There have been many debates on Friends vs How I Met Your Mother. However, both shows have their own qualities that make them significant even years after the finale. All the characters from both shows have tremendous fan bases. While their remarkable dialogues and personalities have impressed fans all these years, there is one more question about their incomes in the show, and it concerns the beloved characters Chandler Bing and Barney Stinson.

Apart from Chandler and Barney from their respective shows, all the characters’ professions were known. Therefore, fans could imagine how much those characters would have earned. But the real mystery was about these two iconic characters.

The Friends vs How I Met Your Mother debate continues with this big question

Over the years, fans have compared these two shows on various levels to establish one is better than the other. But the question about the salaries of Chandler Bing and Barney Stinson is one that intrigues all. Through extensive research, it was noted that Chandler from Friends was a data processing supervisor for the most part of the sitcom, which earned him 47K. Eventually, he became a VP of his unnamed company and got a package of 100K. However, toward the end of the show, Chandler’s salary drastically dropped as he decided to become a copywriter.

As for Barney Stinson, it is indeed difficult to pin down his salary from his made-up job that is to P.L.E.A.S.E. (Provide Legal Exculpation And Sign Everything). However, according to an estimated guess, Barney’s yearly income was nearly $2 million a year. Looking at his house, the facilities, the decorations, and, most importantly, his expensive suits, it makes sense that Barney is the richest among the other characters in the show. He even shows Ted two rooms full of suits, which are the most precious thing in his life.

Barney, who had nothing, according to the backstory, climbed the ladder of success on his own. Whereas Chandler followed the conventional method. In the end, it was undoubtedly Barney Stinson, who received more salary. However, it also raises the question of how much these two actors got paid for their unforgettable roles.

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The Uncoupled actor earned nearly half a million per episode, which made him the highest-paid actor on How I Met Your Mother. On the other hand, Matthew Perry received $1 million per episode, along with other cast members. Their salaries then made the cast of Friends the highest-paid cast of all time.

There was a salary negotiation between the cast members and the producers as well, initiated by David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston. Their efforts earned all the co-actors equal salaries. Although this debate of Friends vs How I Met Your Mother might never end, at least the answer to who earned more between Chandler and Barney has become clear.

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