As per the latest tax documents, Chris Wallace’s Net Worth is estimated at $29 Million. Under his current contract with CNN, Chris Wallace earns a $2 million salary annually. Chris Wallace was born to longtime CBS 60 Minutes reporter Mike Wallace and Norma Kaphan. After his parent’s divorce, Chris Wallace grew up with his mother and stepfather Bill Leonard, President of CBS News. Chris Wallace’s Net Worth has grown at a rate of 25% in the past three years.

Chris Wallace Net Worth

As per the latest tax documents, Chris Wallace’s Net Worth is estimated at $29 Million. Under his current contract with CNN, Chris Wallace earns a $2 million salary annually.

Net Worth$29 Million
Assets$17 Million
Liabilities & Loans$3 Million
Investments$15 Million
CNN Salary $12 Million
Inheritance$5 Million

Chris Wallace Salary

When Chris Wallace began his network journalism career with NBC in 1975, his salary was $20,000 USD. Chris Wallace worked with NBC for over 14 years and by the time he left the company, he was drawing over $200,000 in salary. Chris Wallace left NBC in 1989 for ABC for an annual salary of $450,000.

Chris Wallace joined Fox News in 2003 for an annual salary of $900,000. In 2021, by the time Chris Wallace left Fox News, he was earning over $7 Million annual salary. You should also read Tucker Carlson Net Worth.

YearSalary
2023$29 Million USD
2022$27 Million USD
2021$25 Million USD
2020$23 Million USD
2019$22 Million USD
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Chris Wallace House

Chris Wallace lives in his 7,800 square-foot luxury house located in Illinois, U.S. Chris Wallace has bought this property for a price of $5 Million dollars. Chris Wallace’s house is fitted with 7 Bedrooms, 8 Bathrooms, 1 big Pool, and more such features. Check out Anderson Cooper Net Worth.

Chris Wallace Assets & Investments

Chris Wallace’s assets include 4 real estate properties and 5 Cars. Chris Wallace’s Assets Portfolio also includes Cash Reserves of over $3 Million. Chris Wallace also owns an investment portfolio of 6 stocks that are valued at $2 Million. A few of the stocks owned by Chris Wallace are listed below. 

  • Citigroup
  • Dell Technologies
  • Intel
  • Visa

Chris Wallace Annual Income

There are over 4 real estate properties under Chris Wallace’s ownership, through which he receives rent income each month. Chris Wallace also has over $2 Million in Bank Deposits and Government Bonds, through which he receives annual interest and dividend payments. The total rental income earned by Chris Wallace is over $180,000 USD dollars annually. The dividend and interest income of Chris Wallace is an additional $210,000. Also, see Gayle King Net Worth.

Chris Wallace Loans and Liabilities

Many years ago, In order to peruse his college education, Chris Wallace has taken student education loan of $17,000. However, after gaining popularity on Television and earning enormous sums of money, Chris Wallace has repaid this education loan fully.

However, Chris Wallace has a big loan of $3 Million a couple of years ago, for his business expansion needs and also venture into the media industry. This borrowing is currently outstanding with Morgan Stanley and is included while calculating Chris Wallace’s net worth.

Chris Wallace hasn’t inherited much wealth from his family. This means the entire net worth of Chris Wallace has been earned by herself over a decade. Chris Wallace’s wise investments in stock markets and real estate are earning him a huge amount of income each month, which will keep his wealth going upwards.

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Chris Wallace Wiki

Full NameChristopher Wallace
Age75 years
BirthplaceChicago, Illinois, United States
Height5 ft 8 in (1.78 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Worth$29 Million
EducationHotchkiss School
Harvard University (BA)
Television ProgramsNBC Nightly News anchor (1982–1987)
ABC Primetime correspondent (1989–2003)
Fox News Sunday anchor (2003–2021)
Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? anchor (2022)

Chris Wallace’s Cars

Chris Wallace has recently bought a Lincoln Navigator for $105,000 USD. Chris Wallace also owns an Alfa Romeo Giulia that cost him $90,000 USD. A Few other cars owned by Chris Wallace are listed below. 

  • Audi Q2
  • Lexus GX
  • Toyota Vellfire

Exclusive Facts about Chris Wallace

Zodiac SignLibra
Favorite ActorJack Nicholson
Favorite DishFrench Fries
Favorite ColourBlue
Favorite SportBasketball
Favorite Music ArtistAdele
Favorite Holiday DestinationJapan

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Chris Wallace work at CNN?

Chris Wallace had been hired by CNN to host a new program for its streaming service CNN+, which launched in April 2022.

What is Chris Wallace’s salary?

Chris Wallace gets an annual salary of $2 Million USD from CNN.

How old is Chris Wallace?

75 years old (12 October 1947).

How tall is Chris Wallace?

5 ft 8 in (1.78 m).

Chris Wallace Bio

Chris Wallace was born on October 12, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Chris Wallace is a reputed American journalist, and television news anchor, best recognized as the host of the Fox network aired Sunday morning talk show ‘Fox News Sunday’. Chris Wallace previously worked for NBC News from 1982 to 1989 and ABC News from 1989 to 2003.

Chris Wallace began working in journalism as a 16-year-old intern for Walter Cronkite at CBS News. Chris Wallace later reported for the Boston Globe rather than attending Yale law school. Chris Wallace is known for his tough and wide-ranging interviews, for which he is often compared to his father, 60 Minutes journalist Mike Wallace. Chris Wallace joins CNN after more than 50 award-winning years in broadcasting, including 18 years with FOX News where Chris Wallace was the anchor of FOX News Sunday. 

Along with Megyn Kelly and Bret Baier, Chris Wallace served as one of three moderators for the first Republican presidential debate on August 6, 2015. Chris Wallace has interviewed imminent politicians on the show including Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump; and was selected to moderate the final 2016 United States presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, and the first 2020 United States presidential debate between President Trump and Joe Biden. On December 12, 2021, Chris Wallace announced that he was leaving Fox News: “After 18 years this is my final Fox News Sunday. 

Awards

Chris Wallace has won three Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, a George Polk Award, the DuPont-Columbia University Silver Baton Award, and a Paul White lifetime achievement award.

Chris Wallace Family

WifeLorraine (Martin) Smothers (m. 1997)
Ex WifeElizabeth Jane Farrell ​ ​(m. 1973, divorced)
FatherMike Wallace 
MotherNorma Kaphan
SiblingsPeter Wallace
ChildrenPeter Farrell Wallace
James Christopher Wallace
William Wallace
Megan Wallace
Caroline Wallace
Catherine Wallace
Andrew Wallace

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