How Wednesday star Jenna Ortega earned millions just at the age of 22: Her net worth is jaw-dropping

After three years of long wait for the highly anticipated second season of Netflix‘s 'Wednesday', the show’s creators, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, are assuring fans that Season 3 is already well underway. Considering the fact that Wednesday is one of Netflix's most popular shows literally ever, Jenne Ortega should be worth millions.

Just at the age of 22, Jenne Ortega already has multiple millions of dollars sitting in her bank account. Jenna Ortega’s darkly magnetic performance in Wednesday season 2 as Wednesday Addams remains at the heart of the series, the expanded cast brings both fresh faces and veteran stars to the Nevermore Academy. She has also starred in two horror comedies back to back—2024’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and 2025’s Death of a Unicorn.

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Jenna Ortega’s net worth

Born in 2002, Jenna Ortega was nine years old when she starred in a Colgate toothpaste commercial, her first acting gig, reports Parade. Ortega has stated that her parents “have no interest whatsoever in [Hollywood]” (her mom is an ER nurse and her dad works in the California district attorney’s office), but they supported her journey to become an actress nonetheless.

Her first TV acting credit was in the sitcom Rob in 2012 and later on, she grabbed a guest role on an episode of CSI: NY that same year. Then she expanded to film work as the president’s daughter in 2013’s Iron Man 3.

She continued to build her resume with small roles in movies and TV shows until 2014, when she landed her first big recurring role as young Jane in The CW’s Jane the Virgin. She appeared in 30 episodes, until the series finale in 2019. She also starred in Disney’s Stuck in the Middle from 2016 to 2018.

Jenna Ortega has an estimated net worth of $5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. This number is likely to shoot up as she continues building her reputation and acclaim in Hollywood, which has been bolstered by her roles in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Wednesday. She also starred in a music video for the song Taste by Sabrina Carpenter, another Disney alum.

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How much did Jenna Ortega make for Wednesday?

Jenna Ortega's salary for her starring role as Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s show Wednesday is yet to be known. However, Cosmopolitan compared her to the cast of Stranger Things to try to get a better idea.

Cosmopolitan reported that the young cast of Stranger Things started out earning around $30,000 per episode during the first two seasons. It was due to the show’s explosive popularity, their pay skyrocketed to about $250,000 per episode by Season 3.

In comparison, Jenna Ortega wasn’t exactly an unknown when she took on the lead role in Wednesday, meaning her starting salary was likely higher than the $30,000 benchmark. Whether she’s pulling in Stranger Things-level paychecks of $250,000 per episode in Season 2 is still unclear—but given the show’s massive success on Netflix, fans can be confident that Ortega is being very well compensated.

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Is Wednesday season 3 on cards?

Wednesday season 3 has officially been confirmed by Netflix, so fans can rest easy knowing their favorite misanthropic protagonist isn't going anywhere any time soon.

The first season of Wednesday was released in November 2022 and continues to be Netflix's most-watched English TV show, and despite viewership figures dropping slightly during the second season's first week of streaming, its fan base remains sizable.

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Wednesday season 3 does not have a confirmed release date yet. Currently it's too early and with season 2 only just released on the streamer, we'll likely have a little while to wait.

According to Production List: "season 3 has officially opened its writers’ room, and Netflix has scheduled principal photography to begin in Spring 2026, with confirmed shooting in Wicklow, Ireland."