Jim Parsons is TV’s highest-paid actor!

The very talented Jim Parsons has become the world’s highest paid actor on television, earning $29 million per season of The Big Bang Theory.

I do believe this is the first time an openly gay man has led Forbes’ annual listing. He is joined on the list by Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who earns $11 million.

The list of actors is:

1. Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory): $29 million
2. Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory): $27 million
3. (tie) Mark Harmon (NCIS): $20 million
3. (tie) Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory): $20 million
3. (tie) Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory): $20 million
3. (tie) Ashton Kutcher (Two and a Half Men): $20 million
4. (tie) Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men): $15 million
4. (tie) Ray Romano (Parenthood): $15 million
5. (tie) Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy): $12 million
5. (tie) Simon Baker (The Mentalist): $12 million
6. Ty Burrell (Modern Family): $11.5 million
7. Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family): $11 million
8. (tie) Ed O’Neill (Modern Family): $10.5 million
8. (tie) Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family): $10.5 million
9. Kevin Spacey (House of Cards): $9.5 million