The Euphoria Cast’s Salaries Revealed, Including Who Got a Massive Raise for Season 3

Zendaya

Salary: At least $1 million per episode

Zendaya, who plays Ruby “Rue” Bennett in Euphoria, serves as the lead and an executive producer of the series, so it makes sense that she would be the highest paid. She’s also won two Primetime Emmy Awards in the Lead Actress in a Drama Series category for her performance. According to a 2024 report by Us Weekly, Zendaya renegotiated her contract after Season 1 to be paid $1 million per episode for Season 2, which earned her $8 million for eight episodes. While it hasn’t been confirmed what she made for Season 3, it’s assumed that Zendaya also got another raise, given her second Emmy win and the season’s critical acclaim and high ratings. Zendaya is also the richest cast member of the series with a $40 million net worth, according to Celebrity Net Worth, which accounts for her earnings from Euphoria, the Dune and Spider-Man movies, as well as her campaigns with brands like Lancome, Bulgari, Valentino, and Louis Vuitton.

Sydney Sweeney

Salary: Between $44,000 to $1 million per episode

Sweeney, who plays Cassandra “Cassie” Howard in Euphoria, earned $350,000 for Season 1 of Euphoria, which was around $44,000 per episode for eight episodes. It’s unclear how much she made for Season 2, however, a source told Us Weekly in 2024 that it was unlikely Sweeney would’ve returned for another season if she didn’t make at least $1 million per episode (the same rate as Zendaya), especially after the box office success of her 2023 movie, Anyone But You (which she also executive produced), as well as her Emmy nomination for Season 1 of The White Lotus in 2022.

“There’s no way Sydney Sweeney is going to come back to Euphoria for anything less than a million per episode,” the source said. “Anyone But You was so successful, and she was the main reason it was such a hit. She’s smart. She produced it, she promoted it, and it made her very rich. They will need to pay her a salary that is comparable to what she’d make if she was making a movie.”

Jacob Elordi

Salary: $44,000 to $1 million per episode

Jacob Elordi, who plays Nathaniel “Nate” Jacobs in Euphoria, is another cast member who had a star-making turn from the series after his critically acclaimed performances in movies like Priscilla, Saltburn, Frankenstein (for which he was nominated for an Oscar), and Wuthering Heights. It’s unclear how much he made for Season 1 of Euphoria, but according to Us Weekly, each episode of the first season of the series was budgeted at $11 million, which means that Elordi likely made the same $350,000-per-season (or $44,000-per-episode) salary as other supporting cast members like Sydney Sweeney.

It’s also unclear how much he made for Season 3, however Us Weekly also reported that he requested for a “reduced role” in the season after his critical acclaim in Saltburn and Priscilla, which means it’s possible that his team also negotiated his rate to $1 million per episode like Sweeney. “Jacob Elordi is on the fast-track to an Oscar,” the source said “He has big, serious films coming out this year. He doesn’t need Euphoria anymore, and if [creator Sam] Levinson makes things too difficult, his team will probably try to pull him from the show altogether.”

Hunter Schafer

Salary: At least $44,000 per episode

Schafer plays Jules Vaughn in Euphoria. While her salary hasn’t been confirmed, it’s likely that she made at least $44,000 per episode or $350,000 for the first season of the series, like Sweeney and other supporting cast members. It’s also possible that Schafer, who also serves as an executive producer on the series like Zendaya, is paid more given her producer credit. Like other cast members, it’s also likely that Schafer received a significant raise between Season 2 and 3 after the box office success of her 2023 movie The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.

Alexa Demie

Salary: At least $44,000 per episode

Alexa Demie, who plays Madeleine “Maddy” Perez in Euphoria, likely made $44,000 per episode (or $350,000 in total) for Season 1, like Sweeney and other supporting cast members. Though she hasn’t leveraged her Euphoria career into as much big-screen success as her peers, she’s also likely to have received a raise between Season 2 and 3. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Demie is worth $3 million.

Maude Apatow

Salary: At least $44,000 per episode

Apatow, who plays Alexis “Lexi” Howard in Euphoria, is likely to have made at least $44,000 per episode (or $350,000 in total) for the first season, like Sweeney and other supporting cast members. The daughter of Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann, Apatow had some success before Euphoria and leveraged her career into films like One of Them Days and Oh. What. Fun. She’s worth $2 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.