Mariska Hargitay’s staggering ‘Law & Order: SVU’ salary revealed

Mariska Hargitay reportedly earns $850,000 per episode of “Law & Order: SVU”, where she is the lead actor and an executive producer. The figure was reported ahead of the NBC drama’s 600th episode, marking a major milestone for a series that has run since 1999.

Hargitay has played Olivia Benson since the show began and became an executive producer in 2014. The article also cites reported episode salaries of $2 million for Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Zendaya, and $1 million each for the three leads of “Only Murders in the Building”. Hargitay described the 600th-episode celebration as an unexpectedly meaningful evening attended by cast, crew and creator Dick Wolf.