With 20 episodes across two seasons, Cranston likely made about $15 million.

Real Estate Assets

Cranston bought a beachfront home in Ventura County for $2.5 million in 2017. As per Celebrity Net worth, he demolished the home and built a custom-designed house with cutting-edge environmental specifications and a Platinum LEED-certified a green home. The home is a "net-zero home," as it produces at least as much energy as it uses up.

Cranston along with his wife listed the property for sale for $4.995 million and sold it for $5.45 million in 2021. In the same year, Cranston reportedly bought a Central Park West Co-Op for $5.6 million, as per Celebrity Net Worth.

Instagram	5.3 million
Twitter	2.2 million
Facebook	4.6 million

Personal Life

Cranston married Mickey Middleton, a writer, in 1977, and the two split up five years later in 1982. He then married Robin Dearden, an actress he met on the set of “Airwolf” in 1989. The two are still married and they have one daughter, actress Taylor Dearden, born in 1993.