Emily Deschanel

No one could perform on the series ‘Bones’ as well as starlet Emily Deschanel. After running for 12 seasons and 246 episodes, Emily knew it was time to call it off. Emily got a whopping $250,000 per episode, which adds up to about $5.5 million a year. That's a mystery that's pretty easy to solve!

Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh played the character of Cristina Yang on Grey's Anatomy during the first ten seasons of the series. On the show, she made her way up the ranks to becoming a cardiothoracic surgeon. Cristina moved to Switzerland and Sandra moved to LA thanks to $350,000 per episode.

Winona Ryder

The Netflix series Stanger Things took over the world as well as restarted the career of one Winona Ryder. Winona is well paid for her return to the limelight after decades of hiatus. Allegedly, Winona took home $100,000 per episode in the first season of the show and $350,000 per episode in the following seasons.