Mariska Hargitay is certainly in the position to donate her time and resources to charity. According to Celebrity Net Worth, she earns somewhere around $500,000 per episode of "Law & Order: SVU," rounding out her salary to at least $11 million per year — which doesn't include whatever Hargitay might make from syndication, or any other perks built into her contract. Her overall net worth is estimated to be $100 million.
Of course, that kind of salary lands you on the Forbes list of richest TV stars: In 2018, Hargitay came in at 11th, tied with "Modern Family" star Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
Hargitay has come a long way since she first started on "Law & Order: SVU," both career-wise and financially. "I had a house and car I didn't want to lose," Hargitay told Good Housekeeping in 2010. "And I had a lot of credit card debt." Up against the wall, Hargitay did what so many others in her circumstances would do: She asked her then-boyfriend for money. "When we broke up, he said I owed him 60 grand. I'm a payer-backer. So as soon as I could, I paid him off. ...now I have learned to hang on to [money]. I have a nest egg, and I don't buy above my means."
It is safe to say Hargitay has a nest egg now... and then some.
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