Sophie Turner agreed Kit Harington deserved more pay than her in GoT

Harington made three times more money than Turner in the final season of 'Game of Thrones'

Not everyone on Game of Thrones was paid equally, but in 2019 Sophie Turner said everyone was being paid fairly, reported Indiewire.

Cast members Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister,) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) were getting a pay increase for the final season, each earning $500,000 an episode.

Whereas fellow cast members Turner (Sansa Stark), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark), and Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark) each were receiving $175,000 an episode.

But when asked about the pay gap for a Harpar’s Bazar cover story, Turner said salaries are “a little tricky” to talk about, but with Thrones it makes sense.

Singling out Harington, Turner said, “Kit got more money than me, but he had a bigger storyline. And for the last series, he had something crazy like 70 night shoots, and I didn’t have that many. I was like, ‘You know what…you keep that money.'”

Referring to the tumultuous night shoots, Turner reflected on how much Harington endured to film the final season’s massive battle episode.

Turner further expressed that she felt comfortable receiving a lesser salary than her co-star. It should be stressed the Thrones pay gap has nothing to do with gender.

And although she was comfortable with her salary, Turner was committed to improving gender parity on her projects moving forward.

According to the outlet, she had adopted an inclusion rider on her contracts that says she will only agree to star in a film or television show if the workforce is split evenly between male and female crew members.

“Now, you see women in the camera departments, producing, directing,” Turner said. “It’s exciting.”

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