Joe Biden

Joe Biden Net Worth

Joe Biden Net Worth and Salary: Joe Biden is an American politician who has a net worth of $9 million dollars. Joe Biden was born November 20, 1942 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was the 47th Vice President of the United States, jointly elected with President Barack Obama. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was a U.S. Senator from Delaware from January 3, 1973 until his resignation on January 15, 2009, following his election to the Vice Presidency. Biden was re-elected alongside Obama in 2012. Biden attended the Archmere Academy in Claymont, where he was a halfback/wide receiver on the high school football team and where he helped lead a losing team to an undefeated season in his senior year. During these years, he participated in an anti-segregation sit-in at a Wilmington theatre. Academically, Biden received mostly 'B' grades, but he was a natural leader among the students and was elected class president during his junior and senior years. He graduated in 1961. Biden attended the University of Delaware in Newark where his focus seemed mostly on sports and he later entered Syracuse University College of Law, receiving half of a scholarship. During his time at Syracuse University, Biden was accused of plagiarizing pages of a law review article. He eventually received his Juris Doctor (1968), graduating 76th (out of 85 students) and was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1969. Biden briefly worked as an attorney before turning to politics. He became the fifth-youngest U.S. Senator in history as well as Delaware's longest-serving senator to date. Biden unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988 and 2008, both times dropping out early in the race. In April 2019, Biden announced he was running for President for the 2020 election.Joe Biden Wealth Details: When his term as Vice President ended, Joe Biden's latest financial disclosure pegged his net worth at $1.5 million. For many years before becoming VP, he would frequently refer to himself as one of the "poorest" members of congress with a net worth less than $500,000. After leaving the White House, Biden and his wife signed an $8 million joint book deal covering three deals (of which two have been written as of this writing). Soon after signing that deal, Joe and his wife purchased a $2.7 million vacation home in Delaware. He also has become an in-demand public speaker who can command hundreds of thousands of dollars for a single speech.According to Joe's tax returns, the Bidens earned the following amounts in various years:2016: $400,0002017: $11 million2018: $4.6 millionJill Biden earns $100,000 per year as a teacher at Northern Virginia Community College. Federal financial disclosures also show that the couple earned $2,200 per month renting out a guest house to the Secret Service while he was in office, around $170,000 in total.  They spend most of the year living in $4 million mansion in McLean, Virginia which they rent for a reported $20,000 per month.