Josh Peck Says 'Drake & Josh' Paid $125,000 a Year, Dividing Internet
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Updated · The News International · Jun 27
Josh Peck Says 'Drake & Josh' Paid $125,000 a Year, Dividing Internet
2 articles · Updated · The News International · Jun 27
Summary
Josh Peck said he effectively took home about $125,000 a year during Nickelodeon's four-season "Drake & Josh," pushing back on assumptions that child stars were set for life.
On the podcast Financial Tea with Mrs. Dow Jones, Peck said pay rose from $3,000 an episode on "The Amanda Show" to about $15,000 an episode by the end of "Drake & Josh."
Across roughly 60 episodes, Peck estimated he and Drake Bell earned about $900,000 over four years but kept roughly half after agents, managers and taxes.
Peck tied the disclosure to childhood financial insecurity, saying the experience fueled a lasting fear of being broke and explained why he kept working.
Online reaction split between critics who said $500,000 over four years was exceptional for a teenager and supporters who said it still was not retirement-level money.