Ryan Murphy has an estimated net worth of $150 million. He accrued this wealth through his profession as a television writer, director and producer.

A native of Indiana, Murphy graduated from Indiana University in Bloomington, where he majored in journalism and subsequently worked as an intern for The Washington Post in 1986.

After working for a wide range of newspapers and publications throughout the 80s and 90s, Murphy began writing for television in the late 90s.

Although he initially focused on feature films and wrote a screenplay that was purchased by Steven Spielberg, Ryan switched to television in the late 90s. His first major success came in 1999 when he co-created a series dubbed Popular, a comedy that ran for two seasons on The WB.

Murphy has since created numerous television series including Nip/Tuck (2003–2010), Glee (2009–2015), American Horror Story (2011–present), Scream Queens (2015–2016), American Crime Story (2016–present), Pose (2018–2021), 9-1-1 (2018–present), The Politician (2019–2020), 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020–present), Ratched (2020–present), and American Horror Stories (2021–present).

Murphy has received six Primetime Emmy Awards from 36 nominations, a Tony Award from two nominations, and two Grammy Award nominations.

He has often been cited as “the most powerful man” in modern television, including having signed the largest development deal in television history with Netflix.