How much was David Hyde Pierce paid to play Niles Crane on Frasier?

FAR FAR less. Grammer was (and still holds the record for being) the highest paid actor on TV

it’s repoted than in the final two season’s of Frasier, the principle cast members beside Grammer were making about $1M per episode.

Thanks for your response. Naturally Kelsey made significantly more, but one million seems high to me. They made about 25 episodes each year in the final seasons, right? So Hyde Pierce grossed 25 million? Wouldn’t that mean the salaries for the entire cast would put the show into the hundred million mark?

It sound ridiculous, but they did. Similar to the cast of Friends and Seinfeld in the final seasons. It seems like an outrageous budget, but keep in mind the revenue sources are vast, ad space, syndication deals (especially overseas), DVD sales. The show is still making money and the salaries are paid out over many years, so yes Pierce, and co. are MAKING that much as we speak and will for years to come. It’s not as if NBC handed them each a check for $25M

Actually, Raymond broke Frasier’s record quite some time ago. 1.8M per.