The short answer · Estimate
About $50 million
That is the only figure published for Gary Sinise’s net worth, and it comes from one estimate site, Celebrity Net Worth [9]. Gigwise repeated it in September 2026 and named Celebrity Net Worth as its source [11]. His money came from films such as Forrest Gump, nine seasons as the lead of CSI: NY and two California homes [1][3][9]. The Gary Sinise Foundation’s money is the charity’s, and its filings list his pay as $0 [4].
Confidence: low. Every published figure leads back to one estimate, his film and TV fees were never confirmed by a studio or by him, and the property prices come from the same estimate site.
Gary Sinise at a glance
Gary Sinise is an American actor, director and musician, born in 1955, best known as Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump and Mac Taylor in CSI: NY [1][3].
| Full name | Gary Alan Sinise [1] |
|---|---|
| Born | March 17, 1955, Blue Island, Illinois, U.S. [1] |
| Age | 71 (October 2026) |
| Nationality | American; Italian descent on his father’s side [1] |
| Occupation | Actor, director, musician, activist [1] |
| Years active | 1973 to 2020 (retired from acting in 2020) [1] |
| Known for | Lt. Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump (1994); Det. Mac Taylor in CSI: NY (2004-2013) [1][3] |
| Awards | Golden Globe (Truman), Primetime Emmy (George Wallace), Oscar nomination (Forrest Gump), Presidential Citizens Medal (2008) [1] |
| Charity | Founder and chairman, Gary Sinise Foundation; $0 pay in its filings [1][4] |
| Family | Married Moira Harris in 1981; three children [1] |
| Lives | Moved with his family to Tennessee in 2022 [6] |
How we estimate Gary Sinise’s net worth
We put every published figure side by side and traced each one back to where it came from. Only one source publishes a number of its own, and none of the figures is official.
| Source | What it says | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Celebrity Net Worth [9] | Net worth $50 million; peak earnings about $15 million a year | Undated; the page covers a sale in July 2024 |
| Gigwise [11] | About $50 million as of 2026, credited to Celebrity Net Worth | 9 September 2026 |
| ProPublica (IRS Form 990) [4] | Not a net worth figure: lists Sinise’s pay from his foundation as $0 in every year shown | Filings to March 2025 |
Our method
One number, one origin. Gigwise names Celebrity Net Worth as its source [11], and Celebrity Net Worth gives $50 million [9]. Two pages, one estimate. We don’t widen it into a range, because no published source gives a second figure.
The CSI: NY salary. Celebrity Net Worth says he earned about $100,000 an episode in the early seasons and about $250,000 later, and about $15 million a year at his peak [9]. CBS and Sinise never published these numbers, so we treat them as part of the same estimate.
The foundation is not his. The Gary Sinise Foundation reported revenue of $85,518,656 for the year to March 2025 [4]. That money belongs to the charity. Its Form 990 filings list Sinise as chairman and founder with $0 in pay [4], so none of it counts toward his net worth.
Costs. TV and film fees are paid before tax, agents and managers. A home’s sale price is not profit until the buying cost and any work on it are taken off.
We update this page when a new deal, sale or filing moves the range; the “updated” date changes only then. The same method is used for all our net worth estimates; read how we research.
Where Gary Sinise’s money comes from
Gary Sinise’s money comes mainly from television, film, directing and property. His largest single job was nine seasons and 197 episodes as the lead of CSI: NY [3], which he also produced from season two [1]. Our estimate of Johnny Galecki’s net worth uses the same method for another TV actor.
| Income stream | What is reported | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CSI: NY (CBS) | Lead role as Mac Taylor, 197 episodes from September 2004 to February 2013; producer from season two. Celebrity Net Worth estimates about $100,000 an episode early on and about $250,000 later | [3][1][9] |
| Film acting | Forrest Gump (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Ransom (1996), Snake Eyes (1998), The Green Mile (1999), Mission to Mars (2000). No fees published | [1] |
| Directing and producing | Directed, produced and starred in Of Mice and Men (1992); co-founded Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1974. No earnings published | [1] |
| Other television | Truman (1995, Golden Globe), George Wallace (1997, Emmy), Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (CBS, 2016-2017). No fees published | [1] |
| Book | Memoir Grateful American (Thomas Nelson, 2019), written with Marcus Brotherton. No advance or royalties published | [1] |
| Lt. Dan Band | Co-founded in 2003; plays for troops and veterans, often at free concerts. No band income published | [1][8] |
| Property | Calabasas home bought for $3.55 million in 2008; Santa Rosa Valley estate bought for $5.25 million in 2014 and sold for $6.9 million in July 2024, per Celebrity Net Worth | [9][10] |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Founder and chairman. $0 in pay in every filing shown; the charity’s money is not his | [4] |
Forrest Gump made $678 million at the box office on a $55 million budget [2]. That is the film’s revenue, not Sinise’s pay. Tom Hanks took a share of the gross instead of a salary, and he and director Robert Zemeckis each received $40 million [2]. No fee for Sinise’s role as Lieutenant Dan has been published.
His acting income stopped in 2020, when he retired from acting to focus full-time on his family after his wife and his son were both diagnosed with cancer [1]. Since then he has worked with the foundation, which lists his pay as $0 [4], and the Lt. Dan Band, whose income has not been published [8].
The Gary Sinise Foundation’s money, year by year
The Gary Sinise Foundation grew from $1,898,669 in revenue in 2011 to $85,518,656 in the year to March 2025, and its filings list Sinise’s pay as $0 in every year [4]. This is the charity’s money, not his. We show it because searches for his net worth often mix the two.
| Filing year | Revenue | Net assets at year end | Paid to Gary Sinise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $1,898,669 [4] | $207,935 [4] | $0 [4] |
| 2013 | $9,198,187 [4] | $5,139,733 [4] | $0 [4] |
| 2015 | $27,226,060 [4] | $21,917,540 [4] | $0 [4] |
| 2017 | $28,882,778 [4] | $36,335,540 [4] | $0 [4] |
| 2019 | $42,908,528 [4] | $48,469,773 [4] | $0 [4] |
| 2020 | $48,867,816 [4] | $59,740,977 [4] | $0 [4] |
| 2021 | $58,070,139 [4] | $78,692,760 [4] | $0 [4] |
| 2022 | $61,342,171 [4] | $74,270,518 [4] | $0 [4] |
| Year to March 2024 | $81,363,373 [4] | $80,584,033 [4] | $0 [4] |
| Year to March 2025 | $85,518,656 [4] | $83,398,707 [4] | $0 [4] |
| Year to March 2026 | $100 million in revenue and donations, per the foundation [5] | Not yet filed | Not yet filed |
ProPublica also lists a filing for the year to March 2023 with revenue of $10,672,674 [4]. We left it out of the table because it appears to cover a shorter period after the foundation changed its year end; no published source confirms the period.
The foundation says 90 cents of every dollar goes to its programs for service members, veterans, first responders and their families [5]. It was based in Los Angeles from 2011 and moved its headquarters to Franklin, Tennessee in the summer of 2022 [6]. For another actor and producer, see our estimate of Adam Sandler’s net worth.
Earnings timeline
His earnings came in three stages: Chicago theater from 1974, film after Forrest Gump in 1994, then CSI: NY from 2004 to 2013 [1][3].
| Year | What happened |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Co-founds Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago with Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry [1]. |
| 1985 | Wins the Regional Theatre Tony Award alongside Steppenwolf [1]. |
| 1992 | Directs, produces and stars in Of Mice and Men [1]. |
| 1994 | Plays Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump, which earns him an Oscar nomination [1]; the film takes $678 million at the box office [2]. |
| 1995 | Plays Ken Mattingly in Apollo 13 and wins a Golden Globe for Truman [1]. |
| 2003 | Co-founds the Lt. Dan Band with Kimo Williams [1]. |
| 2004 | CSI: NY premieres on CBS on September 22 [3]. |
| 2008 | Receives the Presidential Citizens Medal [1] and buys a home in Calabasas for $3.55 million [9]. |
| 2011 | Starts the Gary Sinise Foundation [6]; ProPublica’s record for it begins in October 2010 [4]. |
| 2013 | CSI: NY ends on February 22 after 197 episodes [3]. |
| 2014 | Buys a 28-acre estate in Santa Rosa Valley, California for $5.25 million [9][10]. |
| 2016-2017 | Stars as Jack Garrett in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders on CBS [1]. |
| 2019 | Publishes his memoir, Grateful American [1]. |
| 2020 | Retires from acting [1] and lists the Calabasas home for $3.8 million [9]. |
| 2022 | Moves the foundation and his family to Tennessee, saying “I looked at all those no-tax states” [7][6]. |
| 2024 | Asks $7.2 million for the Santa Rosa Valley estate in April [10] and accepts $6.9 million in July, per Celebrity Net Worth [9]. |
Property and assets reported
His reported assets with a known price are two California homes, and both figures come from Celebrity Net Worth.
| Asset | What is reported | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Calabasas, California home | Bought in 2008 for $3.55 million; listed for sale in 2020 for $3.8 million. No published source confirms a sale price | [9] |
| Santa Rosa Valley, California estate (sold) | About 28 acres in a gated equestrian community; bought about 2014 for $5.25 million; asking price $7.2 million in April 2024; $6.9 million accepted in July 2024 | [10][9] |
What could change the number
A home sale record, a court filing or a business outlet’s earnings list naming his fees would change this estimate quickly, because no checkable source has published any of them.
Two facts point in opposite directions. He has had no acting income since he retired in 2020 [1], and he moved to Tennessee, a state he chose partly for having no state income tax [7]. His 2024 estate sale, at $6.9 million against a $5.25 million purchase [9][10], adds cash but not new income. Until a new figure is published, the estimate stays at about $50 million [9].
Related estimates on this site: Johnny Galecki’s net worth and Adam Sandler’s net worth.
Questions people ask
What is Gary Sinise’s net worth?
About $50 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth [9]. It is an estimate, not an official number.
How much is Gary Sinise worth in 2026?
Gigwise gave about $50 million in September 2026 and credited Celebrity Net Worth [11], so no independent 2026 figure exists yet.
What is the Gary Sinise Foundation’s net worth?
The foundation reported net assets of $83,398,707 at the end of March 2025 [4]. That is the charity’s money, and its filings list Sinise’s pay as $0 [4].
How much did Gary Sinise make from Forrest Gump?
His fee has not been published. The film’s $678 million box office is revenue, and the $40 million figures reported are for Tom Hanks and Robert Zemeckis [2].
What was Gary Sinise’s salary on CSI: NY?
Celebrity Net Worth estimates about $100,000 an episode in early seasons and about $250,000 later [9]. CBS never confirmed it; the show ran for 197 episodes [3].
What is Gary Sinise’s ethnicity?
He is American, of Italian descent on his father’s side; his great-grandfather Vito Sinisi emigrated from Ripacandida in Basilicata [1].
Sources
- Wikipedia, “Gary Sinise”, read 7 October 2026, en.wikipedia.org.
- Wikipedia, “Forrest Gump”, read 7 October 2026, en.wikipedia.org.
- Wikipedia, “CSI: NY”, read 7 October 2026, en.wikipedia.org.
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, “Gary Sinise Foundation” (EIN 80-0587086), IRS Form 990 filings, read 7 October 2026, projects.propublica.org.
- Gary Sinise Foundation, “Financials”, read 7 October 2026, garysinisefoundation.org.
- Gary Sinise Foundation (republishing The Tennessean), “Lt. Dan in the Volunteer State: Why Gary Sinise Is Moving the Foundation to Tennessee”, 26 April 2022, garysinisefoundation.org.
- Joshua Q. Nelson, Fox News, “Gary Sinise moves foundation from California to Nashville, says he looked at all ‘no-tax’ states”, 26 April 2022, www.foxnews.com.
- Rachael Riley (The Fayetteville Observer), Military Times, “Lt. Dan! Gary Sinise heads to Fort Liberty to put on free concert”, 8 September 2023, www.militarytimes.com.
- Celebrity Net Worth, “Gary Sinise Net Worth”, undated, read 7 October 2026, www.celebritynetworth.com.
- Joseph Gibson, Celebrity Net Worth, “Gary Sinise Asks $7.2 Million For 28-Acre SoCal Spread”, 18 April 2024, www.celebritynetworth.com.
- Emma Richardson, Gigwise, “How Lt. Dan Actor Gary Sinise Built a Quiet $50 Million”, 9 September 2026, www.gigwise.com.
Featured image photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adam Enbal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
