Don Lemon's Net Worth (Updated 2022) | Wealthy Gorilla

Net Worth:	$12 Million
Age:	59
Born:	March 1, 1966
Gender:	Male
Height:	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Country of Origin:	United States of America
Source of Wealth:	Television Personality
Last Updated:	Dec 8, 2025

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• Introduction
• CNN Salary
• The Don Lemon Show Salary
• Real Estate

Introduction

Don Lemon is an American television journalist with an estimated net worth of $12 Million.

CNN Salary

When Lemon worked for CNN, he was paid $7 million annually, at least for the last several years. When he was fired from the network in April 2023, he had roughly $24.5 million and three and a half years remaining on his contract. According to TheWrap, their sources told them that CNN would pay Lemon the remaining $24.5 million.

The Don Lemon Show Salary

After moving to the X platform to host The Don Lemon Show, he reportedly signed a one-year deal guaranteeing him $1.5 million, plus additional bonuses and incentives. The bonuses were as follows:

• 60% of gross ad revenue from programmatic advertising from Lemon’s content
• $250,000 for reaching 4 million followers
• $500,000 for reaching 6 million followers
• $750,000 for reaching 8 million followers
• $1,000,000 for reaching 10 million followers
• $500,000 in advertising credits on the X platform
• 10% of the net revenue that X receives once it exceeds $350,000 for content creators that Lemon referred to X

This information is according to a court document filed by Lemon’s attorneys, suing Elon Musk and X for breach of contract. The show was scrapped in March 2024, with X canceling Don’s deal with the platform.

Real Estate

Harlem Condos

Lemon owned multiple apartments in 2280 FDB, an 88-unit condominium complex in Harlem, New York. He initially owned a three-bedroom unit on the 11th floor, his primary residence, and purchased the one-bedroom unit next door in 2014 for $868,000.

Don initially planned to knock down the walls and combine the two units. In 2017, he canceled those plans and sold the smaller unit for $969,000. Lemon later listed the three-bedroom unit for $1.75 million in 2020, closing a deal at $1.5 million in 2021.

Sag Harbor House

In 2016, the former CNN anchor purchased a four-bedroom, 3,500-square-foot house in Sag Harbor, New York, for $3.1 million. According to estimates, the house could be worth between $4.3 million and $5 million today.