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Image 1 of / 37 Caption Close Image 2 of 37 David Beckham, soccer player: $40 million. David Beckham, soccer player: $40 million. Image 3 of 37 Alex Rodriguez, baseball player: $35 million. Alex Rodriguez, baseball player: $35 million. Image 4 of 37 Robert Downey Jr., actor: $31.5 million. Robert Downey Jr., actor: $31.5 million. Image 5 of 37 Image 6 of 37 Tom Brady, football player: $31 million. Tom Brady, football player: $31 million. Image 7 of 37 Will Smith, actor, producer: $29 million. Will Smith, actor, producer: $29 million. Image 8 of 37 Kristen Stewart, actress: $28.5 million. Kristen Stewart, actress: $28.5 million. Image 9 of 37 Dale Earnhardt, Jr., NASCAR driver: $28.5 million. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., NASCAR driver: $28.5 million. Image 10 of 37 Image 11 of 37 David Letterman, talk-show host: $28 million. David Letterman, talk-show host: $28 million. Image 12 of 37 Robert Pattinson, actor: $27.5 million. Robert Pattinson, actor: $27.5 million. Image 13 of 37 Derek Jeter, baseball player: $29 million. Derek Jeter, baseball player: $29 million. Image 14 of 37 Jennifer Aniston, actress: $24.5 million. Jennifer Aniston, actress: $24.5 million. Image 15 of 37 Image 16 of 37 Nicolas Cage, actor: $23.5 million. Nicolas Cage, actor: $23.5 million. Image 17 of 37 Angelina Jolie, actress: $23.5 million. Angelina Jolie, actress: $23.5 million. Image 18 of 37 Sandra Bullock, actress: $22 million. Sandra Bullock, actress: $22 million. Image 19 of 37 Vince Vaughn, actor: $18.5 million. Vince Vaughn, actor: $18.5 million. Image 20 of 37 Image 21 of 37 Ben Stiller, actor, producer: $18 million. Ben Stiller, actor, producer: $18 million. Image 22 of 37 Steve Carell, actor, producer: $17.5 million. Steve Carell, actor, producer: $17.5 million. Image 23 of 37 Martin Scorsese, director, producer: $17 million. Martin Scorsese, director, producer: $17 million. Image 24 of 37 Katherine Heigl, actress, producer: $16 million. Katherine Heigl, actress, producer: $16 million. Image 25 of 37 Image 26 of 37 Shia LaBeouf, actor: $16 million. Shia LaBeouf, actor: $16 million. Image 27 of 37 Ryan Seacrest, television host: $15 million. Ryan Seacrest, television host: $15 million. Image 28 of 37 Tom Cruise, actor, producer, writer: $14.5 million. Tom Cruise, actor, producer, writer: $14.5 million. Image 29 of 37 Reese Witherspoon, actress: $14.5 million Reese Witherspoon, actress: $14.5 million Image 30 of 37 Image 31 of 37 Hugh Jackman, actor: $14 million Hugh Jackman, actor: $14 million Image 32 of 37 Eddie Murphy, actor: $13 million Eddie Murphy, actor: $13 million Image 33 of 37 Bill O'Reilly, television host: $10 million. Bill O'Reilly, television host: $10 million. Image 34 of 37 Barack Obama, president: $800,000. Barack Obama, president: $800,000. Image 35 of 37 Image 36 of 37 Average American worker: $45,000 Average American worker: $45,000 Image 37 of 37 Name that $123,000 a day superstar: Yes, it’s Judge Judy 1 / 37 Back to Gallery

Name that $123,000 a day superstar: That’s right, it’s Judge Judy.

The judge, who just turned 70, is smiling because she pulls down more cash than pretty much every single celebrity you can think of except LeBron James. Seriously, she makes a ton of money — an estimated $45 million annually.

Click through the slideshow to see how she stacks up against the television, Hollywood and sports stars and see how much the average on a daily basis. And remember, if you are the average American, you are making $123…before taxes.

Sources: Vanity Fair, Forbes, BLS based on 2011 reportings.