Salaries of America's favorite TV dads
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Salary.com's TV Dad Salary Analysis shows that the average pay of television's most popular pops has more than doubled in real dollars since the 1950s, with a trend towards more glamorous six-figure jobs.
Pay Rank |
TV DAD |
SHOW |
JOB |
BASE SALARY (in 2005 $) |
1 |
Blake Carrington |
Dynasty (1981-89) |
CEO Denver-Carrington |
$856,515 |
2 |
J.R. "Jock" Ewing, Sr. |
Dallas (1978-91) |
CEO Ewing Oil |
$838,569 |
3 |
Philip Drummond |
Diff'rent Strokes (1978-86) |
President |
$720,600 |
4 |
Chase Gioberti |
Falcon Crest (1981-90) |
Vineyard Owner |
$677,487 |
5 |
George Jefferson |
The Jeffersons (1975-85) |
CEO Jefferson Cleaners |
$555,702 |
6 |
Michael Bluth |
Arrested Development (2003-present) |
CEO Real Estate Company |
$527,205 |
7 |
Jed Bartlet |
West Wing (1999-present) |
US President |
$400,000 |
8 |
Andy Brown |
Everwood (2002-present) |
Neurosurgeon |
$328,949 |
9 |
Sean McNamara |
Nip/Tuck (2003-present) |
Plastic Surgeon |
$274,456 |
10 |
Vernon Albright |
My Little Margie (1952-55) |
Investment Executive |
$270,035 |
11 |
Walter Findley |
Maude (1972-78) |
Appliance Store Owner |
$245,668 |
12 |
Heathcliff Huxtable |
The Cosby Show (1984-92) |
Obstetrician |
$237,932 |
13 |
Tim Taylor |
Home Improvement (1991-99) |
Host of "Tool Time" |
$191,526 |
14 |
George Baxter |
Hazel (1961-66) |
Corporate Lawyer |
$178,880 |
15 |
Frasier Crane |
Frasier (1993-2004) |
Radio Psychiatrist |
$164,644 |
16 |
Jason Seaver |
Growing Pains (1985-92) |
Psychiatrist |
$160,466 |
17 |
Philip Banks |
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-96) |
Judge |
$146,000 |
18 |
Howard Borden |
The Bob Newhart Show (1972-78) |
Airline Pilot |
$135,818 |
19 |
Danny Tanner |
Full House (1987-95) |
Morning Show Host |
$130,000 |
20 |
Sandy Cohen |
The OC (2003-present) |
Lawyer |
$113,780 |
21 |
Uncle Bill Davis |
Family Affair (1966-71) |
Consulting Engineer |
$111,353 |
22 |
Sam Aldrich |
The Aldrich Family (1949-53) |
District Attorney |
$102,504 |
23 |
Rob Petrie |
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-66) |
Head Comedy Writer (TV) |
$95,941 |
24 |
Tom Corbett |
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969-72) |
Magazine Publisher |
$95,021 |
25 |
Alan Harper |
Two and a Half Men (2003-present) |
Chiropractor |
$87,672 |
26 |
Andy Taylor |
The Andy Griffith Show (1960-68) |
Sheriff |
$84,019 |
27 |
Tom Scavo |
Desperate Housewives (2004-present) |
Regional Sales Manager |
$83,688 |
28 |
Ross Gellar |
Friends (1994-2004) |
Professor of Paleontology |
$81,904 |
29 |
Darrin Stephens |
Bewitched (1964-72) |
Advertising Executive |
$70,785 |
30 |
Homer Simpson |
The Simpsons (1989-present) |
Nuclear Safety Inspector |
$65,000 |
31 |
Henry Mitchell |
Dennis the Menace (1986-88) |
Engineer |
$60,537 |
32 |
Frank Costanza |
Seinfeld (1990-98) |
Salesman |
$59,070 |
33 |
Steve Douglas |
My Three Sons (1960-72) |
Aviation Engineer |
$53,962 |
34 |
Nate Fisher |
Six Feet Under (2001-05) |
Funeral Director |
$53,366 |
35 |
Ricky Ricardo |
I Love Lucy (1951-57) |
Bandleader |
$51,931 |
36 |
Frank De Fazio |
Laverne & Shirley (1976-83) |
Pizza Bowl Manager |
$51,896 |
37 |
Howard Cunningham |
Happy Days (1974-84) |
Hardware Store Manager |
$49,796 |
38 |
Tom Bradford |
Eight is Enough (1977-81) |
Columnist |
$49,065 |
39 |
Lars "Papa" Hansen |
Mama (1949-56) |
Carpenter |
$48,170 |
40 |
Carl Winslow |
Family Matters (1989-98) |
Police Officer |
$48,000 |
41 |
Herman Munster |
The Munsters (1964-66) |
Undertaker |
$47,268 |
42 |
Chester A Riley |
The Life of Riley (1953-58) |
Airplane Riveter |
$47,049 |
43 |
Ray Barone |
Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-2005) |
Sportswriter |
$46,852 |
44 |
Ward Cleaver |
Leave it to beaver (1957-63) |
Accountant |
$46,617 |
45 |
Archie Bunker |
All in the Family (1971-79) |
Dock Foreman |
$45,431 |
46 |
George Burns |
Burns and Allen (1950-58) |
Entertainer |
$44,386 |
47 |
Danny Williams |
Make Room for Daddy (1953-65) |
Nightclub Entertainer |
$44,386 |
48 |
Mike Brady |
Brady Bunch (1969-74) |
Architect |
$44,064 |
49 |
Elliot Stabler |
Law & Order: SVU (1999-present) |
Detective |
$42,889 |
50 |
Andy Sipowicz |
NYPD Blue (1993-2005) |
Detective |
$42,889 |
51 |
Steven Keaton |
Family Ties (1982-89) |
Public TV Station Manager |
$40,713 |
52 |
Jim Anderson |
Father Knows Best (1954-60) |
Insurance Agent |
$38,790 |
53 |
Dan Conner |
Roseanne (1988-97) |
Construction Worker |
$38,202 |
54 |
Fred Flintstone |
The Flintstones (1960-66) |
Quarry Crane Operator |
$37,357 |
55 |
Gary Ewing |
Knots Landing (1979-93) |
Mechanic (first job) |
$33,529 |
56 |
Fred G. Sanford |
Sanford and Son (1972-77) |
Junk Dealer |
$27,950 |
57 |
Al Bundy |
Married with children (1987-97) |
Shoe Salesman |
$25,943 |
58 |
John Walton, Sr. |
The Waltons (1972-81) |
Lumberman |
$24,128 |
59 |
Tony Micelli |
Who's the Boss? (1984-92) |
Housekeeper |
$21,281 |
60 |
James Evans, Sr. |
Good Times (1974-79) |
Unemployed |
$0 |
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