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Police say Jussie Smollett was unhappy with his reported $65,000 per-episode salary on 'Empire' - here's how it stacks up against some of TV's biggest stars

$1,000,000 – Norman Reedus, "The Walking Dead" (AMC)

Police say Jussie Smollett was unhappy with his reported $65,000 per-episode salary on 'Empire' - here's how it stacks up against some of TV's biggest stars

$1,000,000 — Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu)

$1,000,000 — Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid

Source: Variety (2018)

$1,000,000 — Nicole Kidman, "Big Little Lies" (HBO)

$1,000,000 — Nicole Kidman, "Big Little Lies" (HBO)

Source: The Hollywood Reporter (2018)

$1,000,000 — Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)

$1,000,000 — Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)

Source: Variety (2016)

$650,000 – Dwayne Johnson, "Ballers" (HBO)

$650,000 – Dwayne Johnson, "Ballers" (HBO)

Source: The Hollywood Reporter (2017)

$600,000 — Julia Roberts, "Homecoming" (Amazon)

$600,000 — Julia Roberts, "Homecoming" (Amazon)

Source: Variety (2018)

$575,000 — Ellen Pompeo, "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)

$575,000 — Ellen Pompeo, "Grey

Source: The Hollywood Reporter (2018)

$500,000 — Sean Penn, "The First" (Hulu)

$500,000 — Sean Penn, "The First" (Hulu)

Source: Variety (2018)

$500,000 — Kit Harington, "Game of Thrones" (HBO)

$500,000 — Kit Harington, "Game of Thrones" (HBO)

Source: Variety (2017)

$375,000 — John Goodman, "The Conners" (ABC)

$375,000 — John Goodman, "The Conners" (ABC)

Source: Variety (2018)

$350,000 — Millie Bobby Brown, "Stranger Things" (Netflix)

$350,000 — Millie Bobby Brown, "Stranger Things" (Netflix)

Source: Variety (2018)

$250,000 — Sterling K. Brown, "This Is Us" (NBC)

$250,000 — Sterling K. Brown, "This Is Us" (NBC)

$250,000 — Evan Rachel Wood, "Westworld" (HBO)

$250,000 — Evan Rachel Wood, "Westworld" (HBO)

Source: The Hollywood Reporter (2018)

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