Selena Gomez has been in the entertainment industry for more than 2 decades now and is one of the biggest names right now in the music industry. The American singer and actress first rose to fame as a teen star for her portrayal of the lead role of Alex Russo in the Disney Channel’s sitcom, Wizards of Waverly Place. Before rising to mainstream fame in her teenage, Gomez had already made it big as a child actress as well and the paycheck for her first gig might come as a surprise to many of her fans.
Selena Gomez allegedly got paid almost $3000 per episode for her first gig
Selena Gomez landed her first acting job as a 10-year-old child when she portrayed the role of Gianna in the series, Barney & Friends. According to Parade, the American singer and actress made a whopping amount of $3000 per episode for her portrayal of Gianna in the series. For her portrayal in a total of 13 episodes in seasons 7 & 8 of the series, she allegedly made $39,000.
For any star to land their first job at the age of 10 and get paid $3000 per episode is a huge deal. It was this type of early start to her career that made her such a huge global success later. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Selena Gomez currently has a net worth of almost $800 million which may be even higher than that of Hollywood’s megastar, Dwayne Johnson.
Is Selena Gomez’s net worth more than Hollywood’s megastar Dwayne Johnson?
Unlike Selena Gomez, Dwayne Johnson did not make it big until his mid-twenties when he became a wrestler at the World Wrestling Federation(WWF) which would later become WWE. Johnson quickly rose to fame in WWF as one of the greatest wrestlers with his iconic charisma. Having made a name for himself as one of the greatest wrestlers in the world, Dwayne Johnson decided to join Hollywood where he would even rise to greater fame and success.
Unlike Dwayne Johnson, Selena Gomez did not have a continuously growing net worth. Until 2022, the Wolf singer allegedly only had a net worth of almost $95 million. However, after Gomez’s makeup brand, Rare Beauty blew up last year, her net worth grew astronomically and saw a jump of more than $700 million in just a period of 2 years.
Although Dwayne Johnson has made some amazing business ventures and makes a lot more money than Selena Gomez for his acting gigs, their net worths are now really comparable as the Wolf singer’s net worth has also seen a major jump in the last 2 years. Other than her business ventures, Gomez gets a lot of money from her Instagram-sponsored content as well because she has amassed a following of almost 429 million followers on the platform.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Selena Gomez also has a net worth of almost $800 million equivalent to that of Dwayne Johnson, but considering Gomez’s music career and the unreal success of her makeup brand, Rare Beauty, it seems that the American singer might just come out ahead of the two megastars.
