Latino and Latina talent has never commanded more money in Hollywood. From prestige HBO dramas to network comedies and telenovela powerhouses, Hispanic actors are landing deals that would have seemed unthinkable a decade ago. This ranking breaks down the highest-paid Hispanic actors and actresses working today, ordered by confirmed per-episode TV salary, with film fees and annual earnings added for context where relevant.
Pedro Pascal, $600,000–$1 Million Per Episode
Pedro Pascal sits at the very top of this list, and it’s not particularly close. Variety confirmed his $600,000-per-episode rate for The Last of Us Season 1, and industry insiders estimate he negotiated close to $1 million per episode for Season 2, which premiered on HBO in April 2025. The Chilean-American actor also earned a reported $7 to $10 million for his role as Reed Richards in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. From Game of Thrones scene-stealer to Mandalorian star to one of Hollywood’s most bankable leading men, Pascal’s rise has been remarkable. His net worth currently sits between $10 million and $22 million, and that figure is climbing fast.
Oscar Isaac, ~$1 Million Per Episode
Oscar Isaac reportedly earned around $1 million per episode for Marvel’s Moon Knight on Disney+, totalling roughly $6 million across six episodes. Born in Guatemala City and raised in Miami, the Guatemalan-Cuban American actor broke through with the Coen Brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis before anchoring the Star Wars sequel trilogy as Poe Dameron. His more recent work includes Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein on Netflix. Isaac’s net worth is estimated at between $12 million and $25 million, depending on the source.
Sofía Vergara, ~$400,000–$500,000 Per Episode
Sofía Vergara essentially wrote the playbook for Latina earning power on American television. At her peak on Modern Family, the Colombian-American star pulled in $500,000 per episode, making her the highest-paid actress on American TV for eight consecutive years according to Forbes. She’s currently earning approximately $10 million per season as a judge on America’s Got Talent, which works out to around $400,000 per episode. Her starring turn in Netflix’s Griselda in 2024 further proved her range as a dramatic actress. Add her Sofia Jeans line at Walmart, her EBY lingerie brand, and long-standing endorsement deals with CoverGirl and Pepsi, and her estimated net worth reaches a staggering $180 million.
Jenna Ortega, ~$250,000 Per Episode
Jenna Ortega represents the next generation of Hispanic earning power, and she’s moving fast. Her salary jumped from an estimated $30,000 per episode for Wednesday Season 1 to roughly $250,000 per episode for Season 2, which she also executive produced. She’s only 23. Wednesday became the most-watched English-language Netflix series in its debut week, clocking 341 million hours viewed. Ortega also earned a reported $750,000 for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, which grossed $452 million worldwide. Her net worth currently sits around $5 million, but don’t expect that number to stay put for long.
Eva Longoria, $325,000–$400,000 Per Episode
Eva Longoria earned between $325,000 and $400,000 per episode during the later seasons of Desperate Housewives, a long way from the $30,000 per episode she started on in Season 1. The Mexican-American actress has since moved confidently into directing and producing. Her feature directorial debut, Flamin’ Hot, was a commercial success for Disney+ in 2023. Beyond the screen, she runs Casa Del Sol tequila and continues her long-standing role as a L’Oréal Paris ambassador. Her net worth currently stands at roughly $80 million.
America Ferrera, ~$250,000 Per Episode
America Ferrera made history on Ugly Betty as the first Latina to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, earning an estimated $250,000 per episode at her peak. Her career got a fresh burst of attention in 2023 when her monologue in Barbie, which grossed $1.4 billion globally, went properly viral. The Honduran-American actress is now focusing on directing, with her debut feature I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter currently in development. Her net worth is estimated at $16 million.
Jennifer Lopez, $15–$20 Million Per Film
Jennifer Lopez doesn’t fit neatly into per-episode rankings because her earnings span music, film, fragrance, and judging gigs. She was the first Latina to earn over $1 million for a single film, starring in Selena back in 1997, and her per-picture rate has historically hovered around $15 to $20 million. At her peak as an American Idol judge, she earned $12 to $20 million per season. Her fragrance empire alone has generated over $2 billion in global retail sales. Even with a cancelled 2024 tour and a commercially disappointing Kiss of the Spider Woman, the Puerto Rican-American icon’s net worth is estimated at $400 to $430 million, making her the wealthiest Latina actress in Hollywood by some distance.
Zoe Saldaña, $8–$10 Million Per Film
Zoe Saldaña’s per-project fees tell a story of both extraordinary success and persistent pay inequality. She earned a confirmed $4 million for the first Avatar and $8 million for Avatar: The Way of Water, with her fee for 2025’s Avatar: Fire and Ash estimated at $8 to $10 million. She also stars in and executive produces Taylor Sheridan’s Special Ops: Lioness on Paramount+, now renewed for a third season. In 2025, Saldaña won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Pérez, becoming the first American of Dominican origin to take home an Oscar. She holds the extraordinary distinction of being the highest-grossing actor of all time, with her films surpassing $15.4 billion worldwide. And yet her net worth sits at just $60 to $80 million, partly because she earned only $100,000 for the first Guardians of the Galaxy.
Diego Luna, $70,000–$90,000 Per Episode
Diego Luna earned an estimated $70,000 to $90,000 per episode as the lead of Andor on Disney+, plus additional compensation as executive producer. For a Star Wars series, that’s a notably modest figure. The Mexican actor has consistently prioritised artistic integrity over commercial paydays throughout his career, co-founding Canana Films and the Ambulante documentary festival in Mexico. His net worth is approximately $8 million, and TIME named him one of 2025’s 100 Most Influential People.
Gina Rodriguez, $60,000 Per Episode
Gina Rodriguez earned a confirmed $60,000 per episode for Jane the Virgin on The CW, a figure that was widely reported as the lowest salary for any network comedy lead at the time. She won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for the role anyway. The Puerto Rican-American actress has since starred in Not Dead Yet on ABC and built a producing portfolio through her company I Can & I Will Productions. Her net worth is estimated at $5 million.
Fernando Colunga, $50,000–$80,000 Per Episode
Fernando Colunga represents the very top of the telenovela pay scale. One of Televisa’s most iconic leading men, the Mexican actor earned an estimated $50,000 to $80,000 per episode across decades of beloved telenovelas, including María la del Barrio, La Usurpadora, and Soy Tu Dueña. His net worth is approximately $12 million. Those numbers highlight the dramatic pay gap between Mexican television and American prestige TV, where even the top Televisa stars earn roughly a tenth of what Pedro Pascal commands at HBO.
Kate del Castillo, Undisclosed Per Episode
Kate del Castillo’s exact per-episode salary for La Reina del Sur has never been publicly confirmed, but the numbers around the show speak for themselves. The first season carried a $10 million production budget, the second-highest in Telemundo history, and Season 3’s budget reportedly matched a Netflix-level production. Del Castillo, who also starred in Fox’s The Cleaning Lady in 2024 and founded the tequila brand Honor del Castillo, has an estimated net worth of $12 million, making her Telemundo’s biggest and most commercially valuable star.
Wrap Up
Pedro Pascal and Oscar Isaac now earn on par with the biggest non-Hispanic TV stars anywhere in the industry, and that’s a genuine milestone. Sofía Vergara proved a Latina could dominate American television earnings for nearly a decade, and Jenna Ortega looks ready to carry that torch forward. But the telenovela world operates in an entirely different financial universe, where top Televisa actors earn five figures per episode while Hollywood counterparts earn six. And Zoe Saldaña, the highest-grossing actor in cinema history, earned just $100,000 for a film that made over $770 million worldwide.
The bigger picture, though, is more Hispanic actors are negotiating from positions of real leverage, negotiating salaries that genuinely match their box office pull and cultural influence.
