How Kamala Harris made her millions — and it wasn’t from politics
Compared to Wall Street tycoons, presidents have none pay a lot while in power. The candidates are expected to get in on the “service to country” game, more grays and an upcoming book deal. But Kamala Harris isn’t necessarily at the mercy of a potential new salary – she already has some assets.
Harris’s net worth, combined with husband Doug Emhoff’s, is $8 million—according to Forbes’ estimated. While Donald Trump’s wealth is highly competitive Due to her secretive nature, Harris remains more open about her finances than her opponents.
During her time 2020 presidential campaignHarris released 15 years of personal tax returns. That was more than any of her opponents at the time, with the exception of President Biden, who released his tax returns thanks to his long political career, Forbes point out.
How much money did Kamala Harris make from her previous jobs?
However, most of her worth doesn’t actually come from her time in politics. Do $235,100 annually As Vice President, Harris made no more money than as a district attorney in San Francisco and actually made less as the state’s attorney general. Like one senatorshe earns $174,000 annually. Harris’s time as an author solidified her wealth. She has earned more than $500,000 in royalties from the books she wrote.
The real secret to her net worth lies in her LA property. Emhoff and Harris’s home, purchased in 2012, increased in value from $1 million to $4.4 million in 2021. Forbes. Sharing assets doesn’t hurt either, as Emhoff earned more than a million dollars annually as an entertainment lawyer in 2019, the outlet added.
Harris and Emholff hold between $2.9 million and $6.6 million in investments, cash and retirement funds, according to 2024 forms filed in May — per Barron’s. Thanks to his career in public service, Harris was able to earn a benefit that is on the wane for his generation: a pension. According to reports, she has two pensions worth less than $1 million. Forbes.
