Meghan Markle's Net Worth - How Much Money Does Meghan Markle Make?

Once upon a time, Meghan Markle got married to Prince Harry earned a ton of money as a self-made actor and then just happened to become a casual member of the royal family. And since stepping away from her senior royal duties with Harry and moving to the United States, she’s increased her net worth exponentially—partially through projects that focus on making the world a better place, and more recently by inking deals with Spotify and Netflix that amount to truly eye-watering figures. Let’s break down how she did the damn thing!

Her Suits Salary

Well before Meghan met Harry and became a duchess (honestly, what am I doing wrong with my life?), she was the star of USA Network’s Suits. The gig earned her a reported $50,000 per episode, which comes to an estimated $450,00 a year when you add in her endorsements (we’ll get to those in a minute). Not! Bad!

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Her Movie Salary

According to KnowNetWorth.com, Meghan reportedly made $187,000 from the film Remember Me, another $171,429 from The Candidate, and $153,846 from The Boys and Girls Guide to Getting Down. Of course, these are just three of the many movies she’s made, so we can assume Meghan’s total film earnings are much larger.

Amazon 'Remember Me' (Blu-ray DVD)

Her Endorsement Earnings

Before she was a royal, Meghan was able to tap into the wonderful world of celebrity #sponcon and endorsements. KnowNetWorth.com reports that she was earning an additional $80K/year this way. Meanwhile, I lose money on Instagram due to all the things I buy. Cool!

Oh, and P.S. On March 15, the Duchess of Sussex quietly opened an Instagram account for her new Montecito, California–based lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard. Last year, a friend of hers opened up to royal author Omid Scobie about the brand and revealed it would be “something more accessible” than Gwyneth Paltrow’s luxury platform Goop. “Something rooted in her love of details, curating, hosting, life’s simple pleasures, and family,” they added.

Since then, the venture has turned heads given a very 👀 incident that involved Buckingham Palace...

However, we have no doubt it'll ultimately provide yet another successful revenue stream for Meghan.

Her (Lack of) Royal Family Income

Meghan and Harry stepped down from their senior royal duties in 2020, and at the time, they said, “We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent while continuing to fully support Her Majesty the Queen.”

Sooo…are they really financially independent? For a while, there was speculation that Prince Charles was supporting Meghan and Harry from his private Duchy of Cornwall estate, but nope! Sure, these two *used* to get income from the Duchy, but around February 2021, the New York Times confirmed they no longer did, writing, “They do not draw income from the Duchy of Cornwall, as they did before they left Britain.”

Meghan and Harry said as much during their bombshell tell-all interview with Oprah in May of that year when they revealed they were “cut off” from the family’s finances and relied on the inheritance Princess Diana left Harry.

Wondering what changed? Ahem…

Her Netflix Deal

Meghan and Harry’s production deal with Netflix, which was announced in September 2020, included documentaries, docuseries, feature films, scripted shows, and children’s programming—with the couple saying their focus is “creating content that informs but also gives hope.” P.S. The first of these projects, a six-part docuseries called Harry & Meghan, is already out now, and good news! You can get all the scoop on some of the biggest revelations it reveals riiiiiight this way:

Watch 'Harry & Meghan' Here

The two also released Heart of Invictus, a limited series that follows six people competing in the 2022 Invictus Games—aka the global sporting event founded by Prince Harry.

Watch 'Heart of Invictus' Here

Per Netflix, the couple recently added an additional two shows to their assemblage of ~content~, the first of which is “curated by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and celebrates the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining, and friendship,” and the second of which “offers unprecedented access to the world of professional polo, shot primarily at the US Open Polo Championship in Wellington, Florida.”

However, according to the streamer, both shows are in the early stages of production, meaning their titles and release dates will be announced in the coming months. Good! To! Know!!!!

Now, let’s talk money: Newsweek reports that this deal is estimated to be worth $50 million to $100 million, which, well, damn.

Her Spotify Deal

On top of Netflix, Meghan and Harry signed a multiyear deal with Spotify (since then, all parties involved have made the “mutual decision” to part ways), where they hosted and produced the podcast Archetypes. Check out their statement that was released when the deal was first made public:

“What we love about podcasting is that it reminds all of us to take a moment and to really listen, to connect to one another without distraction. With the challenges of 2020, there has never been a more important time to do so, because when we hear each other and hear each other’s stories, we are reminded of how interconnected we all are.”

The deal was estimated to be worth $18 million in late 2020 and was one of the major commercial agreements the couple entered into after stepping back from royal life. However, given the cancellation of Archetypes after one season, it's unclear how much the couple wound up taking home.

So, What’s Meghan’s Total Net Worth?

When Meghan was still new to the royal family, KnowNetWorth.com reported that her total net worth was somewhere in the $7 million range—which isn’t too shabby, obviously.

Nowadays? Celebrity Net Worth has it at $60 million dollars, which is up a whopping $10 million since the last time we reported on her back in March 2021. If you’re wondering why this number isn’t higher, keep in mind that the duke and duchess have significant overhead charges, including taxes, security costs, and just the general expense of living a pretty chic life! Also, is now a good time to dust off this photo from Meghan’s Deal or No Deal days? The answer is YES, IT IS.