AJ Cook starred on "Criminal Minds" for all but one of its 15 seasons. During that time, she also appeared in guest and supporting roles in shows such as "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," as well as movies including "Mother's Day" and "Back Fork" (per IMDb). Her consistent work has earned her a net worth of $5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Per Deadline, Cook and another "Criminal Minds" fan-fave Kirsten Vangsness (aka Penelope Garcia), successfully negotiated together back in 2017, seeking raises that would put them on equal earning footing with co-star Matthew Gray Gubler. A few years before that, it seems the two female stars "had consistently been paid less than half of what their male counterparts, Gubler and Shemar Moore, were making at the time." According to Cheat Sheet, while Cook's exact salary on the popular series wasn't known, it was presumed to be "at least $100,000 an episode."
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