Josh Shapiro, who has been serving as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania since 2023, is believed to have amassed a net worth in millions from almost three-decades-long professional endeavors.
Starting as a legislative assistant to Carl Levin in the early 90s, Josh has come a long way. He switched his career to mainstream politics in 2004 and was elected State Representative for Pennsylvania, where he remained until December 2011.
During his tenure as a Pennsylvania State Representative, he appears to have amassed half a million dollars. He then served as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners for Montgomery County for the next five years.
In January 2017, he became the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and remained in the position until December 2023.
According to sources, Pennsylvania’s attorney general’s annual average salary is $100,387; Josh must have accumulated a total of $702,322 during his seven-year tenure.
Since entering politics, Josh Shapiro has earned more than $1 million, which eventually contributed to his net worth.
Reports say Josh Shapiro, as a Governor of Pennsylvania, earns a salary of $213,026!
It’s been over one and a half decades since Josh Shapiro became Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Within this time period, he has already added more than $319,539 to his bank account, as Ballotpedia reports his salary as a Governor to be $213,026. In this case, his total career earnings since 2004 are between $1.3 million and $1.5 million.
Well, he may have had some savings from the early stage of his career when he served as a senior advisor to high-profile politicians like Peter Deutsch, Robert Torricelli, and Joe Hoeffel.
As sources say, a senior advisor earns an average salary of $93,139 annually, meaning Josh may have accumulated almost $1 million in his decade-long tenure as a senior advisor.
In this regard, Josh’s total earnings have been about $2.5 million since he began his professional journey in the early 90s.
Now, deducting all taxes and living expenses, Josh Shapiro’s current estimated net worth might be $5 million to $8 million.
Disclaimer: Josh Shapiro’s estimated net worth in this article is completely based on our general calculation, so it might differ from his actual earnings.
Additional Information
- Josh Shapiro was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 20, 1973, and he is currently 51 years old.
- He graduated with a degree in political science from the University of Rochester in 1995 and later attended Georgetown University Law Center.
- He married his wife Lori Shapiro in 1997 and welcomed four children: Reuben, Max, Sophia, and Jonah Shapiro.
- Several online portals suggest his net worth is around $5 million to $35 million, suggesting that he has had other business investment investments and a dollar condo.
