🚨 HOW RICH Is The Cast of Stranger Things Now? These Numbers Will SHOCK You… 😱💰
From broke kids fighting Demogorgons to multi-millionaires – Millie Bobby Brown is sitting on $20 MILLION at just 21… while one fan-favorite “babysitter” is “only” worth $4M despite going viral as a musician.
Winona Ryder’s comeback fortune? David Harbour’s Marvel boost? And wait till you see who cashed the biggest Season 5 paycheck…
The Upside Down made them filthy rich – but who’s REALLY winning? You won’t believe the rankings.
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As Stranger Things barrels toward its epic finale on New Year’s Eve, the show’s stars aren’t just battling Vecna — they’ve been quietly building impressive fortunes that would make even Hawkins’ wealthiest residents jealous.
The Netflix phenomenon, which premiered back in 2016 with a cast of mostly unknown kids earning modest paychecks, has turned its ensemble into bona fide millionaires. With Season 5’s massive pay bumps — including reported nine-figure deals for top tiers — and side hustles ranging from beauty brands to viral music careers, the wealth gap among the Hawkins crew is wider than a Upside Down rift.
Leading the pack is Millie Bobby Brown, the 21-year-old breakout star who plays telekinetic heroine Eleven. Sources peg her net worth at a staggering $20 million, making her the richest cast member by a solid margin. Brown’s fortune isn’t just from Stranger Things — where she reportedly commanded around $300,000 per episode in later seasons, with a separate lucrative Netflix deal encompassing projects like the Enola Holmes franchise (where she earned upwards of $10 million for the sequel alone). Her clean beauty line, Florence by Mills, has exploded into a multimillion-dollar brand, backed by endorsements from Louis Vuitton and Pandora. Despite the wealth, Brown has admitted to frugal habits, like still using her parents’ Netflix account and shopping at Target.
Trailing close behind is veteran Winona Ryder, who portrays frantic mom Joyce Byers. The ’80s and ’90s icon — famous for classics like Beetlejuice, Heathers, and Edward Scissorhands — has a reported net worth of $18 million. Ryder’s resurgence with Stranger Things added significantly to her bank account, with Season 5 reportedly netting her $9.5 million total alongside co-lead David Harbour. Her episodic pay climbed to $350,000 in mid-seasons, bolstered by recent roles in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
David Harbour, the gruff Chief Jim Hopper, clocks in at $6 million. The actor’s big break came with the series, but his Marvel Cinematic Universe gig as Red Guardian in Black Widow, Thunderbolts (2025), and upcoming Avengers: Doomsday has padded his earnings considerably. Like Ryder, he reportedly pocketed $9.5 million for Season 5.
Among the younger cast, Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson) leads with $5 million. His Broadway background and hosting gigs, like Netflix’s Prank Encounters, plus brand deals with Verizon and Old Navy, have contributed beyond his Stranger Things salary — which hit around $875,000 per episode for the finale.
Tied at $4 million each are several fan favorites: Joe Keery (Steve Harrington), whose music career as Djo exploded with the TikTok-viral hit “End of Beginning” and multiple albums; Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), boosted by roles in the It films and Ghostbusters; Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield), fresh off critical acclaim in The Whale and Taylor Swift’s All Too Well short; and Maya Hawke (Robin Buckley), daughter of Hollywood royalty, with music releases and roles in Inside Out 2.
Lower on the list: Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair) and Noah Schnapp (Will Byers) at $3 million each. Schnapp diversified with his vegan spread brand TBH, while McLaughlin has fashion endorsements and film credits like Concrete Cowboy.
Salary details for Season 5, the most expensive yet with episodes reportedly costing $50-60 million each, highlight the tiers. Top-tier Ryder and Harbour scored $9.5 million each. The core young stars (Wolfhard, Matarazzo, McLaughlin, Schnapp, Sink) earned over $7 million total, or roughly $875,000 per episode. Supporting players like Keery, Hawke, Natalia Dyer (Nancy Wheeler), and Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers) pulled in around $6 million. Brown, with her standalone Netflix pact, likely exceeded that through combined projects.
The kids started humble: $10,000-30,000 per episode in Season 1, jumping to $250,000 by Season 3. Adults like Ryder and Harbour began higher but saw similar escalations.
Stranger Things has grossed Netflix billions in viewership value, spawning merch, plays, and spinoffs. As the finale looms — with theatrical screenings and record anticipation — these fortunes are set to grow further. Post-finale projects abound: Brown’s production deals, Keery’s music tours, Harbour’s MCU commitments.
Whether closing gates or opening bank vaults, the Hawkins gang has flipped the script from small-town struggles to big-time wealth. One thing’s clear: surviving the Upside Down pays off.
Core cast net worth estimates (2025):
Millie Bobby Brown: $20 million
Winona Ryder: $18 million
David Harbour: $6 million
Gaten Matarazzo: $5 million
Joe Keery: $4 million
Finn Wolfhard: $4 million
Sadie Sink: $4 million
Maya Hawke: $4 million
Caleb McLaughlin: $3 million
Noah Schnapp: $3 million
Stream the season now — the riches are just the bonus.