Michael Keaton
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Michael Keaton Net Worth

Actor, Batman and Beetlejuice
Estimated net worth
$55M
Source: Celebrity Net Worth, August 31, 2026. Updated November 6, 2026.
Forbes and Bloomberg rarely publish net worth figures for stars who are not billionaires, so this page uses Celebrity Net Worth's published estimate (page last updated August 31, 2026). It is an outside estimate, not an official figure.

Michael Keaton’s net worth over time

$55M: Celebrity Net Worth estimate, Aug 2026. page last updated August 31, 2026$55MAug 2026

This is the only published estimate we have found so far. More bars will appear as new estimates are published. Tap or hover a bar to see the source.

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DateEstimateSource
Aug 2026$55 millionCelebrity Net Worth · page last updated August 31, 2026

Where the money comes from

Film salariesBatman and MCUStreamingVoice work

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.

Michael Keaton’s fortune in real-life terms

841 years
for the median full-time U.S. worker to earn this much, spending nothing
255×
the net worth of the typical U.S. family
0.01%
of Elon Musk's fortune, the biggest on Net Worth Lookup

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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Michael Keaton has an estimated net worth of $55 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Michael Keaton net worth page (figures as of August 31, 2026).

Michael Keaton is an American actor who was born on September 5, 1951. He became a comedy star in the eighties, then played Batman in Tim Burton's Batman and Batman Returns. Decades later he earned new acclaim with Birdman and returned to the cape in The Flash while also joining the MCU as the Vulture.

His career is a rare arc from Tim Burton fantasy through awards-season drama and modern franchise cameos.

Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor, filmmaker, and producer.

His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award.

How Michael Keaton makes his money

Classic starring fees from Beetlejuice, Batman and eighties comedies built the first fortune.

Later prestige work such as Birdman raised his late-career quote.

Franchise returns in The Flash and Spider-Man: Homecoming added modern blockbuster paydays.

Streaming and television projects extend earnings.

In 2016, Keaton received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named Officer of Order of Arts and Letters in France.

Keaton gained early recognition for his comedic roles in Night Shift (1982), Mr.

He gained wider stardom portraying the titular superhero in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992).

Other notable roles include Clean and Sober (1988), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), The Paper (1994), Multiplicity (1996), Jackie Brown (1997), Jack Frost (1998), First Daughter (2004), Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), The Other Guys (2010), and Dumbo (2019).

He also voiced roles in Porco Rosso (2005), Cars (2006), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Minions (2015).

Keaton experienced a career resurgence portraying a faded actor attempting a comeback in Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman (2014), which earned him an Academy Award nomination and his first Golden Globe Award.

He has since acted in biographical dramas such as Spotlight (2015), The Founder (2016), The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), and Worth (2021).

He portrayed the Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), while also reprising his roles as Batman in The Flash (2023) and the title role in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).

His estimate

Celebrity Net Worth estimates Michael Keaton's net worth at $55 million, on its page last updated August 31, 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.

The estimate summarizes earnings across the main chapters of the career rather than a single contract. 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

  1. 1983

    Breaks through in Hollywood comedies.

  2. 1988

    Stars in Beetlejuice.

  3. 1989

    Stars in Batman.

  4. 2014

    Stars in Birdman.

  5. 2017

    Appears as the Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming.

  6. 2023

    Returns as Batman in The Flash.

Michael Keaton net worth FAQ

What is Michael Keaton's net worth?

Michael Keaton's net worth is an estimated $55 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Michael Keaton net worth page (August 31, 2026). It is an estimate, not an official figure.

How did Michael Keaton get so rich?

The main sources named in the reporting we cite are: Film salaries, Batman and MCU, Streaming, Voice work.

Is Michael Keaton a billionaire?

Not by current published estimates. Michael Keaton is estimated at $55 million.

Which Batman films starred Michael Keaton?

He starred in Tim Burton's Batman and Batman Returns, and later returned in The Flash.

Sources

  1. Celebrity Net Worth, Michael Keaton net worth page (August 31, 2026)
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Usual Weekly Earnings (Q2 2026) (July 2026)
  3. Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (median family net worth, Table 4) (October 2026)
  4. Background facts: Wikipedia, Michael Keaton (accessed November 6, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for figures.

Photo: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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