Pete Davidson Reveals How Much He Was Paid on ‘SNL’

Pete Davidson opens up about how much he earned during his time here Saturday Night Live.

The actor and comedian, who starred on the NBC sketch comedy show from 2014 to 2022, shared this in a recent Instagram video New York Magazine how much he earned for each episode and what his “biggest enjoyment” was after the first episode SNL Paycheck.

“Do you know what they pay us? It’s like three grand an episode, so I think I ate dinner!” Davidson said.

Davidson was well known SNL for several memorable “Weekend Update” moments, characters and skits, including “Chad,” “Rap Roundtable” and “Jasmine and Aladdin.”

However, that is Bupkis Actor wasn’t the only one SNL alum reveals what they got with their first big paycheck. “I mean, you don’t really make enough money to make big purchases,” former performer and author Jason Sudeikis admitted in the video. “So I think renting in New York was probably the biggest purchase I made after writing SNL the first year.”

Rachel Dratch also spent her money on something practical: apartment rent. Other SNL Stars including James Austin Johnson, Sarah Sherman, Seth Meyers and Cheri Oteri shared that they actually used their first check to buy furniture… makes sense, right?

“A couch,” Oteri said. “I had it reupholstered three or four times. I remember a designer coming over crying and saying, ‘Oh, these arms are too high.’ ‘We’re going to get rid of this couch.’ I said, ‘Oh no. No, you’re not. Not today, Satan! The couch stays, you go.’”

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bowen Yang and Sarah Silverman went the luxury route. “I bought a pair of shoes that were out of my budget,” Louis-Dreyfus said with a laugh. “I have to tell you, I think it was $75.”

Yang added: “I go to Saks across the street and buy a pair of Gucci shoes. The kind that everyone has, and the kind that I wouldn’t feel particularly cool wearing now.”