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Jenna Ortega's Net Worth in 2025 Will Make You 'Scream'

Jake Farrington

28 March 2025 at 9:23 am·9-min read

In a Hollywood landscape that can feel all too cookie-cutter, it’s nice when an actor stands out from the rest, and Jenna Ortega does just that with her signature dry humor and deadpan delivery. Gen Z’s reigning scream queen, Ortega has revitalized multiple spine-chilling franchises including Beetlejuice, Scream, and of course The Addams Family via her hit Netflix series Wednesday. Next, she sets her sights on the horror comedy Death of a Unicorn (got to keep it spooky, right?). Starring alongside Paul Rudd, Téa Leoni, Richard E. Grant and Will Poulter, Ortega brings the story of a father and daughter to life as they find out that unicorns aren’t all sunshine and rainbows.

With an already bustling career, Death of a Unicorn is just the latest in a string of highly anticipated projects that the young star has been a part of. So, let’s take a look back at her most notable roles and see how much she earned from her impressive film and TV catalog.

Here's everything you need to know about Jenna Ortega's net worth in 2025 and how she earned it:

What is Jenna Ortega’s net worth?

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Jenna Ortega’s amassed wealth is sitting at a pretty $5 million.

How much did Jenna Ortega make from Wednesday?

If you know Jenna Ortega from any one project, you’ve likely seen her in Tim Burton’s Wednesday on Netflix. Breathing fresh afterlife into the Addams Family franchise, the show puts a teenage Wednesday Addams front and center as she attends the Hogwarts-esque Nevermore Academy. Ortega’s signature deadpan demeanor makes Wednesday feel like the role she was born to play, in fact, in an interview with NME she told them, “I’ve been compared to Wednesday Addams my entire life.” She opened up further, saying, “I was a pretty weird child, so I think that [didn’t help]. And I’m naturally very dry and sarcastic.”

The first season of Wednesday was wildly successful, becoming the most popular Netflix show of all time, but it seems like the best is yet to come. Speaking to E! News, she revealed that Season 2 of the series is likely to be even better than the first. “Some of the footage that we shot in Wednesday season two, especially in the last episode, is some of my favorite footage from the show,” she gushed. “Everything is very graphic and it’s very exciting.”

Neither Ortega nor her reps have commented publicly on how much she made making the show, but according to Cosmopolitan’s reporting using this Deadline report as a reference, it’s likely she made about $30,000 per episode in the first season of Wednesday. The report also predicts a big pay raise for Ortega going into the show’s second season, claiming she might make up to $250,000 per episode, which feels warranted given Wednesday’s soaring success.

How much did Jenna Ortega make from Beetlejuice Beetlejuice?

Continuing her journey into the spooky-ooky world of Tim Burton, Jenna joined the cast of the long-awaited Beetlejuice sequel alongside Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, and Micheal Keaton. Taking on the role of Astrid, the daughter of Lydia (Ryder), Ortega helped bring the beloved property to a whole new generation of weirdos, something Ryder thinks was the key ingredient to getting the project off the ground. “We were waiting for Jenna to be born and grow up and be the perfect age,” Winona told the Associated Press. “Because she fits so beautifully into this puzzle like she’s such an incredible, brilliant addition and it’s just… I love her so much.”

Winona wasn’t the only returning cast member that Jenna formed a bond with. During an interview on The Tonight Show, she recounted her funny first encounter with Beetlejuice himself, Micheal Keaton. “He came up behind me,” Ortega said. “I was getting a hair and makeup test, and I got a tap on the shoulder and I turned around and it was a jump scare for sure. He was like, ‘Oh hey I’m Michael,’ and he had molds peeling off his face.” Their introduction was so jarring, that she barely even registered it was him. “I played it cool and then it was cool until I met him for a second time out of hair and makeup because I introduced myself again because I forgot that I had already met him,” she said, laughing.

There’s no concrete information on how much Jenna made for her role in the film, but considering the $100 million budget and her ever-rising star status, it’s likely that she took home at least a couple million, if not more.

How much did Jenna Ortega make from Scream and Scream VI?

Jenna Ortega is really carving out a space for herself in the horror and horror-adjacent genres, and doing it effortlessly. When Ortega was cast in a smaller role in Scream, it became immediately apparent to the film’s creative team that Jenna was a star. In a 2023 interview with Elle, Co-director Matt Bettinelli-Olpin recounted his experience, telling them, “On our first day of shooting with her on Scream, about an hour in, we all turned to each other and said, ‘Oh, she’s great. We are underutilizing her in this movie.’” When her role was beefed up for the sequel, Scream VI, she explained that her love and respect for the franchise helped motivate her to work even harder. “In the last one, I was screaming and crying the entire time,” she told Elle. “This time, I actually had to create a personality for her. I actually had to decide, What does she wear? What’s her favorite color? How does she wear her makeup? What’s her sense of humor?” And all that work paid off, as the $33 million budget movie brought in almost $170 million at the box office.

According to a report by Just the Nobodys Podcast, Jenna took home $520,000 for her role in Scream and a whopping $5 million for her return in Scream VI. Best to take those numbers with a grain of salt, but considering her box office draw, it’s certainly not out of the realm of possibility that Ortega received that massive of a pay bump between films.

How much did Jenna Ortega make from Stuck in the Middle?

If you’ve been a fan of Jenna’s since the beginning of her career, then you probably have a soft spot for her Disney Channel days when she starred as the brainiac middle child, Harley, in Stuck in the Middle. The show had a successful three-season run (about the average for children’s shows) and was praised for its diversity and representation, something Jenna was passionate about even at such a young age. In one of her earliest interviews, she told Sling TV, “I wanted to be Harley because I could relate to all of her problems and I loved that! I’m proud that Disney chose to make her a Latina who is smart, making her a role model for young girls. I also love that Harley is confident and doesn’t care about what other people think of her or her family. Harley embraces all of her differences, which I find inspiring.”

Just the Nobodys Podcast reported that Jenna made $280,000 for her entire three-season run on the show, which breaks down to just under $5,000 an episode. Not a bad salary for a 14-year-old!

How much did Jenna Ortega make from You?

One of Ortega’s first big roles post-Disney Channel came when she joined the second season of Netflix’s serial killer thriller, You. She was initially unsure how the transition from kiddie star to scream queen in training would be received, but she told Hola! at the time, “It’s been pleasantly surprising! …The reaction has been so heartwarming and exciting.” Diving into the more adult-focused narratives can be tricky waters for a young actor to navigate, something she was quick to admit. “I was worried about my Stuck in the Middle audience seeing [You] because they’re a little young for that type of content. Also coming off of Disney, that was my first project, and I felt like I had completely forgotten how to act.”

There’s no public record of Jenna’s salary from her time on the show, but considering she likely made about $5,000 per episode on Stuck in the Middle, and You’s popularity and platform, it’s fair to guess she made somewhere between $10,000 and $20,000 an episode.

How much did Jenna Ortega make from The Fallout?

One of Ortega’s first big film roles was in The Fallout, a heavy-hitting drama centered around the aftermath of a school shooting. The movie picked up a slew of awards at SXSW where it premiered in 2019, and was praised for how it tackled the sensitive subject matter and the powerful performances, especially Jenna Ortega’s. The actor was aware that the film’s content could be divisive, something she discussed in an interview with Deadline. “A project like this, it’s so relevant and it’s so unfortunately real that I think it was a bit nerve-wracking,” she began. “Obviously I only want to be respectful to anybody who’s ever experienced anything like this before. It’s a very sensitive topic. But after meeting with Megan, the writer-director who’s so wonderful and put so much time and effort into this project, knowing that she was only coming from a place of respect and well-meaning and had educated herself on the topic, I felt safe to proceed.”

It was reported by Just the Nobodys Podcast that she received a $920,000 paycheck for her role in the film. While this number is likely based on rumor and hearsay, the movie was the most-watched streaming film during the week of its release as reported by TV Time so its success may have led to a higher pay rate for the Wednesday star.