Sean Hannity's Net Worth (Updated 2022) | Wealthy Gorilla

Net Worth:	$250 Million
Age:	63
Salary:	$45 Million
Source:	Talk Show Host
Country:	United States
Born:	December 30, 1961
Height:	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Last Updated:	Dec 16, 2025

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• Introduction
• Earnings History
• Early Career
• Radio & TV
• Fox News & Books

Introduction

Sean Hannity is an American talk show host and conservative political commentator with an estimated net worth of $250 Million.

Quick Facts

• Typically earns between $30 million and $40 million annually
• Peak annual income of $46 million in 2019
• Earned an estimated $250 million between 2013 and 2020

Earnings History

Year	Earnings
2013	$30,000,000
2014	$30,000,000
2015	$29,000,000
2017	$36,000,000
2018	$36,000,000
2019	$46,000,000
2020	$43,000,000
Total	$250,000,000

By 2013, Sean Hannity had become one of the highest-paid individuals in television, earning $30 million per year. This number stayed relatively consistent for the years that followed, gradually increasing to $36 million by 2017.

In 2019, he reached a career-high of $46 million, followed by $43 million in 2020. His total earnings for the period between 2013 and 2020 are estimated at $250 million.

Early Career

Before he became a public figure, Sean Hannity started his own house painting business in 1982. A few years after that, he began working as a building contractor in Santa Barbara before landing his first radio show in 1989.

However, after working as a volunteer at KCSB-FM, a college radio station, Hannity’s weekly show was canceled after only 40 hours of airtime. This was after he discussed gay and lesbian rights in what was found to be a contentious manner, leading the school to dismiss him. While a campaign was launched stating that Hannity’s First Amendment rights had been violated, the station declined to apologize for the firing.

Radio & TV

After being fired from KCSB, Sean Hannity began advertising himself as “the most talked-about college radio host in America.” He was hired by WVNN in Athens, Alabama, as an afternoon talk show host before moving to WGST in Atlanta in 1992.

In 1995, the co-founder of Fox News, Roger Ailes, hired Hannity to host the show Hannity & Colmes. A political show, Hannity offered a conservative perspective, while Alan Colmes provided a liberal viewpoint. While hosting this show, Hannity joined WABC in a late-night timeslot before becoming the station’s afternoon host. Hannity continued to host at WABC until 2013, and since 2014, he has hosted the late-afternoon time slot for WOR in New York City.

In 2007, Hannity was given a new show on Fox called Hannity’s America, which ran alongside Hannity & Colmes. However, Colmes left the show a year later, and the show’s final episode was broadcast in January 2009.

Soon after, Hannity took over the Hannity & Colmes time slot with his own new show, simply called Hannity. Alongside Tucker Carlson and Jesse Waters, Sean Hannity had become one of the most recognizable personalities on Fox News.

Fox News & Books

Since its launch in 2009, Hannity has become one of the biggest shows on Fox News, and there are no plans to cancel it. That said, despite its popularity with viewers, it has led to even more controversy for the polarizing show host.

Notably, in 2017, Sean Hannity landed in hot water after discussing conspiracy theories about the murder of Seth Rich, a DNC staffer. At the same time, Hannity interviewed then-Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, who was facing sexual assault and harassment allegations. After Hannity stated that Moore “deserves the presumption of innocence,” several advertisers pulled their ad spots from the show.

While his show has made him one of the richest TV hosts in the world, Hannity is also a published author. Since 2002, Hannity has published Let Freedom Ring: Winning the War of Liberty over Liberalism and Deliver Us From Evil: Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism.

In 2010, he released Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama’s Radical Agenda, which became his third New York Times Bestseller. Most recently, Hannity published his fourth book, Live Free or Die: America (and the World) on the Brink in 2020.