Ryan Paevey’s original General Hospital contract was for four years, according to comments he made about leaving the show when that agreement ended.

What that means

  • He said he was hired on a four-year contract.
  • He also described his exit as an amicable parting when that contract ran its course.
  • For his 2025 return, reports said he was back “for awhile,” but no official length for that return contract was publicly specified in the material I found.

Bottom line

So the clearest public answer is: his first GH contract was four years , and the length of his later return deal has not been officially disclosed.

TL;DR: Four years for the original run; the newer contract length hasn’t been publicly confirmed.