Actor, director and producer
David Schwimmer
Base case$135M
Estimate confidence
★★★★★
2 out of 5
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Mark Harmon Net Worth Estimate
Actor and producerMark Harmon’s $135M base case reflects repeated eight-figure NCIS earnings plus executive-producer economics and a reported share of the show’s profits.
Published estimateReviewed Oct 13, 2026
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Research context
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- Evidence
- 2 retained sourcesReviewed through Oct 13, 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
$135M
Bear case
$85M
Bull case
$210M
Estimate confidence
2 out of 5
Why this estimate
- Main wealth driver
- Estimated retained television and production capital ($135M base case)
- Estimate confidence
- 2 out of 5
- Key evidence
- Forbes estimated Harmon earned $15M between June 2012 and June 2013 from his television work.Sources[1]
- Biggest uncertainty
- What current NCIS profit-participation or residual income remains attributable to Harmon personally?
- Evidence reviewed through
- Oct 13, 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$85MPositive estimated assets shown: $85M
Estimated retained television and production capital
$85M to $210M range$85M100%
Base scenario net worth$135MPositive estimated assets shown: $135M
Estimated retained television and production capital
$85M to $210M range$135M100%
Bull scenario net worth$210MPositive estimated assets shown: $210M
Estimated retained television and production capital
$85M to $210M range$210M100%
How Mark Harmon Built a Fortune
Forbes estimated Harmon earned $15M between June 2012 and June 2013. Four years later it placed him at $19M, showing that the long-running NCIS role was still producing top-tier television income well into the series’ mature years.
The 2017 report is especially useful because it said Harmon’s economics included both a high episode salary and a share of NCIS profits as an executive producer. That is stronger wealth evidence than salary alone because it shows participation in the economics of the show itself.
A share of profits can continue to matter long after a season is produced, but public reporting does not provide a reliable current payment schedule or present value for Harmon’s interest. The estimate therefore does not capitalize that stream by assumption.
Repeated earnings and producer participation support a higher retained-capital range than a salary-only television career. Current investments, property, production interests, taxes, spending, transfers and liabilities remain private enough to keep the range wide.
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 uses repeated annual earnings as historical flows and keeps reported producer participation qualitative because no reliable current value or payment schedule was identified.
| Component | Bear | Base | Bull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated retained television and production capitalSources[1][2] | $85M | $135M | $210M |
| Estimated net worth | $85M | $135M | $210M |
Modeled component
Estimated retained television and production capital
Forbes estimated Harmon earned $15M between June 2012 and June 2013 and $19M in its 2017 television ranking. The later report tied his earnings to both a high NCIS episode salary and a share of the show’s profits as an executive producer. The range recognizes unusually durable television income and participation economics while leaving the present value of those rights, investments, property, taxes, spending, transfers and liabilities unresolved.
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$135MBear to bull$85M to $210M
Initial Grizzly Bulls estimate published with repeated television earnings and qualitative producer profit participation separated from current retained personal capital.
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 NCIS profit-participation or residual income remains attributable to Harmon personally?
- How much of his long-running television income remains invested in liquid assets, property or production interests?
- What taxes, spending, transfers and liabilities materially affect current retained wealth?
Wealth timeline
Annual television earnings estimated at $15M
Forbes estimated Harmon earned $15M between June 2012 and June 2013 while NCIS remained one of broadcast television’s biggest scripted hits.
Sources[1]Annual earnings reach $19M with producer participation
Forbes placed Harmon at $19M and said his NCIS economics included a high episode salary plus a share of profits as an executive producer.
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]ForbesReporting · Oct 15, 2013Ashton Kutcher Tops Our List Of TV's Highest-Paid Actors
- [2]ForbesReporting · Sep 28, 2017The Highest-Paid TV Actors 2017
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