Overview
- Peck told the Financial Tea with Mrs. Dow Jones podcast on June 25 that the median pay on Drake & Josh was about $15,000 per episode, which he said totaled roughly $900,000 across the show’s run.
- He said agents, managers and taxes likely cut the cast’s gross roughly in half, leaving what he described as about $125,000 a year in take‑home pay during the four‑year run.
- Peck added that he began on The Amanda Show earning about $3,000 per episode, and he framed his earnings as part of a larger drive to avoid returning to financial insecurity.
- The disclosure, reported across entertainment outlets June 26–27, prompted divided reaction online with some users calling the pay generous for a teenager and others noting it was not life‑changing.
- Coverage notes industry context that many Nickelodeon‑era child actors historically received limited residuals, the studio has not independently verified Peck’s figures, and the comments could renew scrutiny of contracts for young performers.