Oscar-winner Zoe Saldaña is one of the highest grossing film actors literally ever thanks to appearing in several of the most successful movies in the world—many of which have made billions of dollars. Like, hello Avatar? Avengers: Endgame? The list goes on! Naturally, Zoe has a pretty massive net worth thanks to her knack for picking extremely profitable projects, so let’s break it all down. Starting with...

She’s Been in Some Major Movies

Fun fact: Zoe is the first actor to star in four films that broke $2 billion (!!) at the box office: Avatar, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avatar: The Way of Water.

Let’s not forget that she has also starred in the Star Trek franchise, the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, and—most recently—Avatar: Fire and Ash. To date, her films have grossed more than $14 billion worldwide, which is not! too! shabby!

She also recently stepped outside of her many franchise roles with her starring role in 2024’s Emilia Pérez, for which she won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

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Okay, Zoe!

What Has Zoe Earned From the Avatar Franchise and Marvel Cinematic Universe?

2009’s Avatar is the top-grossing movie of all time, and Zoe reportedly earned $4 million for her leading role as Neytiri. Her salary then doubled for the sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, for which she reportedly earned $8 million—and while her salary for the latest installment, Avatar: Fire and Ash, hasn’t been released, I’m willing to bet she was well compensated.

Meanwhile, as Gamora in the MCU, Zoe reportedly only earned around $100,000 for the first Guardians of the Galaxy, but that escalated to an estimated $3 million for Infinity War and $11 million for Endgame so...it seems Marvel learned her worth!!

Zoe Saldaña’s Total Net Worth

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Zoe Saldaña’s net worth is a whopping $60 million as of 2025...and with more Avatar and Star Trek movies in the works, you can expect that number to keep on climbing!