Sofia Vergara Tops Forbes Highest-Paid TV Actress List

According to The Forbes list of the top-earning actress on television, ABC’s Modern Family star, Sofia Vergara, is at the topmost. From June 2012 through June 2013, Vergara has earned a total of $30 million — all from TV projects, lucrative endorsements, and licensing deals.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star, Mariska Hargitay, shares the #2 spot with Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco. Both took $11 million last year.

Here is the complete list of the top 20 highest-paid TV actress.

1. Sofia Vergara – $30 million

2. Kaley Cuoco – $11 million

2. Mariska Hargitay – $11 million

4. Tina Fey – $10 million

4. Bethenny Frankel – $10 million

4. Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian – $10 million

4. Melissa McCarthy – $10 million

4. Ellen Pompeo – $10 million

11. Cobie Smulders – $9 million

12. Alyson Hannigan – $8 million

13. Amy Poehler – $7 million

13. Julianna Margulies – $7 million

15. Lena Dunham – $7 million

15. Zooey Deschanel – $7 million

15. Courteney Cox – $7 million

18. Whitney Cummings – $5 million

19. Mindy Kaling – $4 million

20. Kerry Washington – $4 million