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With an Illustrious TV Career Beyond 'How I Met Your Mother,' Here's Neil Patrick Harris' Net Worth

For, “How I Met Your Mother”, Neil Patrick Harris was paid $225,000 per episode, but he reached that point after a long journey which started long before the show.

BY DEEP DAS BARMAN

PUBLISHED SEP 6, 2023

Neil Patrick Harris at the Build Studio | Getty Images | Photo by Santiago Felipe

Name	Neil Patrick Harris
Net worth	$50 million
Salary	$225,000
Sources of income	Acting, production
DOB	15 June 1973
Age	50 years
Gender	Male
Nationality	American
Profession	Actor, director, producer, voice actor

Actor, producer, singer, and director, whose fame skyrocketed after the show "How I Met Your Mother," Neil Patrick Harris has an estimated net worth of $50 million as of 2023, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Harris entered showbiz early as a child actor in projects like "Clara's Heart", "Too Good to Be True", and "Purple People Eater." However, his big break was the titular role of a teenage genius doctor, on the show "Doogie Howser, M.D." In 2005, he bagged the role of Barney Stinson on “How I Met Your Mother,” and later lent his voice to animated films, series, and even video games such as “Spiderman”.

Neil Patrick Harris as the host of Spike TV's "2010 Video Game Awards" | Getty Images | Photo by Jeff Kravitz

Harris also hosted award ceremonies, including the Tony Awards and the Emmy Awards, and recently reprised his role as Barney Stinson on the mid-season finale of the Hulu original spinoff series “How I Met Your Father.” Other than that he starred in Netflix shows "A Series of Unfortunate Events" and "Uncoupled," after the success of "How I Met Your Mother."

What are Neil Patrick Harris' sources of income?

Harris' roles in TV shows and web series remain his primary source of income. Apart from that public appearances, and acting gigs in feature films as well as voice roles in animated films, have added to his net worth.

Neil Patric Harris' Salary

While Harris hasn't publicly discussed his salary for projects, Celebrity Net Worth has reported that Harris commands a paycheck of $225,000 per episode. This was the amount that he charged for "How I Met Your Mother" at the peak of its popularity, after charging $150,000 an episode up until 2010. It has been further reported that Harris was paid $15,000 for hosting the Oscars.

Harris' real estate assets

Coming to personal assets, Harris and his husband David Burtka bought a $3.6 million 8,000 square-foot townhome in Harlem in 2013. They also owned a home in Sherman Oaks, California which they sold for $3 million in 2014. They spent on a massive renovation for the home in Harlem, where the couple lived till they sold it for $7.1 million in 2022, as per Celebrity Net Worth. In 2017, they also paid $5.5 million for a 13.5-acre property in East Hampton, NY.

Personal life

Harris has been in a relationship with actor David Burtka since 2004 but kept the relationship private since he publicly came out as gay in an interview with PEOPLE in 2006. In 2010, the couple had twins, Gideon Scott Burtka-Harris and Harper Grace Burtka-Harris via surrogacy, and got married in 2014, after the Marriage Equality Act was passed. Harris also became the first openly gay man to host the Academy Awards.