Chelsea Handler’s net worth is $25.4 million. The Chelsea Handler net worth sum comes from performance and acting roles, producing, appearances and writing. The hard-hitting comedian has earned a total of $31.8 million from acting and other performances. She has also earned $17.9 million from producing, $9 million from endorsements and $1.4 million from appearances.
Handler has earned $61 million over the course of her career. Her average salary is $5.5 million per year since 2007. Taxes chop $32 million from the Chelsea Handler net worth total. Expenses take away another $5 million. After adjustments including investment income of $3 million, the final Chelsea Handler net worth number comes to $25,389,618
Chelsea Handler Net Worth Facts
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Chelsea Handler Net Worth | $25,389,618 |
Chelsea Handler net worth vs Kim Kardashian net worth | 6 times smaller |
Chelsea Handler net worth vs Katy Perry net worth | 5 times smaller |
Chelsea Handler net worth vs Amy Schumer net worth | 3 times bigger |
Chelsea Handler net worth vs Taylor Swift net worth | 10 times smaller |
Chelsea Handler net worth vs Selena Gomez net worth | Half as big |
Chelsea Handler net worth vs Jay Z net worth | 22 times smaller |
Chelsea Handler net worth vs Leonardo DiCaprio net worth | 9 times smaller |
Chelsea Handler net worth vs Stacey Dash net worth | 35 times bigger |
Chelsea Handler net worth vs Miley Cyrus net worth | 8 times smaller |
Chelsea Handler net worth vs typical American family net worth | 373 times bigger |
Chelsea Handler’s net worth of $25 million is about three times bigger than Amy Schumer’s net worth of $7.4 million. Its six times smaller than Kim Kardashian’s net worth of $150 million and 5 times smaller than Katy Perry’s net worth of $126 million.
The Chelsea Handler net worth sum is 10 times smaller than Taylor Swift’s net worth of $251 million. It’s half as big as Selena Gomez’s net worth of $45 million and 9 times smaller than Leonardo DiCaprio’s net worth of $217 million.
Compared to the typical American family’s net worth of just $68,000, the Chelsea Handler net worth total is 373 times bigger.
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Chelsea Handler Net Worth Through Time
Chelsea Handler Net Worth Through Time | |
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Chelsea Handler net worth 2005 | $0 |
Chelsea Handler net worth 2006 | $883,080 |
Chelsea Handler net worth 2007 | $2,431,276 |
Chelsea Handler net worth 2008 | $4,366,956 |
Chelsea Handler net worth 2009 | $6,394,438 |
Chelsea Handler net worth 2010 | $8,516,317 |
Chelsea Handler net worth 2011 | $11,192,208 |
Chelsea Handler net worth 2012 | $14,277,620 |
Chelsea Handler net worth 2013 | $17,153,426 |
Chelsea Handler net worth 2014 | $19,600,871 |
Chelsea Handler net worth 2015 | $20,683,381 |
Chelsea Handler net worth 2016 | $25,389,618 |
Chelsea Handler hit the acting scene in 2001 with a small role on a TV series called Spy TV. Even so, her net worth remained at $0 until 2006. That year, the star got her own TV show, The Chelsea Handler Show. After taxes and expenses, that show boosted the Chelsea Handler net worth number into positive territory at $883,080.
The Chelsea Handler net worth engine really got going in 2007, with her hit TV show Chelsea Lately. That show ran for eight years and racked up an astounding 1,100 episodes. Handler earned an estimated $31 million for the show. $22.2 million was from performing and another $8.5 million came from producing. All together, that show and others boosted Handler’s net worth to $21 million by 2015.
Handler’s new Netflix series landed the star a reported $10 million, split between performing and producing.
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Chelsea Handler Net Worth Sources
Where does Chelsea Handler’s net worth come from? The bulk of the money at $31.7 million comes from acting and performing. Another $17.9 million comes from producing. Endorsements make up another $9 million and appearances account for $1.4 million. Writing chips in $636,000.
Taxes chop out $32 million and expenses take another $6 million. Investments add back another $3 million to the Chelsea Handler net worth total. Total career earnings of $61 million averaged over 11 years give a Chelsea Handler salary number of $5.5 million.
Chelsea Handler Net Worth Sources | |
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Chelsea Handler Acting Roles | $31,760,900 |
Chelsea Handler Producing Credits | $17,850,000 |
Writing | $636,000 |
Chelsea Handler Appearances | $1,427,000 |
Endorsements | $9,000,000 |
Total Chelsea Handler Career Earnings | $60,673,900 |
Chelsea Handler Salary (Avg.) | $5,515,809 |
Investments (6% minus taxes) | $2,981,418 |
Taxes (52.9% tax bracket) | $32,076,334 |
Expenses (10%) | $6,164,965 |
Chelsea Handler Net Worth | $25,389,618 |
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Acting and Chelsea Handler Net Worth
Chelsea Handler’s acting roles are hard to distinguish from her performance roles. The difference seems to be whether the star is credited as herself. Since TV series starring Handler are quite different from appearances “as self” on shows like Jimmy Fallon, we’ve grouped all major performances under “acting” in the table below.
The Chelsea Handler net worth sum owes $31.8 million to acting. Her first role was on Spy TV in 2001. Handler’s first movie, 2006’s Cattle Call, paid out $27,000. It wasn’t until the 2006 Handler vehicle The Chelsea Handler Show that the comedian got her first payout of $1 million. Handler’s really big hit though was Chelsea Lately. The series ran from 2007 through 2014 and paid Handler an estimated $22.2 million for acting alone.
For a comprehensive list of all of Chelsea Handler’s acting credits, scroll to the table at the bottom of this post.
Chelsea Handler Net Worth from Acting (See full list at bottom) | |||
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Chelsea Handler Acting Role | Year | Role Type | Chelsea Handler Pay (Estimated) |
Spy TV | 2001 | Chelsea Handler TV series role | $900 |
Cattle Call | 2006 | First Chelsea Handler movie role | $27,000 |
The Chelsea Handler Show | 2006 | TV series, Chelsea Handler in 12 episodes | $1,000,000 |
Chelsea Lately | 2007-2014 | TV series, Chelsea Handler in 1,110 episodes | $22,200,000 |
After Lately | 2011-2013 | TV series, Chelsea Handler in 24 episodes | $2,000,000 |
Chelsea Does | 2016 | Chelsea Handler Netflix TV series | $6,000,000 |
Other Chelsea Handler roles | Various | Various | $533,000 |
Total Chelsea Handler Net Worth from Acting | $31,760,900 |
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Producing and Chelsea Handler Net Worth
Producing income of $17.9 million has chipped in to the Chelsea Handler net worth figures. Handler has 11 producing credits to her name. The biggest of these is for Chelsea Lately. The star executive produced an astounding 171 episodes of the series. That effectively makes it 171 credits in one. Handler was paid an estimated $8.5 million for the job.
Another notable producer credit is for 24 episodes of 2011’s After Lately. That job kicked in $2.4 million to the Chelsea Handler net worth sum. Handler has various other producing credits, including 2014’s Netflix special Uganda Be Kidding Me: Live and The Josh Wolf Show. Handler’s most recent producer credit is for the 2016 Netflix original documentary series, Chelsea Does. The star was paid an estimated total of $10 million for that series, with $4 million of that laid at the feet of producing.
Chelsea Handler Net Worth from Producing | ||
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Chelsea Handler Producing Job | Year | Chelsea Handler Pay |
The Chelsea Handler Show | 2006 | $1,200,000 |
Comedians of Chelsea Lately | 2009 | $100,000 |
Pretty Wild (Chelsea Handler produced 2 episodes) | 2010 | $200,000 |
Are You There, Chelsea? | 2012 | $700,000 |
After Lately (Chelsea Handler executive producer for 24 episodes) | 2011-2013 | $2,400,000 |
Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings (Chelsea Handler produced 13 episodes) | 2012-2013 | $100,000 |
Hello Ross! (Chelsea Handler produced 2 episodes) | 2013-2014 | $100,000 |
Chelsea Lately (Chelsea Handler exec producer for 171 episodes) | 2007-2014 | $8,550,000 |
Uganda Be Kidding Me Live (Chelsea Handler exec producer) | 2014 | $200,000 |
The Josh Wolf Show (Chelsea Handler exec producer for 5 episodes) | 2015 | $300,000 |
Chelsea Does (Chelsea Handler exec producer for 4 episodes) | 2016 | $4,000,000 |
Total Chelsea Handler Net Worth from Producing | $17,850,000 |
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Appearances and Chelsea Handler Net Worth
Appearance earnings of $1.4 million add to the Chelsea Handler net worth pile. Handler has appeared on 144 different episodes of major talk shows such as Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Ellen and The Tonight Show Starring Jay Leno. She has also appeared 63 as a guest on smaller news shows and talk shows. Handler also has amassed 16 stock footage credits.
In total, Handler has 223 different appearances on 92 shows. The breakdown of how those appearances adds to the Chelsea Handler net worth sum is in the table below.
Chelsea Handler Net Worth from Appearances | |||
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Appearance Type | Number of Appearances | Pay Per Appearance (est.) | Chelsea Handler Pay |
Minor Chelsea Handler appearances (stock footage, etc.) | 16 | $2,000 | $32,000 |
Mid grade Chelsea Handler appearances (Small talk shows, etc.) | 63 | $5,000 | $315,000 |
Major Chelsea Handler appearances (Major talk shows, etc.) | 144 | $7,500 | $1,080,000 |
Total Chelsea Handler Net Worth from Appearances | $1,427,000 |
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Writing and Chelsea Handler Net Worth
Chelsea Handler Net Worth from Writing | ||
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Chelsea Handler Writing Credit | Year | Chelsea Handler Pay |
Comedy Central Presents | 2007 | $6,000 |
Chelsea Lately (Chelsea Handler wrote 63 episodes) | 2007-2014 | $630,000 |
Total Chelsea Handler Net Worth from Writing | $636,000 |
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Endorsements and Chelsea Handler Net Worth
Chelsea Handler signed a deal with T-Mobile for their 2015 Super Bowl ad campaign. Handler has earned an estimated $1 million per year from endorsement deals since 2008. That gives the star an endorsement paycheck of $9 million.
In the Super Bowl ad below, Handler talks with Sarah Silverman about how clear the reception is on her T-Mobile phone from various parts of her house. Handler brags about how clear the sound is from her mansion, subterranean petting zoo and figure skating basement, Silverman retorts from her hydroponic kale garden, trophy room and underground delivery room. In the last shot, Handler says she is under her house with a rabbit. It’s actually a possum.
Endorsements and Chelsea Handler Net Worth | |
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Per Year Estimate | $1,000,000 |
Number of Years | 9 |
Total Chelsea Handler Net Worth from Endorsements | $9,000,000 |
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Chelsea Handler Net Worth Adjustments
If net worth was the same as earnings, the Chelsea Handler net worth amount would be over $60 million. Unfortunately, taxes and expenses take their share. Handler is in a 39.6% federal tax bracket. She also pays $13.3% in California state taxes. That makes a combined tax rate of $52.9% for the star. Another 10% likely goes to agent fees, staff and cost of living. Handler’s total lifetime tax bill comes to $32 million. Expenses set her back $6 million.
Investments likely add back about 6% per year. After tax, that comes to about $3 million pumped back into the Chelsea Handler net worth tank.
Chelsea Handler Net Worth Adjustments | |||
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Year | Taxes (52.9%) | Expenses (10%) | Investment Income (6%) |
2004 | $57,385 | $57,385 | $0 |
2005 | $67,635 | $67,635 | $0 |
2006 | $1,259,162 | $238,027 | $0 |
2007 | $2,171,952 | $410,577 | $24,956 |
2008 | $2,662,070 | $503,227 | $68,708 |
2009 | $2,714,970 | $513,227 | $123,410 |
2010 | $2,767,870 | $523,227 | $180,707 |
2011 | $3,472,322 | $656,394 | $240,671 |
2012 | $3,948,422 | $746,394 | $316,292 |
2013 | $3,525,222 | $666,394 | $403,486 |
2014 | $2,798,552 | $529,027 | $484,756 |
2015 | $753,703 | $142,477 | $553,921 |
2016 | $5,877,068 | $1,110,977 | $584,512 |
Total Adjustments to Chelsea Handler Net Worth | -$32,076,334 | -$6,164,965 | $2,981,418 |
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Chelsea Handler Net Worth Calculations
After subtracting expenses and taxes and adding back investment income, Chelsea Handler’s net worth is $25.4 million. The table below shows how that sum has piled up over the years since 2001.
Chelsea Handler Net Worth Calculations | |||
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Year | Total Chelsea Handler Earnings | Adjustments (tax, expenses, investments) | Chelsea Handler Net Worth |
2001 | $14,400 | $0 | $0 |
2002 | $10,000 | $0 | $0 |
2003 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
2004 | $114,769 | -$114,769 | $0 |
2005 | $135,269 | -$135,269 | $0 |
2006 | $2,380,269 | -$1,497,189 | $883,080 |
2007 | $4,105,769 | -$2,557,573 | $2,431,276 |
2008 | $5,032,269 | -$3,096,589 | $4,366,956 |
2009 | $5,132,269 | -$3,104,787 | $6,394,438 |
2010 | $5,232,269 | -$3,110,391 | $8,516,317 |
2011 | $6,563,936 | -$3,888,045 | $11,192,208 |
2012 | $7,463,936 | -$4,378,524 | $14,277,620 |
2013 | $6,663,936 | -$3,788,130 | $17,153,426 |
2014 | $5,290,269 | -$2,842,824 | $19,600,871 |
2015 | $1,424,769 | -$342,259 | $20,683,381 |
2016 | $11,109,769 | -$6,403,532 | $25,389,618 |
Chelsea Handler Net Worth Totals | $60,673,900 | -$35,259,882 | $130,889,191 |
All figures in this article are based on Screen Actor’s Guild rate sheets, industry comparisons, estimates and media reports.
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Full List of Acting Credits and Chelsea Handler Net Worth
Error requesting data: cURL error 28: Resolving timed out after 5514 millisecondsIn a tweet from 2/17/16, Chelsea Handler replied to a tweet from Kelly Clarkson saying Chelsea Does is “hilarious and wrong in the best way.” Handler thanked Clarkson for the plug. See below.
https://twitter.com/chelseahandler/status/699979975626067968
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