Big Bang Theory: What Every Main Character’s Salary Would Look Like

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The careers of the main characters in The Big Bang Theory play a key role in the series and this is what every main character's wages and salary may look like in real life. Part of the success of the show, which ran between 2007 and 2019, came from the fun of watching them embark upon their impressive career paths. Four of the five main characters, Sheldon, Leonard, Howard, and Raj, are all highly educated scientists at Caltech. Meanwhile, Penny goes through the most significant career change of any other character in the show. It's never explicitly mentioned in the show, but there is enough information given on-screen to estimate what The Big Bang Theory characters' average salaries might be.

At first glance, none of the characters appear to be extremely wealthy. In the first season, Sheldon and Leonard share a two-bedroom apartment in Pasadena, which, in 2007, likely wouldn't have cost them more than $1,500 each per month. Raj and Penny both have their own one-bedroom apartments and Howard still lives at home with his mother. An early plot point revolves around Sheldon and Leonard's lack of finances as they go to a sperm bank to earn money. However, the group doesn't generally seem to be big spenders; apart from their geeky collectibles which are probably worth a good amount, they don't have a lot of extravagant expenses.

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Due to the success of the series, by the 2019 finale, each of the main cast is reported to have been earning $1,000,000 per episode. That is significantly more money than any of their characters would have brought home over twelve seasons of The Big Bang Theory. Here are the estimated salaries of all five of the