Net Worth: $45 Million
Kelly Clarkson’s net worth is $45 million and her fortune has been largely built on the back of her best-selling song career, her hosting duties on The Voice, and her talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show which has aired for five seasons on NBC starting in 2019.
From humble beginnings as the first winner of American Idol to sold out arena shows, Clarkson has proven that she has staying power in a competitive industry and this is how she makes her millions.
American Idol Paid Kelly Clarkson $1 Million
As the winner of the inaugural season of American Idol Kelly Clarkson took home a cool $1 million and received access to an RCA Records recording contract.
After taxes Clarkson likely took home around half of her earnings.
Clarkson sold 13 million albums while under her RCA Records contract which likely earned her millions more in royalties from her collective works. She switched over to Atlantic Records in 2016 and she was likely able to negotiate a bigger slice of the pie with her new record studio given her past success and her future sales which have now totaled more than 25 million albums and 45 million singles.
How Much Has Kelly Clarkson Earned From Her Tours?
Kelly Clarkson’s tours have brought in revenue of $60.5 million since her career kicked into high gear with her top tour, Meaning of Life, accounting for $17.5 million over 28 days. During the Meaning Of Life tour, Clarkson sold 275,000 tickets.
Here are the tour revenues for her tours through 2023.
| Tour Name | Tour Year | Number Of Shows | Tour Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry: An Intimate Evening with Kelly Clarkson | 2023 | 14 | Not yet reported. These shows were part of Kelly Clarkson’s first Las Vegas residency at Bakkt Theater (Planet Hollywood) |
| Meaning Of Life Tour | 2019 | 28 | $17.5 Million |
| Piece By Piece Tour | 2015 | 32 | $3,014,035 (Report from 5 venues) |
| Stronger Tour | 2012 | 57 | $5,581,714 (Reported from 23 venues) |
| All I Ever Wanted Tour | 2009-2010 | 63 | $2,646,708 (Only 12 venues reported financial data) |
| 2 World 2 Voices (With Reba McEntire) | 2008 | 39 | $1,901,516 (Only 6 revenues reported financial data) |
| My December Tour | 2007-2008 | 53 | $1.13 Million |
| Addicted Tour | 2006 | 25 | $9.1 Million |
| Breakaway Tour | 2005-2006 | 38 | $9.7 Million |
| Hazel Eyes Tour | 2005 | 49 | $258,414 (From one venue reported in Las Vegas) |
| Independent Tour | 2004 | 32 | $10.1 Million |
Kelly Clarkson is currently in the middle of her first Las Vegas residency and her take home pay has yet to be reported but with shows running throughout the rest of the year, we assume her deal is worth millions of dollars based on other popular artists who have also held residencies in Las Vegas.
How Much Does Kelly Clarkson Make From The Voice?
zhukovsky / Depositphotos.comClarkson has been a regularly recurring host on The Voice since 2018. although she chose to sit out of season 22 she did serve as a full time coach from season 14 to season 21 and returned for season 23. Variety reported that Kelly Clarkson’s The Voice salary is $14 million per season.
With 9 seasons of the show under her belt that’s a total of somewhere in the vicinity of $126 million before agent fees, taxes, and other expenses.
Clarkson is also a great coach, having won seasons 14, 15, and 17!
Kelly Clarkson Has Earned Millions For Numerous Endorsements
With a wholesome image that hasn’t been tarnished after decades in the music industry, it should come as no surprise that Kelly Clarkson has managed to land a ton of endorsement deals.
Here are some of Clarkson’s most notable brand endorsements.
- TreSemme
- Wayfair
- Amazon
- Apple
- Toyota
- Vitamin Water
- American Greetings
- Candie’s
- NASCAR
- Citizen
- Ford
- Proactiv
- Norwegian Cruise Lines
We don’t have a total for how much Clarkson has earned from her endorsements but based on the sheer number of deals and the size of her brand partners, it’s likely she has earned well over $10 million by lending her name and image to notable brands.
How Much Does Kelly Clarkson Earn From The Kelly Clarkson Show?
Debuting in 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show was an immediate hit with more than 2 million views for each episode. The show is executive produced by Clarkson which likely adds to her take home page.
We don’t know the exact pay Clarkson earns just for the show, however, her divorce proceedings revealed that she takes home $1.9 million per month which is based on the combined pay of her role on The Voice and her take home pay for The Kelly Clarkson Show.
Clarkson has even won a Daytime Emmy for her work on her critically loved talk show.
Kelly Clarkson’s Divorce Only Mildly Affected Her Personal Net Worth
PEOPLE reported that Clarkson settled with her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock with a “onetime payment of just over $1.3 million, as well as a monthly child support payment of $45,601.”
Clarkson is also paying a monthly spousal support of $115,000 but those payments will end on January 31, 2014.
Clarkson and Blackstock share two children together who are seven and nine-years-old. If those child support payments remain until their youngest child is 18-years-old, Clarkson will pay around $550,000 per year or just over $6 million until their youngest child turns 18. That’s just over three months o Clarkson’s earnings for 11 years of child support payments.
How Much Is Kelly Clarkson Worth In 2023?
Industry estimates place Kelly Clarkson’s net worth at $45 million. Based on her combined salary for The Voice and The Kelly Clarkson Show plus her Las Vegas Residency, we’re willing to bet she will see a significant bump in her net worth by the end of the year and well into 2024.
