MELISSA RAUCH – $9M

Melissa Rauch is an American actress who rose to fame after playing the role of Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz on the hit sitcom The Big Bang Theory. At the height of the show’s success, Melissa’s salary rose from $75000 to $500000 per episode. That means 11 million dollars per season for her. Her performance in the sitcom earned her a nomination for the 2013 Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Interestingly, she also graduated from Marymount Manhattan College with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts. She performed stand-up comedy around Manhattan while going to school and soon made a name for herself in the comedy scene. She also appeared in True Blood, The Office, and the film I Love You, Man. Melissa now lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband and writing partner, Winston Rauch.