Modern Family actress Sofia Vergara has topped the list of highest-paid TV star with an estimated earning of USD 30 million.
The hit comedy show brings around USD 175,000 per episode to the 41-year-old actress but she owes the rest to her lucrative endorsements which have raised her earnings to USD 30 million between June, 2012 and June, 2013, according to Forbes magazine.
Vergara serves as a spokesperson for Diet Coke, Cover Girl, Comcast, State Farm Insurance, and thyroid medication Synthroid. She also has a successful clothing line at US retailer Kmart.
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Rounding out the top five are Jon Cryer with USD 21 million, Ray Romano with USD 16 million and Mark Harmon with USD 15 million.