Ashton Kutcher is The Highest Paid Actor

Ashton Kutcher has joined Hugh Laurie as the highest-paid actor on TV in America, according to a new magazine study.

Both stars will earn $US700,000 per episode for Two and a Half Men and House, respectively, when the two high-rated shows return to US TV next month, but Kutcher also reportedly has a deal in place, where he'll profit further if his sitcom is a hit.

$US 700,000??!