As one of the most talked-about figures, Pete Hegseth has built a significant fortune. Our team analyzed the latest data to provide a clear picture of their income.

What Is Pete Hegseth's Net Worth and Salary?

Salary & Financial Disclosure

Financial disclosures released around the time of his January 2025 confirmation hearings revealed that in the previous two years, Pete had made between $6.3 and $9 million. The majority of his income, $4.6 million, came in the form of his Fox News hosting salary ($4,602,340, to be precise). One can, therefore, presume his annual salary before bonuses and other benefits is around $2 million, which is in line with other similar Fox hosts.

In June of 2022, Pete paid $3.425 million for a home in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. The 9,000-square-foot mansion has four bedrooms and seven bathrooms. He previously owned a home in Baltimore, Maryland. His financial disclosure revealed a gain of $100,000 to $1 million when that home was sold in 2023. His financial disclosure also revealed that he has a mortgage on the Tennessee home in the range of $1 to $5 million.

Pete Hegseth served as an officer of the Army National Guard and as an executive director of Concerned Veterans for America and Vets For Freedom. In May 2018, it was reported that Hegseth was being considered to replace David Shulkin as United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, but Robert Wilkie was chosen instead. Pete has been involved in conservative politics since college, and he occasionally advisedDonald Trumpduring his presidency.

Pete's salary as Secretary of War is $253,100.

Outside of his Fox News salary, Pete earned $900,000 in speaking fees from 40 events over the previous two years. Pete's financial disclosure also revealed that he earned $348,000 from the publishing house Harper Collins for his book "The War on Warriors" and $150,000 for his book "Battle for the American Mind." He then also earned $100,000 – $1 million in combined royalties for both books. He has $250-500,000 invested in a Vanguard retirement account and directly owns several hundred thousand dollars worth of stocks.

Pete Hegseth is an American television host, producer, and writer who has a net worth of $6 million. Pete currently serves as the 29th United States Secretary of War (previously known as the Secretary of Defense. According to a financial disclosure released in January 2025 (more details in the next section below), in the two years prior to becoming Secretary of War, Pete earned between $6 and $9 million, roughly half of which, $4.6 million, came from his Fox News salary.

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Pete became a contributor for Fox News in 2014, and he has appeared on programs such as "Fox and Friends," "America Live," "Red Eye w/Tom Shillue," "The Kelly File," "The Factor," "Kennedy Live," "TheGreg GutfeldShow," "Watters' World," "Tucker CarlsonTonight," "Unfiltered withDan Bongino," "The Faulkner Focus," and "Hannity." He wrote, produced, and hosted the 2020 Fox Nation special "Battle in the Holy City," which focused on "the conflict between Muslims and Jews over Temple Mount in Jerusalem." Hegseth has published the books "In the Arena: Good Citizens, a Great Republic, and How One Speech Can Reinvigorate America" (2016), "American Crusade: Our Fight to Stay Free" (2020), "Modern Warriors: Real Stories from Real Heroes" (2020), and "Battle for the American Mind: Uprooting a Century of Miseducation" (2022).

Ultimately, Pete Hegseth's financial journey is a testament to their success.

Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.