Ellen Pompeo's Impressive Net Worth Could Put Dr. Meredith Grey to Shame

Oct. 15 2019, Updated 3:00 p.m. ET

Grey's Anatomy is one in all the longest-running displays on television, and we have to give credit to Ellen Pompeo for making that conceivable. The actress has portrayed Meredith Grey on the hit show since 2005, which means she's most likely racked up some severe cash over the past 14 years. But, what is her web worth? Scroll down for the whole lot we learn about Ellen Pompeo's income!

What is Ellen Pompeo's net worth?

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Ellen has a whopping net worth of $70 million. Even extra impressive, she brings in a salary of over $20 million in line with yr for her position on the ABC clinical drama, it was once published in early 2018. 

In fact, she's accumulating a $575,000 salary according to episode all the way through this present Season 16... and she earned the similar amount right through closing season as smartly. The hefty number has named her one in all the highest-paid women on television presently.

While closing far-from-pompous, Ellen has all the time stood up for herself and her worth while working on Grey's, which is why she additionally earned a seven-figure signing bonus and two complete backend fairness issues when she signed her two-year contract with the series last yr.

When it came down to negotiations over her pay, Ellen mentioned the display's creator Shonda Rhimes told her: "Decide what you think you’re worth and then ask for what you think you’re worth. Nobody’s just going to give it to you."

And even if Ellen got some backlash for talking out about her salary, she was once the first to defend her decision to take action. "That was a tricky situation because you don’t normally want to talk about money and talk about your salaries,” the 49-year-old actress told Entertainment Tonight. "It’s admired and celebrated when a male athlete does it, and I think that’s exactly the explanation why I decided to do it.” You cross, woman!

Many women have been specifically proud of Ellen's efforts. “The thing that’s been more meaningful is the ladies who have found it empowering and helpful,” she added. “I can’t tell you the amount of women who have approached me and just wish to hug me and thank me for the audacity to be bold and maybe even slightly crass, but authentic and provide an explanation for my journey and my shortcomings, as well as my successes – has made all of it profitable." 

Ellen's hard work over the years has not gone unnoticed, and the benefits have spanned beyond her hearty salary. After numerous awards for the show and the actress over the years, in May, it was renewed for a 16th and 17th season. That said, Ellen extended her contract as Meredith Grey through 2021. 

This opportunity will obviously help to increase her earnings even more, which many fans find funny since she wasn't sure she wanted to be on Grey's for this long in the first place. 

“I was like, ‘I’m not going to be stuck on a medical show for five years,’” she once said, according to CNBC. ”‘Are you out of your f-----g thoughts? I’m an actress.’” 

It seems all the hundreds of thousands she's earned and will proceed to earn have made her determination to stay at Grey Sloan Memorial for over a decade well worth it...

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