Some of the sources speculated, however, that Brown making as much as Ryder would be absurd, and suggested she was in her own compensation tier of about $300,000 per episode.

Stranger Things Season 3 is slated to start filming on April 23, but it may not premiere until 2019. While the exact amount hasn't been disclosed, it is believed that her salary will be higher than her young co-stars and possibly nearly as much as Harbour and Ryder.

Regardless of Brown's exact payday, the hefty salary bumps represent massive raises for television stars. Other than Brown, the main adult characters seem to have equal screen time and the main child characters seem to have equal screen time, yeah give them the same amount. All four reportedly earned $30,000 per episode for the first two seasons.

The Netflix hit series will be back again. Netflix did not comment on the salary increases.

Ryder is a two-time Oscar nominee and received a Golden Globe nomination for playing Joyce Byers.

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As in most territories, the second season of "Stranger Things" stirred the most demand, which Parrot Analytics measured from a blend of data points, including video-streaming consumption and social media.

"We are leaning into it", Matt Duffer told Indie Wire. Wolfhard had a plum part in the box-office smash It, and also snagged a coveted role in the upcoming film The Goldfinch with Nicole Kidman. And for Ryder, the drama is widely considered her comeback vehicle.

The season two premiere averaged a massive 15.8 million viewers within the first three days of its release in the US, and the second go-around took in about 8.8 million viewers per episode domestically overall, according to Nielsen data (per Variety).

The kids are doing alright because Stranger Things is Netflix's most popular series, earning the streamer 18 Emmy nominations and spawning valuable licensing deals for merchandise. These three teenagers have contributed significantly to the Season 2 storyline and are expected to do the same in Season 3.