Meryl Streep’s Net Worth (Updated 2023)

The net worth of Meryl Steep is estimated to be $160 million as of March 2023.

One of the most adored and highly regarded actors of her generation, Meryl Streep, has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career, including three Academy Awards (out of 21 nominations), two BAFTAS, eight Golden Globes, and two Emmy Awards. One of the highest-paid actresses in the world on a consistent basis is Meryl Streep.

She made $25 million from her various acting projects between September 2019 and September 2020. Although she has been known to accept smaller paychecks for significant roles or roles that came with a cut of the backend revenue, her single-movie standard salary is $20 million.

Personal Information

Net Worth

Meryl Streep is one of the highest-paid actresses as of March 2023 and is thought to have accumulated a net worth of $160 million as a result of her acting career. According to reports, she received between $1 million and $5 million for each film. “Florence Foster Jenkins,” her 2016 film, grossed $44 million worldwide.

Her most recent movie, “The Post,” which came out on December 17th, 2017, has so far brought in $3 million in domestic box office revenue. Meryl Streep has also been a generous donor, contributing millions to numerous charities.

Meryl Streep, who has been called the best, the most accomplished actor, and occasionally even the queen of Hollywood, stays true to her roots. She leads a typical personal life and is modest about her achievements, which is in and of itself quite an accomplishment. She continues to give consistent performances and captivate the audience at an age when the majority of female actors in mainstream cinema retire.

Sources of Income

For "The Deer Hunter" in 1978, Streep was paid $35,000. That is equivalent to roughly $140,000 in today's dollars after inflation. She made $85,000 for "Kramer vs. Kramer" a year later, which is equivalent to $340,000 today. Streep consistently made $4 million per movie throughout the 1980s.

In more recent years, she has been reported to receive up to $20 million for a movie, or $10 million if the project generates backend profits. She agreed to star in the 2011 film "The Iron Lady" for just $1 million, and she then donated the entire sum to the Women's History Museum.

According to reports, Streep earned $5 million for her leading role in “Ricki and the Flash,” a movie with mediocre box office performance. In contrast, Kevin Kline, who played a supporting role in the same film, only received $350,000.

Although not all of Streep's earnings are disclosed to the public, big-name actors can make up to $20 million per film. And she's making money even on the small screen. According to reports, she'll make an astounding $825,000 per episode for J.J. Abrams' miniseries adaptation of the book “The Nix,” making her one of the highest-paid TV actors.

Endorsements

Actors typically rely on their fame to generate additional income outside of their project-related salaries and, in some cases, backend deals that give them a share of the profits. Although Streep may not appear in as many product advertisements as some of her Hollywood contemporaries these days, she is experienced in the field.

In the 1990s, she appeared in an American Express commercial that briefly generated press speculation about why she was endorsing the company. She defended the advertisement by saying, "My family and I have very confidently used the services [American Express] provides for years and years."

Expenditure

Meryl Streep owns a Mercedes-Benz S Class and a BMW X7, among other cars. Meryl and Don have spent close to $16 million on the acquisition and disposal of real estate properties in Connecticut, California, and New York. They later made more money for their initial investment, though.

Philanthropy

Streep has been quietly donating a significant sum of money for some time. She and her husband, Don Gummer, do not receive any compensation from the Silver Mountain Foundation, a nonprofit organization that has given millions to organizations like Vassar College, Oxfam America, Meals on Wheels in New York City, the Coalition for the Homeless, and the National Women's History Museum. She donated a total of $20,000 in 2012 to two educational institutions in Rhode Island that her co-star Viola Davis is associated with.

Real Estate Assets

Meryl and Don spent $2.175 million on a townhouse in New York City in 1995. They received $9.1 million when they sold this house in 2005. They invested $10.13 million in a four-bedroom New York City penthouse in 2006. In 2018, the couple put the house up for sale for $25 million.

Streep and Gummer lowered the asking price to $18.25 million in September 2018. In February 2020, they formally accepted $16 million. They spent $3.6 million on a mid-century modern house in Pasadena, California, in December 2017. In addition, they have a 90-acre farm on which they live in Salisbury, Connecticut.