Market value: About $2.5 million

Pre-S.A.T.C., Nixon, who played the lawyer Miranda, was primarily a stage actress. Post-S.A.T.C., she has largely stuck to artsy projects. Three notable ones are HBO's Warm Springs (in which she played Eleanor Roosevelt opposite Kenneth Branagh's F.D.R.), the 2004 TV movie Tanner on Tanner, and the indie flick Little Manhattan. Nixon probably earned less than $1 million total for those roles, estimates an entertainment-industry lawyer. For the 7Up spot she did with Davis in 2004, she made about $1 million, say advertising executives. In 2006, she starred in a $1 million campaign for the online grocer FreshDirect, as did film director Spike Lee.

Market value: About $1.5 million

The S.A.T.C. co-creator is still searching for his next big thing. His failed shows include Kitchen Confidential, Manchild, Miss Match, and Runaway. He has a deal with Sony Pictures Television that translates into more than $250,000 a pilot, according to a producer. His latest brainchild, Cashmere Mafia, on ABC, repeats the S.A.T.C. formula of following the lives of four female friends.

Market value: More than $250,000

King was the executive producer of S.A.T.C. His publicist says his per-pilot fee is more than $250,000. He has attempted to launch just one series since 2004: The Comeback, for HBO, with Lisa Kudrow as a failed actress trying to revive her career. It lasted thirteen episodes.

Market value: About $1,000 a day

Field's artful styling on S.A.T.C. helped her land jobs everywhere, from television shows like Hope & Faith to feature films like The Devil Wears Prada, with a daily fee of about $1,000, says a booking executive. She is now working on Cashmere Mafia, with former S.A.T.C. producer Darren Star.

Market value: More than $19 million

The clear winner is Chris Noth (Carrie's elusive lover Mr. Big), whose per-episode take as detective Mike Logan on Law & Order: Criminal Intent is in "the upper $300,000" range, his manager says. Not far behind is Kyle MacLachlan, who played Charlotte's first husband, Trey. MacLachlan now earns about $125,000 an episode as a dentist on Desperate Housewives, according to film-industry research estimates. Heartthrob Jason Lewis, who played Smith, Samantha's young boyfriend, has had a recurring role on ABC's Brothers & Sisters. John Corbett (Aidan) has been in several films, including Raising Helen. Comic Mario Cantone (Anthony) is the lone lad to have parlayed his S.A.T.C. gig into a promotional payday. His voice-over contract for hair-care line Sunsilk is probably worth as much as $200,000, says an ad executive.