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Melanie Lynskey says her Two and a Half Men pay was misreported
Melanie Lynskey says online claims about her Two and a Half Men pay are wrong.
She played Rose on the CBS sitcom, first as a regular and later in a recurring role.
She appeared in 63 of the show's 262 episodes across its 12 seasons.
Lynskey said her pay started at $20,000 per episode, with what she believes was a 5% raise each season.
Her highest pay was about $43,000 for one episode in the final season, before fees and taxes.
She said she took home about half of her pay and that the job helped her pay bills, put a down payment on a house and work in independent films.
She says she is correcting the figures, not denying she was grateful for the job.
Melanie Lynskey said reports that she earned $200,000 or more per episode of Two and a Half Men were wrong.
She said she started at $20,000 per episode and received what she believed was a 5% raise each season.
Her highest paycheck for one episode was about $43,000, she said.
Lynskey appeared in 63 of the sitcom’s 262 episodes and said more than half of her episodes were in its first two seasons.
She said she was grateful for the job and its pay, and objected to the salary being misreported.
- Who
- Melanie Lynskey, who played Rose on Two and a Half Men.
- What
- She corrected reports about her pay, saying she started at $20,000 per episode and her highest paycheck was about $43,000 for one episode.
- When
- She addressed the reports in an Instagram post on Oct. 25; the year is not stated.
- Where
- On Instagram. The sitcom aired on CBS.
- Why
- She said she was annoyed that her pay was misreported and spoke up after Holland Taylor discussed her own pay on the show.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Holland Taylor discussed her pay on Two and a Half Men on the Alchemy with Anthony Mason podcast.
Lynskey responded to a fan’s salary claim in an Instagram post.
Just Jared published a report about Lynskey’s salary clarification.
E! News published a report about Lynskey’s salary clarification.
- Starting pay
- $20,000 per episode
- Highest paycheck
- About $43,000 for one episode in the final season
- Episodes
- Lynskey appeared in 63 of 262 episodes
- Raise
- She said she believed she received a 5% raise each season
- Role
- Rose on Two and a Half Men
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What people are saying
I made literally one tenth of that stated number per episode.
The highest paycheck I got on the show was I think $43,000 for one episode in the final season.
It wasn’t my show and I felt fine with what I was paid. I just get annoyed when it’s misreported.
They never paid me very well on that show.