Charles Melton’s net worth over time
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| Date | Estimate | Source |
| Mar 2024 | $7 million | Celebrity Net Worth · page last updated March 6, 2024 |
Where the money comes from
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Charles Melton’s fortune in real-life terms
Based on the Celebrity Net Worth estimate above. Median full-time U.S. pay is $65,416 a year ($1,258 a week, BLS, Q2 2026), before taxes. Typical (median) U.S. family net worth is $216,100 (Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances).
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Charles Melton has an estimated net worth of $7 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Charles Melton net worth page (figures as of March 6, 2024).
Charles Melton is an American actor who was born on January 4, 1991, in Juneau, Alaska, to Sukyong and Phil Melton, and later raised in Manhattan, Kansas, where he graduated from Manhattan High School in 2009. After working as a fashion model he moved into acting with guest roles on Glee in 2014 and American Horror Story: Hotel from 2015 to 2016.
His breakthrough was Reggie Mantle on The CW's Riverdale from 2017 to 2023. He led the romance The Sun Is Also a Star in 2019 and earned Critics' Choice and Golden Globe nominations for May December in 2023, marking a shift into prestige film work after the teen-drama years.
How Charles Melton makes his money
Multi-season television salaries from Riverdale were the core paycheck of his mid-career breakout.
Film leading roles such as The Sun Is Also a Star and May December add feature fees and raise his quote after awards attention.
Earlier modeling work seeded income and industry contacts before the acting breakthrough.
Prestige nominations help secure better pay on subsequent film and streaming projects. 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.
His estimate
Celebrity Net Worth estimates Charles Melton's net worth at $7 million, on its page last updated March 6, 2024. 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 a long CW run plus a leap into acclaimed film leads. 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.
Career and money timeline
- 2014
Guests on Glee.
- 2015
Appears in American Horror Story: Hotel.
- 2017
Begins Riverdale as Reggie Mantle.
- 2019
Stars in The Sun Is Also a Star.
- 2023
Stars in May December and earns Golden Globe and Critics' Choice nominations.
- 2023
Concludes his Riverdale run.
Charles Melton net worth FAQ
What is Charles Melton's net worth?
Charles Melton's net worth is an estimated $7 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Charles Melton net worth page (March 6, 2024). It is an estimate, not an official figure.
How did Charles Melton get so rich?
The main sources named in the reporting we cite are: Television salaries, Film leads, Modeling, Awards-season roles.
Is Charles Melton a billionaire?
Not by current published estimates. Charles Melton is estimated at $7 million.
What role made Charles Melton famous?
He broke out as Reggie Mantle on Riverdale before earning awards attention for May December.
Sources
- Celebrity Net Worth, Charles Melton net worth page (March 6, 2024)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Usual Weekly Earnings (Q2 2026) (July 2026)
- Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (median family net worth, Table 4) (October 2026)
- Background facts: Wikipedia, Charles Melton (accessed November 7, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for figures.
Photo: Gabriel Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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