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Actor, comedian, writer and producer
Jason Sudeikis
Base case$35M
Estimate confidence
★★★★★
2 out of 5
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Martin Short Net Worth Estimate
Actor, comedian, writer and producerMartin Short’s $60M base case is anchored by a reported $600K-per-episode Only Murders in the Building salary. Continued joint touring with Steve Martin supports durable earning power without turning ticket gross into personal wealth.
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
$60M
Bear case
$35M
Bull case
$100M
Estimate confidence
2 out of 5
Why this estimate
- Main wealth driver
- Estimated retained television and comedy capital ($60M base case)
- Estimate confidence
- 2 out of 5
- Key evidence
- The Boston Globe reported, citing Variety, that Short was paid $600,000 per episode for Only Murders in the Building.Sources[1]
- Biggest uncertainty
- What current value belongs to Short’s producing, residual and other entertainment interests?
- 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$35MPositive estimated assets shown: $35M
Estimated retained television and comedy capital
$35M to $100M range$35M100%
Base scenario net worth$60MPositive estimated assets shown: $60M
Estimated retained television and comedy capital
$35M to $100M range$60M100%
Bull scenario net worth$100MPositive estimated assets shown: $100M
Estimated retained television and comedy capital
$35M to $100M range$100M100%
How Martin Short Built a Fortune
The Boston Globe reported, citing Variety, that Short was paid $600K per episode for Only Murders in the Building. That gives the estimate a concrete person-level pay observation rather than relying on the show’s popularity or streaming reach.
The salary is retained as a historical earnings flow. Taxes, professional fees, spending and investment decisions determine how much of any high-paying season becomes lasting wealth.
Pollstar reported $5.91M of gross ticket sales across 12 Steve Martin / Martin Short shows in its 2024-25 measurement window. The figure demonstrates sustained demand for the joint act, but it includes venue-level economics and does not reveal Short’s net share.
The estimate therefore leaves later television pay, producing economics, touring costs and splits, investments, property equity and liabilities unpriced where person-level evidence is unavailable.
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 treats the television salary as historical compensation and Pollstar’s joint tour gross as context only. It does not infer later-season pay, divide tour revenue or assign unsupported values to producing, residual, investment, property or liability positions.
| Component | Bear | Base | Bull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated retained television and comedy capitalSources[1][2] | $35M | $60M | $100M |
| Estimated net worth | $35M | $60M | $100M |
Modeled component
Estimated retained television and comedy capital
The Boston Globe reported, citing Variety, that Short was paid $600,000 per episode for Only Murders in the Building. Pollstar reported $5.91M of gross ticket sales across 12 Steve Martin / Martin Short shows in its 2024-25 comedy-tour window, but that joint gross is not personal compensation. Later television pay, producing economics, touring splits and costs, film and voice work, 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$60MBear to bull$35M to $100M
Initial Grizzly Bulls estimate published with premium-television compensation and joint-tour context separated from current private 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 Short’s producing, residual and other entertainment interests?
- What net economics remain after joint touring splits and production costs?
- What investments, property net equity, taxes, spending, transfers and liabilities materially affect retained wealth?
Wealth timeline
Reported Only Murders pay reached $600,000 per episode
The Boston Globe’s summary of Variety’s television-pay reporting listed Short at $600,000 per episode. The salary is retained as historical compensation rather than current cash.
Sources[1]Pollstar documented continued joint touring scale
Pollstar’s Top 100 Comedy Tours reported $5.91M of gross ticket sales across 12 Steve Martin / Martin Short shows in its measurement window. The joint tour gross is not treated as Short’s personal income.
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]PollstarTrade reporting · Feb 1, 2026Top 100 Comedy Tours
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