How Much Coin Would They Make IRL? 9 Black Female TV Characters & Their Potential Salaries

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Olivia Pope

Occupation: Crisis manager

Location: Washington, DC

It’s handled.

Gladiators around the world are familiar with Scandal‘s Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) and her power to turn a bad situation into something beneficial for her clients. As a crisis manager, she works with high-profile individuals and companies in efforts to avert any fallback from career-damaging or life-threatening events. While the average crisis manager in our nation’s capital earns $71,000 a year, we’re pretty sure Olivia pulls in much more. After all, she’s not average.

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