Kaley Cuoco is an American actress and singer. She became a household name thanks to the CBS television sitcom, The Big Bang Theory which began airing in 2007. She played the role of Penny who works in a cheesecake factory and is trying to get into show business as an actress.
For the first season of Big Bang, Kaley earned $45,000 per episode. That works out to $765,000 for the season. For seasons two through 4 her salary was boosted to $200,000 per episode. That’s $14 million in earnings for that 70 episode chunk. For seasons five through seven she earned $350,000 per episode.
That’s another $25.2 million in earnings. For season 8, 9 and 10 she earned $850 thousand per episode, which translates to $61 million for the three seasons. For the final two seasons, 11 and 12, Kaley and her main cast co-stars each earned $1 million per episode. That’s $48 million for the two seasons.