Gary Coleman $100,000 per episode of Diff'rent Strokes Well-paid children [LIST], Prepare to get really depressed about your life. Gary Coleman made $100,000 per episode of Diff'rent Strokes.
Kid millionaires? It has happened, and it will continue to
happen. Gary Coleman made a name for himself as the lovable,
fast-talking Arnold Jackson in the late-1970s-early-'80s sitcom
"Diff'rent Strokes". Go here for more including a list of other child actors and their salraies.