Here's How Much The "Modern Family" Cast Made During The First Season Vs. The Last Season

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Before the start of Season 3, Julie, Ty, Sofía, Jesse, and Eric banded together for the first time to negotiate better pay once the show was a bonafide hit, and as mentioned above, Ed O'Neill agreed to a pay cut to help get them there. While we don't have specifics, at that time the adult cast was set to be making around $65,000 per episode. After Season 3, the adult cast including Ed filed a lawsuit (and won) to increase their per episode rate even more. The group ultimately renegotiated a few times, and sometime during the middle of the show's run, they got their salaries up to $350,000 per episode. By the time they signed their final contract for the show's last two seasons, they were each up to $500,000 per episode.