You’ll Never Believe How Much the Game of Thrones Cast Made per Episode

Individual Negotiations

The cast members whose salary was increased included Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. The actors negotiated their contracts one-on-one rather than as a group in exchange for extending their contracts to a seventh season.

Another Increase

During Season 7 of the show, the same actors were making $500,000 per episode. Compared to other shows, this was surprisingly tame; Mark Harmon of NCIS was raking in $525,000 per episode.