Mel Brooks’s net worth over time
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| Date | Estimate | Source |
| Jan 2026 | $100 million | Celebrity Net Worth · page last updated January 28, 2026 |
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These are the main sources of wealth named in the reporting we cite. No published source breaks the total into exact amounts, so we do not show percentages.
Mel Brooks’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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Mel Brooks has an estimated net worth of $100 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Mel Brooks net worth page (figures as of January 28, 2026).
Mel Brooks is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, songwriter and playwright who was born on June 28, 1926. With a career spanning nine decades, he is known for a variety of successful farces and parodies. He is one of the few people to win the EGOT, meaning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony. He received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2009, a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2010 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2013.
He began his career as a writer for Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows, and with Carl Reiner he created the comedy sketch The 2000 Year Old Man. With Buck Henry he created the spy spoof Get Smart. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Producers in 1967, and made a string of hit comedies including Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein in 1974, High Anxiety in 1977 and Spaceballs in 1987.
How Mel Brooks makes his money
His wealth comes from writing, directing and producing his own comedies. Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and Spaceballs were commercial hits, and films that keep finding new audiences keep earning through home video, television and streaming.
His musical adaptation of The Producers ran on Broadway from 2001 to 2007 and won 12 Tony Awards, which brought him income as a writer and producer in the theater, and it was adapted as a film in 2005.
Through his company Brooksfilms he also produced The Elephant Man, The Fly and 84 Charing Cross Road, and he wrote a memoir, All About Me!, in 2021.
He turned 100 years old in 2026, and his centenary was marked by the American Film Institute, which moved Blazing Saddles to first place on its list of the greatest comedies. That kind of lasting recognition helps films keep selling, which is one reason a career that began in the 1950s can still be tied to income today.
His estimate
Celebrity Net Worth estimates Mel Brooks's net worth at $100 million, on its page last updated January 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 a career of more than nine decades in which he often owned a share of what he created. 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
- 1967
Wins the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for The Producers.
- 1974
Releases Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.
- 1987
Releases Spaceballs.
- 2001
The Producers opens on Broadway.
- 2009
Receives a Kennedy Center Honor.
- 2021
Publishes the memoir All About Me!
Mel Brooks net worth FAQ
What is Mel Brooks's net worth?
Mel Brooks's net worth is an estimated $100 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Mel Brooks net worth page (January 28, 2026). It is an estimate, not an official figure.
How did Mel Brooks get so rich?
The main sources named in the reporting we cite are: Film directing, Broadway, Songwriting.
Is Mel Brooks a billionaire?
Not by current published estimates. Mel Brooks is estimated at $100 million.
What does EGOT mean for Mel Brooks?
It means he has won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony, which very few people have done.
Sources
- Celebrity Net Worth, Mel Brooks net worth page (January 28, 2026)
- 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, Mel Brooks (accessed November 4, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for figures.
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