How Much Does Port Protection Cast Make As Salary?

Port Protection cast has a salary of $64,589 in the United States. They earn approximately $31.05 an hour and $1,242 a week.

The majority of Port Protection wages currently range between $36,500 to $83,500. Top earners can make a whopping $111,000 annually across the US. However, the average salary range varies significantly.

Reportedly, the total cost of food, child care, health care, housing, and other necessities for a single adult in the area is around $43,121 annually, less than the cost of living for Alaskans, $45,372.

The median home in Port Protection value is $272,500, higher than the national value of $204,900. 

Only a few people opt to live in a chilling place like Port Protection in the Prince of Wales Island area. Residents struggle to live in the harsh environment in this Alaskan wilderness.

Most of the residents do fishing to make their living. In fishing season, boats from other towns also catch trout, snapper, giant halibut, rockfish, and salmon. If there's no fish, they hunt for venison.

The isolated community can be accessed only by seaplane or boat in the warmer months. In the summertime, the Alaskan city is one of the best places anyone can imagine. However, the series shows life in the bitterly cold winter months.

The small town has limited services only in season. Visitors can buy groceries and fuel their boats from the local trading post. It also rents cabins and one lodge is available to charter fishing packages.

Port Protection cast members include Sam Carlson, Gary Muehlberger, Timothy 'Curly' Leach, Mary Miller, and others. 

Over the years, the show's cast members have either left, passed away, or continued living as usual in the census-designated place.

Here we talk about some of the most-loved cast members and their time in the show according to IMDb.

• Sam Carlson (2015-2022)
• Timothy 'Curly' Leach (2015-2022)
• Mary Miller (2015-2022)
• David Squibb (2015-2022)
• Matt Carlson (2016-2022)
• Dan Nachtrab (2020-2021)
• Jeffrey Johnson (2015-2016)
• Stuart Andrews (2015-2021)
• Timbi Porter (2015-2016)
• Hans Porter (2015-2016)
• Troy Brockway (2022)
• Michael 'Jiggy' Nichols (2015-2022)
• Kristina Jackson (2020-2022)
• Morgan Turcott (2022)

The show's cast might make different salaries based on their time in the series. Even though the cast starts out with the same wages, there might be variation after they have spent time on the series.

Sam Carlson has a net worth of $500 thousand, thanks to his regular contribution to the series.

Port Protection, Alaska native Sam Carlson has lived in the area for his entire life. He is one of the show's original cast who appeared in the series's inaugural season in July 2015.

On the show, he is a self-taught inventor known by his nickname, The Engineer. A jack-of-all-trades, the hunter has been a commercial trapper and fisherman for over five decades. No wonder he is loved by most of the viewers.

Since Season 1, the reality star has appeared in 38 episodes until 2022, each time tackling different adventures.

Carlson is a married man, and though his better half doesn't like to make television appearances, the hunter hints at his blissful married life by flaunting his wedding ring.

His son, Matt Carlson, also stars in the survival series.

Curly Leach has a net worth of $500 thousand. He would make more money if he traded for commercial fishing.

However, one of the show's central figures, Leach doesn't believe in money and relies on trading for the things he needs. His primary responsibilities are collecting firewood and fishing. 

As he doesn't earn money, he barters for a living. Tim spends his time bartering fish and firewood to his local community for the supplies he needs to survive. He is a lumberjack by trade.

He has been in the show since Season 1. After the second season wrapped up in 2016, the survivor expert announced he would be relocating to his home in Washington via Facebook on September 27, 2016.

The fisherman shared that the decision didn't come easy, and his heart was heavy. "Port protection has been my home and my life for a very long time and I will defiantly miss it." He added, "I will get homesick from time to time I am sure."

He further stated he is ready for an easier way of life and will be selling his truck and boat. His goal was to return home, hugging his mom and aunt by Christmas. However, he returned for the next season in 2020.

Mary Miller has a net worth of $300 thousand as a series regular on Port Protection.

She is another long-time cast of the Nat Geo series. Growing up in Oakland, California, Miller had a strong desire to escape from the high-density cities and world technology.

Ultimately, she decided to move to Port Protection to achieve a more peaceful life. She loves adventure and is excellent at hunting on her own.

According to her IMDb profile, she appeared in 24 episodes of the show from 2015 to 2022.

Her bio for the series points out her longing desire to get away from the real world led her to Port Protection.

Miller learned shooting at a relatively early age, which helped her in the wilderness. 

The Minimalist, David Squibb has a net worth of $300 thousand (approx). He has been living in Port Protection for around two decades.

He feels choosing to live there was his best decision. He has long given up on modern-day values such as mundane jobs, financial wealth, and lavish products with small lifespans.

Unsurprisingly, he became one of the senior cast members of the Nat Geo series.

David has been in the show since its inaugural season. It wasn't until 2020, when the show revived with the name Life Below Zero: Port Protection, he became one of its permanent cast.

Other inaugural co-stars Mary Miller, Matt Carlson, Sam Carlson, Stuart Andrews, Timothy 'Curly' Leach, and Gary Muehlberger also joined him that season.

Squibb's self-taught life skills were considered legendary in the community.

Matt has a net worth of $350 thousand. He is the son of senior cast member Sam Carlson.

He grew up in Port Protection but relocated to the mainland, where he resided with his partner, Kaylee, and their daughter, Shipley.

After he split with his partner, he returned to his native and appeared alongside his dad on the show.

Matt learned everything from his dear dad; however, their hunting approach is different.

Consider Matt going on foot while his father sets up a climbing tree to capture his prey.

Oliver Johnson has a net worth of $150 thousand from the show and other endeavors. He is out in the wilderness with his beloved partner Breanna Miethe.

He and his partner, Breanna, had been living in the community for two years at the time of filming. The pair first met in eighth grade in their hometown. According to Miethe's Facebook, the couple has been in a relationship since 2008.

They moved to the community to be able to own their place. Now they are co-dependent and rely much on Johnson's fishing and hunting skills.

Breanna is also very skilled and does not hesitate to do things that other women resist.

Before moving to the small town, Breanna worked in various places such as Annie Kaills Gallery, Valley Chiropractic Clinic, Alaskan Marine Artist Brenda Schwartz-Yeager, Andrew's Marina Fuel Dock, and F/V Jenna Marie.