William Shatner – $15.8 Million

Which Star Trek fan wouldn’t know Captain James Kirk, the captain of the USS Enterprise? That iconic character was played by none other than the legendary William Shatner. This might be surprising to learn, but Shatner was paid a relatively small fee of $5K per episode for the original series.

Things have changed, and the Montreal-born actor is now said to pull a fee of $150k per episode. The truth is that he hasn’t starred in many series or episodes since the ’90s or since the “Star Trek” series ended. It has, however, been reported that he makes a substantial average annual salary of $15.8 million.