With two Academy Awards and several other accolades under his belt, Mahershala Ali needs little introduction. While he started his career in television, he eventually embraced film and is now a highly sought-after actor, seamlessly moving between blockbusters and more character-driven work.
As a result, his net worth should be substantial by now, right? Here’s what we know about the actor’s earnings.
Mahershala Ali Net Worth
In 2026, Mahershala Ali’s net worth is estimated to be $12 million.
Most of it is thanks to his entertainment career. Ali started working in television in the early 2000s with a role in the medical drama Crossing Jordan. He also appeared in Threat Matrix before gaining wider recognition with sci-fi series The 4400. Early film work included The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Crossing Over, Predators, and The Place Beyond the Pines. All enabled him to establish a reputation for bringing complexity to supporting roles.
His major television breakthrough came in 2013, when he began playing Remy Danton in Netflix’s political thriller House of Cards. In 2014 and 2015, he appeared as Commander Boggs in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and Part 2, which introduced him to a much larger international audience.
That said, it was 2016 that proved to be a defining year for Ali. He appeared in Kicks, Free State of Jones, and Hidden Figures. More importantly, he played a Miami drug dealer in highly acclaimed movie Moonlight, a role that brought him his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He won his second for Green Book, which came out in 2018.
From there on, Ali diversified his filmography even further. You might have seen him in blockbusters Alita: Battle Angel and Jurassic World Rebirth. He also voices Aaron Davis / Prowler in the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse film series and starred in Netflix apocalyptic thriller Leave the World Behind. On the television side, Ali played the lead in the third season of HBO’s True Detective.
Besides acting, Ali also dabbled in music and producing.
Mahershala Ali Salary
Actor salaries are rarely made public. Even so, reports suggest that Ali was paid $1.3 million/episode to star in upcoming limited series The Plot, so it’s safe to assume that his paychecks are on the hefty side.
It’s also estimated that Ali commanded around $2-3 million for Jurassic World Rebirth. However, his fee is sure to vary by project.
Mahershala Ali Highest Grossing Movies
Ali’s highest-grossing movie is Jurassic World Rebirth, which made $872.4 million worldwide. The Hunger Games movies were also box office hits.
This year, fans can catch Ali in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, an action thriller currently in cinemas. He’s also part of the voice cast for stop-motion animated fantasy film Wildwood. Next year, he’ll reprise his voice role in sequel Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.
