Actor, comedian, writer and producer
Martin Short
Base case$60M
Estimate confidence
★★★★★
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Jason Sudeikis Net Worth Estimate
Actor, comedian, writer and producerJason Sudeikis’s $35M base case reflects a sharply rising Ted Lasso pay curve, from about $400K per episode in season one to about $1M per episode by season three.
Published estimateReviewed Oct 17, 2026
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Research context
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- Evidence
- 2 retained sourcesReviewed through Oct 17, 2026
- Change history
- 1 tracked snapshotComparable tracking began Sep 18, 2026
- Comparison context
- 1 reviewed peer rankingPeer lists preserve the same base-case estimate and uncertainty range.
Current estimate
What we can support today
Base case
$35M
Bear case
$20M
Bull case
$60M
Estimate confidence
2 out of 5
Why this estimate
- Main wealth driver
- Estimated retained television and film capital ($35M base case)
- Estimate confidence
- 2 out of 5
- Key evidence
- The Boston Globe reported, citing Variety, that Sudeikis earned about $400,000 per episode for the first season of Ted Lasso.Sources[1]
- Biggest uncertainty
- What current value belongs to Sudeikis’s creator, writing, producing or participation rights?
- Evidence reviewed through
- Oct 17, 2026
Base case is our central scenario. Bear and bull cases show how uncertainty around private holdings, retained proceeds, taxes and liabilities can move the estimate.
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Scenario composition
Where the estimated wealth comes from
Switch scenarios to see how the total and each component move together. The bars show each positive component's share of the estimated assets in that scenario, not audited holdings.
Bear scenario net worth$20MPositive estimated assets shown: $20M
Estimated retained television and film capital
$20M to $60M range$20M100%
Base scenario net worth$35MPositive estimated assets shown: $35M
Estimated retained television and film capital
$20M to $60M range$35M100%
Bull scenario net worth$60MPositive estimated assets shown: $60M
Estimated retained television and film capital
$20M to $60M range$60M100%
How Jason Sudeikis Built a Fortune
The Boston Globe’s summary of Variety’s 2021 television-pay survey listed Sudeikis at about $400K per episode for Ted Lasso season one. TV Insider later reported that his season-three deal had risen to about $1M per episode.
That change matters because it shows a clear increase in premium-TV earning power. The reported salaries are still historical flows, not a statement of how much cash or invested capital he holds today.
Sudeikis is not only the lead actor. His creator, writing and producing roles could carry additional economics beyond acting pay, but the retained evidence does not provide a current personal value for those rights.
The estimate therefore leaves later-season compensation, participation rights, film income, investments, property equity and liabilities unassigned rather than filling those gaps with industry averages.
Sources[1][2]Observed assets and financial anchors
A reported salary, company sale or brand valuation is not automatically current personal wealth. We show the pieces that can be tied to retained evidence and keep historical flows separate.
No major component is directly observable as a precise current valueThis estimate is built from source-backed financial anchors and explicitly modeled scenario ranges rather than pretending a private balance sheet is directly observable.
Scenario balance sheet
The estimate keeps both reported per-episode salaries as historical compensation flows. It does not assume later-season pay, creator participation, writing fees, producing economics, investments, property or liabilities that are not publicly quantified.
| Component | Bear | Base | Bull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated retained television and film capitalSources[1][2] | $20M | $35M | $60M |
| Estimated net worth | $20M | $35M | $60M |
Modeled component
Estimated retained television and film capital
The Boston Globe reported a $400,000 per-episode season-one Ted Lasso salary from Variety’s television-pay survey. TV Insider later reported that The Hollywood Reporter had Sudeikis at roughly $1M per episode for season three, up from a cited $250,000 to $300,000 earlier range. Creator, writing and producing economics, season-four compensation, film pay, investments, property, taxes, spending, transfers and liabilities are not independently valued.
Sources[1][2]Tracked estimates
Estimate history
We began retaining comparable estimate snapshots on Sep 18, 2026. Earlier Grizzly Bulls figures are not reconstructed unless a retained snapshot exists.
- Current tracked estimateBase case$35MBear to bull$20M to $60M
Initial Grizzly Bulls estimate published with two premium-television salary observations separated from private creator and balance-sheet economics.
This is the first retained snapshot, so there is no earlier comparable Grizzly Bulls estimate to show yet.
What could move the estimate
- What current value belongs to Sudeikis’s creator, writing, producing or participation rights?
- What compensation did later Ted Lasso seasons and film projects add?
- What investments, property net equity, taxes, spending, transfers and liabilities materially affect retained wealth?
Wealth timeline
Reported season-one pay reached about $400,000 per episode
The Boston Globe’s summary of Variety’s television-pay reporting listed Sudeikis at $400,000 per episode for Ted Lasso season one. The figure is retained as historical compensation rather than current cash.
Sources[1]Reported season-three pay rose to about $1M per episode
TV Insider reported that Sudeikis’s season-three deal reached roughly $1M per episode after earlier compensation in the $250,000 to $300,000 range. The later figure remains a historical flow.
Sources[2]
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Sources
Numbered citations above link to the retained sources below. External net-worth headlines do not set our estimate.
- [1]The Boston GlobeReporting · Aug 23, 2021This week’s TV: Series stars’ fat paychecks, a Netflix thriller, and Jessica Walter’s last work
- [2]TV InsiderReporting · Feb 16, 2022What We Already Know About ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 3
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