According to Celebrity Net Worth, Bryan Cranston is worth a whopping $40 million. It makes sense that a large chunk of his earnings has come from his television work, specifically Breaking Bad. In 2013, Insider reported that Cranston was raking in $225,000 per episode. Based on this information, it's calculated that Cranston earned $3.6 million for the final season of the show alone, which consisted of 16 episodes.
It hasn't been confirmed how much the actor made on Malcolm in the Middle, but in 2006, ABC News reported that his co-star Jane Kaczmarek earned $100,000 per episode, so it's probably safe to assume that Cranston was making around the same amount. Aside from his lucrative acting roles, Cranston has also written, directed, and produced for television. He directed episodes of Malcolm in the Middle, Breaking Bad, and the 2020 Showtime crime drama Your Honor (which Cranston stars in), as well as co-created and wrote several episodes of the Amazon Prime Video series Sneaky Pete (via IMDb).
Like many celebrities, Cranston has also invested in real estate. Celebrity Net Worth reports that the actor purchased a home in Ventura County, California, for $2.5 million in 2007. Cranston and his wife, Robin Dearden, sold the home in February of 2021 for $4.995 million, nearly double what they bought it for.
