Ray Romano reportedly earns around $18 million per year in residuals from the hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, according to reports from Vanity Fair and Forbes.
Both publications cited the figure in 2012, roughly seven years after the series ended. The earnings were largely attributed to ongoing syndication deals, which continue to generate substantial royalties for Romano long after the show’s finale.
Ray Romano reportedly earns about $18 million annually in residuals from the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, according to a 2012 report from Vanity Fair.
Romano (pictured above in the sitcom) earns the substantial sum through ongoing syndication deals from Everybody Loves Raymond.
At the time, Vanity Fair ranked Romano among television’s highest-paid actors, even though the series was no longer on the air.
Other actors included on the list at the time were Ashton Kutcher, Tim Allen, Patrick Dempsey, Hugh Laurie, and Mark Harmon—each of whom was still starring in hit television shows.
Romano’s net worth is estimated at around $200 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
The 68-year-old actor portrayed sportswriter Ray Barone throughout all nine seasons of the CBS sitcom, alongside Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, and Peter Boyle.
In 2012, Vanity Fair also reported that Romano (seen above in the series) was among the highest-paid actors on television at the time.
Romano (seen above alongside Patricia Heaton) starred in Everybody Loves Raymond for nine seasons, from 1996 to 2005.
During the show’s final season, Romano reportedly set a Guinness World Record as the highest-paid TV actor per episode, earning nearly $2 million per episode.
His record-breaking salary later sparked behind-the-scenes tension, as co-star Brad Garrett led negotiations for pay raises after learning how much more Romano was earning compared to the rest of the cast, including Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, and Peter Boyle.
“It was inevitable,” Romano told the Daily News in 2003. “When my salary came out in the papers, I knew stuff would happen.”
The Emmy-winning actor added that he would have likely done “the same thing” as his co-stars, who ultimately secured salary increases for the show’s final season.
Romano’s co-stars (pictured with him) later negotiated salary increases after learning about his substantial earnings.
“I don’t hold anything against anyone, not the cast or CBS. I’m loyal to both of them,” Romano said. “I wanted it to get resolved, but I knew it had to play its course.”
The cast of Everybody Loves Raymond, including Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, and Patricia Heaton, reunited in November for the show’s 30th anniversary special, which also honored late cast members Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle.
A few months earlier, Romano told The Post at another 30th anniversary event that there would be no reboot of the series.
Romano (seen above with the cast) previously said he did not blame his co-stars for negotiating higher salaries after news of his pay became public.
Ray Romano, seen at CinemaCon 2026, previously told New York Post that there are no plans for a reboot of Everybody Loves Raymond.
Romano explained that a revival would not make sense following the deaths of co-stars Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle.
“We’re all heartbroken. They’re a big part of the show, the dynamic,” he said.
“Without them, I don’t know what the dynamic is. We love the show too much, we respect it too much to even try to do it.”
