What’s in His Wallet? Samuel L. Jackson’s Net Worth Is Straight Hollywood Royalty

The Breakdown: Samuel L. Jackson went from breakout roles in films like Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown to becoming Hollywood’s highest-grossing actors — and he's got the net worth to back it up.

If it feels like Samuel L. Jackson has been at the top of his game for a while, that’s because he has. He played several now-famous characters through the 80s and early 90s – in films like Do the Right Thing, Juice, and True Romance. However, he got his big break when Quentin Tarantino cast him as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction. That performance – chilling, funny, and unforgettable – earned Samuel a BAFTA win and an Academy Award nomination.

Samuel followed up with starring and supporting turns in hits like Die Hard with a Vengeance, A Time to Kill, Jackie Brown, and Unbreakable. He even won a Silver Bear in Berlin for his role in Jackie Brown. By the turn of the millennium, Samuel had solidified his place as one of Hollywood’s biggest movie stars, and he has the net worth to prove it.

Today, Samuel L. Jackson is worth an estimated $250 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. The database cites Samuel’s more than 150 film credits, blockbuster paychecks, and long-term deals as his main source of income. Over the years, Samuel racked up an astonishing string of blockbusters.

In the 2000s, Sam became synonymous with the modern blockbuster. He signed on as Nick Fury, the gruff Avengers director, in a landmark nine-picture Marvel deal. Beginning with a post-credits scene in Iron Man, the actor appeared as Fury in Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers and its sequels. All these franchise gigs paid off – literally. Jackson holds a Guinness World Record as the all-time highest-grossing actor.

He doesn’t seem interested in slowing down either. In 2023, he co-starred in the Netflix thriller Leave the World Behind, and he’s attached to thrillers like Unholy Trinity and indie dramas like Last Meals. And don’t forget endorsements. Samuel’s been the face (and voice) of Capital One’s credit-card ads since 2012, famously asking “What’s in your wallet?” on TV. That deal alone reportedly pays around $8 million a year, per The Tradable.

Samuel might be Hollywood’s highest-grossing actor, but behind the scenes, he’s part of one of the industry’s most enduring love stories. He and his wife, actress and director LaTanya Richardson Jackson, have been holding it down for over 50 years. Their journey began in the early 70s at Atlanta’s HBCUs — Samuel at Morehouse College, LaTanya at Spelman. By 1980, they were married, and in 1982, they welcomed their daughter, Zoe.

LaTanya once told People that they made a conscious decision to stay together and raise their child as a unit. “In the beginning, we always said the most revolutionary thing that Black people could do was stay together, raise their children with the nucleus of having a father and a mother, since everybody likes to pretend that that's not the dynamic of the African American family,” she said.