Salaries of America's favorite TV dads
Happy Father's Day! In celebration, here are salaries of America's favorite TV dads from CNN Money. Via FarkPay Rank | TV DAD | SHOW | JOB | BASE SALARY (in 2005 $) |
1 | Blake Carrington | Dynasty (1981-89) | CEO Denver-Carrington | $856,515 |
2 | J.R. "Jock" Ewing, Sr. | Dallas (1978-91) | CEO Ewing Oil | $838,569 |
3 | Philip Drummond | Diff'rent Strokes (1978-86) | President | $720,600 |
4 | Chase Gioberti | Falcon Crest (1981-90) | Vineyard Owner | $677,487 |
5 | George Jefferson | The Jeffersons (1975-85) | CEO Jefferson Cleaners | $555,702 |
6 | Michael Bluth | Arrested Development (2003-present) | CEO Real Estate Company | $527,205 |
7 | Jed Bartlet | West Wing (1999-present) | US President | $400,000 |
8 | Andy Brown | Everwood (2002-present) | Neurosurgeon | $328,949 |
9 | Sean McNamara | Nip/Tuck (2003-present) | Plastic Surgeon | $274,456 |
10 | Vernon Albright | My Little Margie (1952-55) | Investment Executive | $270,035 |
11 | Walter Findley | Maude (1972-78) | Appliance Store Owner | $245,668 |
12 | Heathcliff Huxtable | The Cosby Show (1984-92) | Obstetrician | $237,932 |
13 | Tim Taylor | Home Improvement (1991-99) | Host of "Tool Time" | $191,526 |
14 | George Baxter | Hazel (1961-66) | Corporate Lawyer | $178,880 |
15 | Frasier Crane | Frasier (1993-2004) | Radio Psychiatrist | $164,644 |
16 | Jason Seaver | Growing Pains (1985-92) | Psychiatrist | $160,466 |
17 | Philip Banks | Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-96) | Judge | $146,000 |
18 | Howard Borden | The Bob Newhart Show (1972-78) | Airline Pilot | $135,818 |
19 | Danny Tanner | Full House (1987-95) | Morning Show Host | $130,000 |
20 | Sandy Cohen | The OC (2003-present) | Lawyer | $113,780 |
21 | Uncle Bill Davis | Family Affair (1966-71) | Consulting Engineer | $111,353 |
22 | Sam Aldrich | The Aldrich Family (1949-53) | District Attorney | $102,504 |
23 | Rob Petrie | The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-66) | Head Comedy Writer (TV) | $95,941 |
24 | Tom Corbett | The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969-72) | Magazine Publisher | $95,021 |
25 | Alan Harper | Two and a Half Men (2003-present) | Chiropractor | $87,672 |
26 | Andy Taylor | The Andy Griffith Show (1960-68) | Sheriff | $84,019 |
27 | Tom Scavo | Desperate Housewives (2004-present) | Regional Sales Manager | $83,688 |
28 | Ross Gellar | Friends (1994-2004) | Professor of Paleontology | $81,904 |
29 | Darrin Stephens | Bewitched (1964-72) | Advertising Executive | $70,785 |
30 | Homer Simpson | The Simpsons (1989-present) | Nuclear Safety Inspector | $65,000 |
31 | Henry Mitchell | Dennis the Menace (1986-88) | Engineer | $60,537 |
32 | Frank Costanza | Seinfeld (1990-98) | Salesman | $59,070 |
33 | Steve Douglas | My Three Sons (1960-72) | Aviation Engineer | $53,962 |
34 | Nate Fisher | Six Feet Under (2001-05) | Funeral Director | $53,366 |
35 | Ricky Ricardo | I Love Lucy (1951-57) | Bandleader | $51,931 |
36 | Frank De Fazio | Laverne & Shirley (1976-83) | Pizza Bowl Manager | $51,896 |
37 | Howard Cunningham | Happy Days (1974-84) | Hardware Store Manager | $49,796 |
38 | Tom Bradford | Eight is Enough (1977-81) | Columnist | $49,065 |
39 | Lars "Papa" Hansen | Mama (1949-56) | Carpenter | $48,170 |
40 | Carl Winslow | Family Matters (1989-98) | Police Officer | $48,000 |
41 | Herman Munster | The Munsters (1964-66) | Undertaker | $47,268 |
42 | Chester A Riley | The Life of Riley (1953-58) | Airplane Riveter | $47,049 |
43 | Ray Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-2005) | Sportswriter | $46,852 |
44 | Ward Cleaver | Leave it to beaver (1957-63) | Accountant | $46,617 |
45 | Archie Bunker | All in the Family (1971-79) | Dock Foreman | $45,431 |
46 | George Burns | Burns and Allen (1950-58) | Entertainer | $44,386 |
47 | Danny Williams | Make Room for Daddy (1953-65) | Nightclub Entertainer | $44,386 |
48 | Mike Brady | Brady Bunch (1969-74) | Architect | $44,064 |
49 | Elliot Stabler | Law & Order: SVU (1999-present) | Detective | $42,889 |
50 | Andy Sipowicz | NYPD Blue (1993-2005) | Detective | $42,889 |
51 | Steven Keaton | Family Ties (1982-89) | Public TV Station Manager | $40,713 |
52 | Jim Anderson | Father Knows Best (1954-60) | Insurance Agent | $38,790 |
53 | Dan Conner | Roseanne (1988-97) | Construction Worker | $38,202 |
54 | Fred Flintstone | The Flintstones (1960-66) | Quarry Crane Operator | $37,357 |
55 | Gary Ewing | Knots Landing (1979-93) | Mechanic (first job) | $33,529 |
56 | Fred G. Sanford | Sanford and Son (1972-77) | Junk Dealer | $27,950 |
57 | Al Bundy | Married with children (1987-97) | Shoe Salesman | $25,943 |
58 | John Walton, Sr. | The Waltons (1972-81) | Lumberman | $24,128 |
59 | Tony Micelli | Who's the Boss? (1984-92) | Housekeeper | $21,281 |
60 | James Evans, Sr. | Good Times (1974-79) | Unemployed | $0 |