Keegan-Michael Key Net Worth

Keegan-Michael Key has an estimated net worth of $10 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Keegan-Michael Key net worth page (figures as of April 28, 2026).

Keegan-Michael Key is an American actor, comedian and writer who was born on March 22, 1971. After Mad TV from 2004 onward he co-created and co-starred with Jordan Peele on Key and Peele from 2012 to 2015, a sketch series that became a defining comedy hit of the 2010s. He has since worked across film, television and stage.

Credits include Playing House, Friends from College, Reboot and the musical comedy Schmigadoon! in 2021. He continues to take film supporting roles and voice parts while remaining closely identified with the Key and Peele catalog.

How Keegan-Michael Key makes his money

Sketch-comedy salaries and backend from Key and Peele are the landmark earnings engine of his career.

Earlier Mad TV years provided the first steady television comedy paycheck.

Film and series roles after the sketch show keep acting income diversified.

Voice acting and stage musical comedy add further fees beyond live-action leads. Those career beats show how the work compounds over time rather than arriving as a single payday. Steady credits keep income diversified instead of depending on one hit. Residuals and repeat collaborations help earnings last between headline jobs. As the profile grows, better quoting power on the next project tends to follow. Those career beats show how the work compounds over time rather than arriving as a single payday. Steady credits keep income diversified instead of depending on one hit. Residuals and repeat collaborations help earnings last between headline jobs. As the profile grows, better quoting power on the next project tends to follow. Those career beats show how the work compounds over time rather than arriving as a single payday. Steady credits keep income diversified instead of depending on one hit.

His estimate

Celebrity Net Worth estimates Keegan-Michael Key's net worth at $10 million, on its page last updated April 28, 2026. That figure is an outside estimate of what the star has earned and kept after taxes, fees and spending. It is not an official number, and the star has not confirmed it or published personal finances.

His figure reflects Mad TV, the Key and Peele phenomenon and a busy film and TV aftermath. We will add any newer dated estimate from a named outlet to the chart above, and we never fill in the years between published figures.